OFFSET is a US rapper and a trailblazer in the world of hip-hop with his group Migos, but now he is getting ready to release his debut solo album.
He never ceases to make the headlines thanks to his turbulent romance with wife Cardi B. Here’s everything you need to know about the famous star.
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Who is Offset?
Offset, 27, is a US rapper from Lawrenceville, Georgia.
He was born Kiari Kendrell Cephus on December 14, 1991.
Alongside Takeoff and Quavo he is the third member of the hip-hop group Migos.
He is the cousin of Quavo and Takeoff is Quavo’s uncle.
Offset reached No5 in the UK Singles chart featuring on Tyga’s song Taste.
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How many children does Offset have?
Offset married rapper and reality star Cardi B, 26, in secret in September 2017.
The couple’s first child Kulture Kiari was born in July 2018.
However Offset also has three children from previous relationships.
He has an eight-year-old son Jordan to Justine Watson who filed a lawsuit against him in 2017 for child support.
He also has three-year-old son Kody with his ex Oriel Jamie who congratulated him on his engagement to Cardi B.
Offset also has a daughter, Kalea Marie, with rapper Shya L’Amour.
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Has Offset split from wife Cardi B?
Cardi B broke the news that she’d split from Offset 0n Instagram on December 5, 2018.
In a video clip simply captioned “There you go, peace and love”, she said: “So everybody been bugging me and everything and you know I’ve been trying to work things out with my baby father for a hot minute now.
“We are really good friends and we are really good business partners— you know he’s always somebody that I run to talk to, and we got a lot of love for each other but things just haven’t been working out between us for a long time.
“It’s nobody’s fault I guess we just grew out of love but we are not together anymore.
“I don’t know it might take time to get a divorce and I’m going to always have a lot of love for him because he is my daughter’s father… And, yeah…”
Offset confirmed the news by commenting below the post “Y’all won”.
He is alleged to have had an affair with Summer Bunni.
What are the Migos’ hit songs?
Migos were formed in 2009 and have released three studio albums.
Yung Rich Nation (2015), Culture (2017) and their 2018 release Culture II have all enjoyed chart success.
Culture II reached No4 with Culture peaking at No16 in the UK Album chart.
Their number one Billboard hit Bad and Boujee was released in 2016 and features Lil Uzi Vert but only reached No30 in the UK.
They have also had three other top ten US hits – Motor Sport (with Nicki Minaj and Cardi B), Stir Fry, which peaked at number eight and Walk It, Talk It featuring Drake.
In the UK they’ve had one top 10 hit with the Calvin Harris song Slide.
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Will he release a solo album?
Offset is getting ready to make his solo debut with the album Father of 4.
He shared a video on Instagram that showed him with his four kids as they posed for his album cover shoot.
The album will drop sometime TODAY (February 22, 2019) and have an Egyptian inspired portrait of the father and his little ones.
He tweeted about his album saying: “This album means the world to me, took my time with the project. Take your time listening, very special stories within the songs”.
“Fatherhood was missing in my life and sometimes I have to be missing for work but it all come back to the little ones I’m setting them up for the future. I didn’t take the cleanest route to success, I ran into walls and hurdles but I overcame them, I’m proud of me!!!” he shared.
