Offset (rapper)

Offset (2017)

Kiari Kendrell Cephus (born December 14, 1991 in Lawrenceville , Georgia ), better known by his stage name Offset, is an American rapper and songwriter . He is a member of the hip hop group Migos .

Career

Offset grew up with Quavo and Takeoff in the suburb of Gwinnett County , Georgia. All three are related to each other. Offset is Quavo's cousin and Quavo is Takeoff's uncle . In 2013 they released the single Versace , which caused the group to gain attention for the first time. Two years later the debut album Yung Rich Nation followed , which landed at number 17th in the US charts. In the meantime, Offset has released three albums together with his group, all of which have won multiple gold and platinum awards. In addition to various projects with the group, Cephus is increasingly appearing as a solo artist.

In 2017 he released the collaboration album Without Warning together with rapper 21 Savage and producer Metro Boomin , which landed at number 4 and was also the first major project without Quavo and Takeoff. The single Ric Flair Drip from the album became Cephus' first platinum award as a single artist.

In 2018 the first feature appeared with an artist from the pop genre, namely Hurts Like Hell with singer Madison Beer .

His debut album Father of 4 was released on February 22, 2019.

Private life

In 2017, Offset and Cardi B started a relationship. On April 7, 2018, she announced that the two were expecting a child who was born on July 10, 2018. The two separated in December 2018, but got back together in early 2019.

Three more children have already emerged from previous Offset partnerships.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2017	Without warning	-	-	-	UK41 (3 weeks) UK	US4 (66 weeks) US	Initial release: October 31, 2017 with Metro Boomin & 21 Savage
2019	Father of 4	DE54 (1 week) DE	AT25 (2 weeks) AT	CH14 (4 weeks) CH	UK19 (3 weeks) UK	US4th gold (31 weeks)US	First published: February 22, 2019

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2017	Ric Flair Drip Without Warning	-	-	CH74 (1 week) CH	UK67 gold (15 weeks)UK	US13 × 3 Triple platinum (31 weeks)US	Initial release: October 31, 2017 with Metro Boomin & 21 Savage
2019	Red Room Father of 4	-	-	-	UK89 (2 weeks) UK	US49 gold (3 weeks)US	First published: February 14, 2019
	Clout Father of 4	-	-	-	UK64 (4 weeks) UK	US39 platinum (20 weeks)US	First published: March 15, 2019 feat. Cardi B
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2019	Legacy Father of 4	-	-	-	-	US49 (1 week) US	Chart entry: March 9, 2019 feat. Travis Scott & 21 Savage
	How Did I Get Here Father of 4	-	-	-	-	US65 (1 week) US	Chart entry: March 9, 2019 feat. J. Cole
	Lick Father of 4	-	-	-	-	US86 (1 week) US	Chart entry: March 9, 2019

Chart placements as a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2017	No Complaints Not All Heroes Wear Capes	-	-	-	-	US71 (5 weeks) US	First published: June 23, 2017 Metro Boomin feat. Drake & Offset
	Patek Water Super Slimey	-	-	CH80 (1 week) CH	UK89 (1 week) UK	US50 (4 weeks) US	First published: December 12, 2017 Future & Young Thug feat. Offset
2018	Proud The Play Don't Care Who Makes It	-	-	-	-	US96 gold (2 weeks)US	First published: March 6, 2018 2 Chainz feat. YG & offset
	Single track button	-	AT21 (21 weeks) AT	CH18 (34 weeks) CH	UK5 × 2 Double platinum (46 weeks)UK	US8th × 6 Six-fold platinum (29 weeks)US	First published: May 18, 2018 Tyga feat. Offset
	Zeze Dying to Live	DE37 (16 weeks) DE	AT31 (10 weeks) AT	CH13 (19 weeks) CH	UK7th platinum (20 weeks)UK	US2 × 4 Quadruple platinum (25 weeks)US	First published: October 12, 2018 Kodak Black feat. Travis Scott & Offset
	Hurts Like Hell	-	AT73 (1 week) AT	-	-	-	First published: November 9, 2018 Madison Beer feat. Offset
2020	Cap dissimulation	-	-	-	UK24 (... weeks) UK	-	First published: May 22nd, 2020 KSI feat. Offset
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2017	Met Gala Droptopwop	-	-	-	-	US88 platinum (2 weeks)US	Chart entry: June 17, 2017 Gucci Mane feat. Offset
	Ghostface Killers Without Warning	DE94 (1 week) DE	-	CH40 (3 weeks) CH	UK60 (2 weeks) UK	US35 platinum (7 weeks)US	Chart entry: November 10, 2017 with Metro Boomin & 21 Savage feat. Travis Scott
	Rap Saved Me Without Warning	-	-	-	-	US64 (3 weeks) US	Chart entry: November 25, 2017 with Metro Boomin & 21 Savage feat. Quavo
	Mad Stalkers Without Warning	-	-	-	-	US99 (1 week) US	Chart entry: November 25, 2017 with Metro Boomin & 21 Savage
	Nightmare Without Warning	-	-	-	-	US100 (1 week) US	Chart entry: November 25, 2017 with Metro Boomin
	Dubai Shit Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho	-	-	CH84 (1 week) CH	-	US83 (1 week) US	Chart entry: December 31, 2017 Huncho Jack feat. Offset
2019	Starting hoodie SZN	-	-	-	UK84 (4 weeks) UK	US59 platinum (9 weeks)US	Chart entry: January 5th, 2019 A Boogie wit da Hoodie feat. Offset & Tyga
	Baby sitter baby on baby	-	-	-	-	US59 gold (20 weeks)US	Chart entry: August 24, 2019 DaBaby feat. Offset
2020	Had Enough JackBoys	-	-	CH44 (1 week) CH	UK60 (1 week) UK	US52 (2 weeks) US	Chart entry: January 5th, 2020 Don Toliver feat. Quavo & Offset

Further guest contributions

• 2016: Guwop ( Young Thug feat. Quavo , Offset & Young Scooter, US:platinum)
• 2018: Do Not Disturb (with Smokepurpp, Murda Beatz & Lil Yachty , US:gold)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Simon Vozick-Levinson: Migos: Young, Rich and Outrunning Trouble . In: Rolling Stone . June 24, 2015 ( rollingstone.com [accessed October 17, 2018]).
2. ↑ Migos Have No Plans to Drop Solo Projects - XXL. Retrieved October 17, 2018 . 
3. ^ Metro Boomin, 21 Savage and Offset with their new album "Without Warning". Retrieved on October 17, 2018 (German). 
4. ^ Offset Earns First Solo Platinum Single with "Ric Flair Drip" . In: HotNewHipHop . ( hotnewhiphop.com [accessed October 17, 2018]).
5. ↑ Stephanie Downs: This Look At Cardi & Offset's Relationship History Shows What A Whirlwind It Has Been . In: Bustle . ( bustle.com [accessed October 17, 2018]).
6. ↑ Cardi Bella Reveals Pregnancy in 'SNL' Performance . In: Billboard . ( billboard.com [accessed October 17, 2018]).
7. ↑ What we know so far about the separation of Cardi B and Offset. In: Boutblank.com. December 7, 2018, accessed December 7, 2018 (German). 
8. ↑ Peter A. Berry December 5, 2018: Cardi B and Offset Break Up After One Year of Marriage - XXL. Retrieved December 7, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Cardi B and Offset are back together. In: Boutblank.com. January 31, 2019, accessed on February 28, 2019 (German). 
10. ↑ Jason Pham, Nicole Brydon Bloom: Cardi B Reportedly Agreed to Take Offset Back Under This Condition. In: StyleCaster. January 31, 2019, accessed February 28, 2019 . 
11. ^ Everything you need to know about Cardi B's fiancé and Migos rapper Offset . In: The Sun . July 11, 2018 ( thesun.co.uk [accessed October 17, 2018]).
12. ↑ ^{a b c} Germany Austria Switzerland UK Billboard
13. ↑ ^{a b c} Music Sales Awards: UK US