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Offset is entering a new chapter of his life—one that’s marked by accountability, reflection, and healing. Following his high-profile split from Cardi B, the former Migos rapper is using music as a space to process the past and step into something new.
In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Offset described his third solo album, Kiari (dropping Aug. 22), as a “look in the mirror.” The project, he explained, is about exploring “different versions of Offset” and embracing reinvention. That mindset comes to life most clearly on the album’s closing track, “Move On,” where he raps about choosing peace instead of bitterness.
“It’s about moving on, like, peacefully,” he said. “That’s what the message is supposed to be. It’s all love and peace… I just ended the album with that [song], just to end that chapter because it’s time to move on. It was great while it lasted. That shouldn’t be the topic for either one of us no more. It’s a book that’s closed.”
Offset and Cardi, who married in 2017 and share three children—Kulture, Wave, and Blossom—have had a long and very public relationship. Cardi first filed for divorce in 2020 before officially moving forward with the decision again in 2024. The fallout was painful, but Offset isn’t shying away from owning his role in its breakdown. In a conversation with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden, he admitted, “I f—ed up… I gotta acknowledge that and then get back on the journey. I’ve accepted the actions I’ve done to cause certain situations to happen.”
That sense of accountability contrasts with Cardi’s candid reflections on the toll the marriage took on her well-being. Speaking in June, she revealed that staying could have pushed her to her breaking point: “If I stayed, I might have gone to jail. I was losing my mind.”
Despite the history, Offset insists his new music won’t take aim at his ex-wife. “It’s therapy. I ain’t doing that on the album,” he explained on Joe Budden’s podcast. “There’s too much involved—family, kids. That s—t gonna be lame 10 years from now. I ain’t on that, but I’ll be expressing some feelings of how I feel about certain things.”
For Offset, Kiari isn’t just another record—it’s a step forward. Through it, he’s turning the page, closing an old book, and choosing peace as the headline of his next era.
