HOLLYWOOD, FL—On April 6, Kiari Kendrell Cephus, known as rapper, Offset, was shot outside of Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. He was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
He is the ex-husband to Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, rapper “Cardi B.” They were married 2017-2023. They have three children together. Offset has four children from four different women, as he notes in his song, “Father of 4.”
Offset was a member of the group, Migos. He was raised in the music industry. He was as a 10-year-old performing as a dancer from the Whitney Houston song “Whatchulookinat.”
He grew up in Gwinnett County, Georgia in the outskirts of Atlanta, spending time in the areas of Snellville, and Lawrenceville with Migos frontrunner, Quavious Keyate Marshall, aka Quavo, and fellow bandmember Kirsnick Khari Ball, known as Takeoff.
Takeoff was a Grammy-nominated rapper of Migos, and cousin to Offset. On November 1, 2022, he was shot and killed at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas. His suspected shooters were taken into custody. He was buried in Gwinnett County, Georgia. An estimated 20,000 people attended the funeral. Quality Control Music was Takeoff’s music label.
“It is with broken hearts and deep sadness that we mourn the loss of our beloved brother Kirsnick Khari Ball, known to the world as Takeoff. Senseless violence and a stray bullet have taken another life from this world and we are devastated. Please respect his family and friends as we all continue to process this monumental loss,” stated Quality Control Music
Offset, Takeoff, and Quavo were arrested in 2015. The two cousins reported legal issues together and individually.
