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Offset Discusses Embarking On ‘Next Chapter’ In Career While Battling Grief: ‘I Had To Master Who I Was’

<p><strong>Offset<&sol;strong> is opening up about how he&&num;8217&semi;s <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;offset-quavo-fight-physical-altercation-grammys-2023-tmz&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">ready to start<&sol;a> &&num;8220&semi;bustin&&num;8217&semi; through the door&&num;8221&semi; with his solo career&period; Additionally&comma; the father-of-five is taking a moment to speak on how he&&num;8217&semi;s coped with grief since <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;listicle&sol;quavo-solo-album-takeoff&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">the passing<&sol;a> of <strong>Takeoff<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;listicle&sol;offset-back-tattoo-takeoff&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Offset Shows Off His Back Tattoo Dedicated To Takeoff &lpar;Photos&rpar;<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cso76uPN3l4" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">The Rapper Is Ready To &&num;8220&semi;Do It Fully&&num;8221&semi; &amp&semi; &&num;8220&semi;F&ast;&ast;k The Game Up&&num;8221&semi; Solo<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The &&num;8220&semi;Clout&&num;8221&semi; rapper&&num;8217&semi;s commentary came during a recent sit-down with <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;variety&period;com&sol;2023&sol;music&sol;news&sol;offset-takeoff-death-migos-breakup-solo-album-1235621921&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><em>Variety<&sol;em><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Starting with his artistry&comma; Offset declared he&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8220&semi;going full-fledged into &lbrack;his&rsqb; solo career&period;&&num;8221&semi; Additionally&comma; he confidently proclaimed&comma;<strong><em> &&num;8220&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s my time&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;The objective is to do it fully and smash s&ast;&ast;t and f&ast;&ast;k the game up as a solo artist&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m coming through&comma; bustin&&num;8217&semi; through the door&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s all set&comma; my next chapter&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s my time&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Offset noted that patience is vital in his journey from being in Migos to focusing on his solo prospects&period; After all&comma; success is a marathon and not a race&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Sometimes you gotta sit back and not rush&period; I really wanted to drop the album like two years ago&comma; but it wasn&&num;8217&semi;t time&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CryRKzru6A9" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Regarding this development&comma; he stated&comma; <strong><em>&&num;8220&semi;I had to master who I was&comma; and I got it now&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement to the publication&comma; a Capitol Music Group spokesperson discussed how Offset has a &&num;8220&semi;phenomenal&&num;8221&semi; album on the way&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Offset has made a phenomenal album&semi; we can’t wait until the world hears his masterpiece&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The spokesperson noted&comma; &&num;8220&semi;We&&num;8217&semi;re deep into release planning now and will soon have big news to share&excl;&&num;8221&semi; While the specifics are still being worked out&comma; the project is reportedly slated to drop this summer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We should also add that <strong>Quavo<&sol;strong> also freshly announced a project called &&num;8220&semi;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CsltoqnObw7&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;web&lowbar;copy&lowbar;link&amp&semi;igshid&equals;MzRlODBiNWFlZA&equals;&equals;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Rocket Power<&sol;a>&comma;&&num;8221&semi; which will come soon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CsosjsEOHgn" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Offset Gets Emotional While Discussing Life Without Takeoff&colon; &&num;8220&semi;I Don&&num;8217&semi;t Say Nothing To Nobody About It&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Segueing from his artistry to a heavier topic&comma; Offset also bared all and discussed how he&&num;8217&semi;s coping with Takeoff&&num;8217&semi;s passing&period; Specifically&comma; he acknowledged the difficulty that comes with opening up&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s hard for me to talk about s&ast;&ast;t right now&period; I&&num;8217&semi;ve never talked about this stuff&period; Seriously&period; Talking about Take is hard&comma; man&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>He continued speaking on this hurt before revealing that the situation almost &&num;8220&semi;feels fake&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Talking about <em>all<&sol;em> this s&ast;&ast;t is hard&period; That&&num;8217&semi;s why I don&&num;8217&semi;t&comma; to be honest&period; That s&ast;&ast;t hurts&period; Like&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s gonna put me in a mood&comma; and I don&&num;8217&semi;t want to get in that mood&period; Some things I don&&num;8217&semi;t never tell nobody&period; He’s not here&period; That s&ast;&ast;t feels fake&comma; bro&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Before wrapping up&comma; Offset declared&comma; <em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;I get through my day thinking it&&num;8217&semi;s fake&period; And I don&&num;8217&semi;t say nothing to nobody about it&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cr3-VjpvSEe" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"122649" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;offset-career-next-chapter-grief&sol;" data-secure&equals;"b4292fe731"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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