Offset Expands His Artistry on 'Set It Off'
Enlisting the likes of Travis Scott, Cardi B, Future and more for the 21-track record.
Offset has dropped off his sophomore solo studio effort, Set It Off.
Clocking in at an hour, the 21-track effort features a bevvy of contributions from Travis Scott on “Say My Grace,” Don Toliver on “Worth It,” Future on “Broad day,” Cardi B on “Freaky” and “Jealousy,” Mango Foo on “Skyami,” Latto on “Fine As Can Be,” Young Nudy on “Dope Boy” and Chlöe on “Princess Cut.” Set It Off follows the rapper’s 2019 record Father of 4, and is his first overall full-length release since 2021’s Culture III with Migos.
In a recent Apple Music interview, Offset opened up about how the record allowed him to dive into his creativity and move beyond what he had to offer on Father Of 4. “I want progression through the future. I wanted to, especially with this project, progress as an artist and not bottle my talents like dancing. That’s why in my videos I’ve been bringing those elements out of me because I feel like the more you entertain the people and the more you show people who you are, the more they accept you and follow your lead,” he shared. “Even me doing interviews and speaking more, I’ve been wanting to do that because people need to understand Offset. I’m not a serious guy. I’m a funny guy. I’m very creative. I love to speak and I know how to speak well as an adult. Man, like you saying, man, I just want to elevate my sound and elevate.”
He added that he wanted to work with new producers on this album as it was part of his progression. “I want to grow, and I’m cool to grow, and I accept the growth. I just feel like every year, every time you should always be growing …what my whole mission for this album was, was to not get caught up in ‘I’m that guy.’ I feel like sometimes when you get caught up in that, you create the same thing because you’re comfortable in that element,” Offset explained.
He continued, “Then in this day and age, people is pointing that sh*t out now. Like, ‘Oh, this sounds the same. This sounds the same.’ I feel like a lot of people talk down on the A&R, like you don’t need them. But they bring you another element that you wouldn’t have thought of or they might tell you to work with these producers instead of working with the old producers. The only two producers I worked with that’s on this album that’s previous was Metro and South Side, the rest like, Vinylz, and Boy Wonder, and even Taste the Money I had not really had no product out with these guys.”
Stream Offset’s Set It Off on Spotify and Apple Music and watch the visual for “Say My Grace” above.
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