FILE - Offset arrives at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, March 17, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Police and emergency personnel respond to the scene of a shooting at a valet area outside of the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Fla., on Monday, April 6, 2026. (WSVN via AP)
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — The rapper Offset, a former member of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
Offset, who was once married to , was being treated at a hospital after Monday night's shooting, the spokesperson said in a statement, although his exact condition was unknown. Police said the injuries were not life threatening.
More than three years ago, Offset’s cousin Takeoff, another member of Migos, was at a Houston bowling alley.
Monday's shooting followed a fight at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, just north of Miami, police said. Officers detained two people.
A rapper known as Lil Tjay, Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested for the altercation that occurred before the shooting, the Seminole Police Department in Florida said. He was charged with disorderly conduct and operating a vehicle without a valid license.
His lawyer, Dawn Florio, noted in a statement that Lil Tjay was not charged in the shooting. The 24-year-old rapper is a stalwart of New York’s South Bronx scene, celebrated for his sing-rapping and pop-hip-hop style delivered atop drill beats.
While police said one person sustained injuries at a valet area outside the casino, they did not identify the victim.
The second person detained at the scene has not been charged and investigators were working to identify others involved, police said in a statement Tuesday.
born Kiari Kendrell Cephus, first made a name for himself with Migos. The Atlanta trio is one of the most popular hip-hop groups of all time, celebrated for their rapid-fire triplet flow, an often imitated delivery that changed the trajectory of trap.
Their career kicked off with the 2013 hit “Versace.†They then had several multiplatinum selling singles, including “Bad and Boujee,†which went No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, “Stir Fry,†“Narcos,†and “T-Shirt.†Migos released four full-length albums across their career, closing that chapter after the killing of Takeoff.
Offset and Cardi B were secretly wed in September 2017 in Atlanta. In 2024, Cardi B announced that . They have three children together.
The third member of Migos, sought to transform his nephew Takeoff’s tragic shooting into a force for change, holding a in 2024.
when he was shot outside a Houston bowling alley after a disagreement over a dice game. Takeoff’s death was among a string of fatal shootings in recent years that involved hip-hop stars such as , , and
Offset embarked on a solo career years before Takeoff's death.
As a solo artist, Offset is known for an idiosyncratic style — a melodic, aggressive finesse. He released three full-length albums: 2019’s “Father of Fourâ€; 2023’s “Set It Off,†which he as an effort to “bring rap back†in a genre currently led by rappers who sing; and 2025’s “Kiari.†“‘Set It Off’ was a freedom,†proof that he could shine as a solo artist outside of Migos. “Kiari,†instead, is “me, for what I am. And recognizing who I am, because I feel like sometimes you could get lost in trying to please other people and trying to do what they want you to do. So, this is like my rebellion. My rebellion album.†___
Sherman reported from New York. Associated Press reporters Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia and John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, contributed.
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