On “Back in the Mode,” a smooth banger on his stellar new album Kiari , Offset admits, ”Lost a bitch last year and got another one,” making it clear that he feels like getting more than a few things off his chest. Having suffered a public divorce from Cardi B last July, those bars home in on what many listeners have wanted to know. Even more to the point, “Move On,” the album’s fiery last song finds Offset quipping, “You fucked around with the wrong dude/Hope your next nigga will be great.” But you’d be mistaken if you thought that he’s just about drama here. Finding solace and looking inward are some of Offset’s objectives on this fluid follow-up to 2023’s Set It Off , in addition to skewering his opps with the barbs he’s always good for.

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