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The rapper, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, opened up this week about getting back to work after being shot outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood casino in Florida on April 6.
In a new appearance on the Creators Inc. podcast, recorded less than a week after the incident, he said he was determined to keep moving forward and did not want sympathy from the public.
Speaking from what appeared to be a recovery setting, with an IV drip still attached during the interview, Offset described himself as someone who keeps pushing no matter what.
“Gotta keep pushin’, like the Energizer Bunny,” he said, adding, “We don’t got time to be slowing down.”
He also made clear that he was not looking for pity, saying, “I ain’t want nobody to feel sorry for me.”
(His comments arrive just days after the shooting, which left him hospitalized in Hollywood, Florida. People reported that he was treated at Memorial Regional Hospital after the incident outside the casino, and that the shooting happened shortly after 7 p.m. local time on April 6.
The rapper’s appearance on the podcast, filmed before a full week had passed, underscored how quickly he was trying to resume normal life.
Offset’s return has not been limited to interviews.
He also got back on stage at the University of Arkansas’s Rowfest on April 11, only five days after the shooting.
Video from the event showed him arriving in a wheelchair before later standing to perform, a moment that drew a strong response from the crowd.
Entertainment Weekly reported that the set included the Migos hit “Bad and Boujee,” and that Offset appeared determined to keep the show going.
On the podcast, Offset said he flew to Los Angeles in a private G5 jet while lying down, sleeping through the trip as he continued recovering.
He also said he is working on a new album inspired by “what happens in my real life,” suggesting that the shooting and everything surrounding it may end up feeding directly into his music.
In his earlier public statement after the shooting, Offset thanked fans for their support and made it clear that he was focused on healing, family, and music.
“I’m good….but I’m planning to be better!” he wrote on Instagram, describing life as “quiet wins and loud losses” and closing with the line, “Life’s a gamble and I’m still playing to win.”
That message, paired with his latest interview, paints a picture of an artist trying to turn a frightening moment into fuel rather than letting it define him.
The incident also led to other headlines. Entertainment Weekly and People reported that Lil Tjay, whose real name is Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested in connection with disorderly conduct tied to the scene, while police said a second person was detained but not charged.
Lil Tjay’s lawyer denied that he was involved in the shooting itself, and authorities said the investigation remained ongoing.
For Offset, though, the message was simple: keep going.
He said he was “blessed enough to be able to still move” and asked, in effect, why he would stop when he is still able to work, perform, and build.
It is a blunt, defiant response from a rapper who appears determined to meet violence with resilience, not self-pity.