Offset is speaking out in his first interview weeks after being shot in Florida.
“You’ve got to keep pushing like the Energizer Bunny, man,” Offset, 34, said on the “Creators Inc. Podcast” on Thursday, April 23. “Keep this s*** pushing. Don’t got time to be slowing down.”
The rapper explained exactly how he made the trip from Los Angeles for work commitments less than one week after the shooting, even appearing on stage for a concert on April 12.
“You got to go G6 — G5, sorry. Had them bring the bed out, lay on that thing for six hours, go to sleep,” Offset said. “You cool.”
Offset confirmed that he’s been “working on my album” while in L.A.
“I’m trying to drop soon. Couple months from now. I don’t got no date yet, but getting the creative and all s*** to go together,” he continued. “Removing songs, making new songs, just off life because all my s*** always be off of life experiences. You know what I mean? What happens in my real life, I just put it in my music.”
The musician noted that he’s “locked in” on the music in the aftermath of his Florida shooting. Offset said he keeps a “gladiator mentality,” which keeps his mind from being impacted by certain situations — like this one.
“The show don’t ever stop at the end of the day. I was blessed enough to be able to still move, you know what I mean? So, I’m still moving,” he continued. “I didn’t really have a checklist for it.”
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Offset explained he wanted to be “locked in” on his music even more going forward.
“All the other s*** was just, like, distractions and just getting in the way of just doing s***,” he said. “Being places — wrong places, wrong time. But we here, man. I’m pushing, man, at the end of the day. The grind don’t stop.”
Offset added, “I don’t want nobody feel sorry for me or no s*** like that. People get shot every day, bro, like, I’m blessed. I can keep pushing, so why would I just sit down? I got to keep pushing. I got to keep going.”
The rapper’s spokesperson confirmed to Complex on April 6 that he was shot outside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Police confirmed two people were detained following the shooting. The FBI has since launched an investigation into the incident.
Offset broke his silence on the shooting in a statement shared with Us Weekly on April 10.
“Thank you to everyone who’s checked in on me and showed me love! I’m good … but I’m planning to be better!” he said at the time. “I’m focused on my family, my recovery, and getting back to the music … realizing that life is made up of quiet wins and loud losses.”
