Offset rolls smoothly back to the stage.
Less than a week after being shot outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the Atlanta rapper, born Kiari Kendrell Cephus, showed up at the University of Arkansas’s Rowfest and made it clear he wasn’t planning on sitting still for long. The injuries weren’t life-threatening, but they were serious enough to land him in the hospital for a few days. He got out on April 9 and said he’d be focusing on family, recovery, and music. Two days later, he was already back on stage.
He opened the set in a wheelchair, rolling out to a crowd already lit up with phone flashlights. It didn’t stay that way for long; he stood up, walked forward, and got straight into it.
Afterward, he posted a handful of clips and backstage shots with a short caption: “Real Love.”
The shooting itself is still murky. Police haven’t charged anyone directly in connection with it. Lil Tjay was picked up at the scene and hit with a disorderly conduct charge, but he was released the same day. Through his lawyer, he’s denied any involvement beyond that, calling the rumors “false” and “baseless.” He’s also pushed back publicly, brushing off accusations and questioning how his name got pulled into it in the first place.
Still, the speculation has stuck. At Rowfest, some fans even held up messages aimed at him – "Fuck Lil Tjay" one fan held up on their phone during the show.
Offset’s next scheduled show is May 9 at the Xperience Live Event Center, assuming recovery keeps moving in the right direction.
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