HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) 鈥� The , a former member , was shot outside a Florida casino and was 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鈥檚 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 M. Florio, told The Associated Press that Lil Tjay did not have a gun and was not charged with any weapons or gun-related crimes.
She said he paid his bond and was released Tuesday afternoon. The 24-year-old rapper is a stalwart of New York鈥檚 South Bronx scene, celebrated for his sing-rapping and pop-hip-hop style delivered atop drill beats.
Walking out of the Broward County jail, Lil Tjay told reporters that he was not involved in any fighting.
While police said one person was injured 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 鈥淰ersace.鈥� They then had several multiplatinum selling singles, including 鈥淏ad and Boujee,鈥� which went No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, 鈥淪tir Fry,鈥� 鈥淣arcos,鈥� and 鈥淭-Shirt.鈥� 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 鈥� a melodic, aggressive finesse. He released three full-length albums: 2019鈥檚 鈥淔ather of Four鈥�; 2023鈥檚 鈥淪et It Off,鈥� which he as an effort to 鈥渂ring rap back鈥� in a genre currently led by rappers who sing; and 2025鈥檚 鈥淜iari.鈥�
鈥溾�楽et It Off鈥� was a freedom,鈥� proof that he could shine as a solo artist outside of Migos. 鈥淜iari,鈥� instead, is 鈥渕e, 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.鈥� ___
Sherman reported from New York. Associated Press writers Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia and John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, contributed.
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