Atlanta, Georgia rapper Offset finally releasing his 4th studio LP. Starting out as 1/3 of the Migos with Unc & Phew, he released a fantastic collaborative project with 21 Savage & Metro Boomin’ on Halloween 2017 day called Without Warning only to make his solo debut Father of 4 the best of the 3 compared to QUAVO HUNCHO & The Last Rocket. Set It Off wasn’t too bad either & Kiari was more introspective, coming off the poorly received Haunted by Fame extended play addressing the people who G.M.F.U. (Got Me Fucked Up).
“R4W” featuring Quavo opens up with both surviving Migos members hopping over a IllaDaProducer beat to talk about preparing for war whereas “I Did” produced by Turbo flexes the money he’s counting off the petty shit he’s done. “Why Not?” by Quavo featuring Loe Shimmy awkwardly finds the pair talking about having beautiful women on yachts & flying to Greece for the fuck of it just before “Every Night” featuring Don Toliver samples “Freek’n You” by JoDeCi as they stay focused with life constantly changing.
Southside & Smatt Sertified get behind the boards during “Buy Ice” so he can talk about pissing his girl off purchasing a bunch of jewelry leading into “Pop Shit” continuing from there dropping mediocre braggadocio. “Misfits!” featuring ApolloRed1 & OsamaSon brings 3 of them together to talk about dressing like outcasts until “Back in That Mode II” refines what he was doing with the original Kiari track down to the Pooh Beatz instrumental.
“1 Way Flight” featuring Tommy Richman reaches the midway point of the album teaming up over this synth-driven beat Tommy himself made so they can get romantic while “5 Star” talks about giving his new bitch $50K to spoil herself when hitting up the store. The lead single “Something I Need” blends trap & R&B to tell his partner that she’s in passion of something he requires while “Trickin’” talks about looking for money on a hunt & running up his bag.
FNZ brings a vibrant aura to “She da Baddest” obsessing over this woman’s beauty while the title track talks about people getting the wrong perception of him. “Spit Propane” featuring Gunna feels ironic since the latter’s music been declining for almost 5 years already while “Pink Tops” talks about his lifestyle. Things improve when he makes it clear “My Heart” isn’t to be fucked with over a London on da Track instrumental & “Hating on Me” concludes the album sending a message to his detractors.
Would I consider G.M.F.U. (Got Me Fucked Up) to be superior or on par with Qrömelife merely 6 weeks earlier? Of course not, but I certainly think people will get a lot more outta if than Haunted by Fame last fall. There’s only a small handful of moments where the production does very little for me as opposed to most of it falling flat throughout the previously mentioned EP, but Offset locks in for a focused response to the people who’ve taken him for a fool in the past year regardless of not every guest knocking it ojt the park with their performances.
Score: 3.5/5
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