Rapper Offset is feeling “blessed” to still be able to move after he was shot in the hip earlier this month, but he doesn’t want anyone to “feel sorry” for him following the incident.
Offset is feeling “blessed” to still be able to move after he was shot earlier this month.
The 34-year-old rapper was rushed to hospital with “non life-threatening injuries” on April 6th after he was struck by a bullet outside the Hard Rock Hollywood casino in Seminole, Florida, and Offset has now confirmed he was hit in the hip.
Speaking on the Creators Inc. Podcast, in an episode recorded six days after the ordeal, he said: “You got to keep pushing. Like Energizer Bunny, man. Keep this s**t pushing.
“The show don’t ever stop at the end of the day.
“I was blessed enough to be able to still move. So, I’m still moving.”
Asked whether his private parts were injured in the shooting, he said: “I just got hit in my hip.”
Offset – who is the estranged husband of Cardi B – was hooked up to a vitamin I.V. drip while filming his podcast appearance, but he doesn’t want anyone to “feel sorry” for him following the incident.
He added: “The grind don’t stop bro. I don’t want nobody feel sorry for me or no s**t like that.
“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 Migos rapper – whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus – returned to the stage, for a show at Rowfest, at the University of Arkansas, on April 11th, just days after he was shot.
Video footage Offset shared on Instagram saw him appear on the stage in a wheelchair before rising to his feet as the crowd cheered. The rapper – who wore a skeleton face mask – appeared to stand for the performance, though a throne-like chair was close by in case he needed to rest.
The Bad and Boujee hitmaker’s mother later took to social media to celebrate Offset as a “walking miracle”.
She said in a video shared on The Shade Room’s Instagram account: “I don’t typically address things about my son on social media… but today I have to speak.
“Six days ago my son was shot. Four days later, he was released from the hospital. Last night, he was on the stage doing what he loves to do.
“He is a miracle walking. That is god’s grace. That is God’s mercy. He loves us all.
“For every person who reached out, prayed, called, sent a text, thank you… Your kindness meant everything to me.”
Offset also thanked fans for their support, just days after the ordeal.
He wrote on Instagram: “Thank you to everyone who’s checked in on me and showed me love! I’m good.. but I’m planning to be better! 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…
“Life’s a gamble and I’m still playing to win.”
Offset feeling ‘blessed’ to be ‘moving’ after he was shot in the hip
