That said, there’s one brief moment on ‘Father Of 4’ where he addresses the whole Kanye MAGA saga. Offset isn’t one to get into needless beefs and he certainly isn’t the kind of rapper in whose work you’d find verses peppered with various subliminal shots. On ‘Father Of 4’, it truly is refreshing to hear Offset offering a different side of him. In a recent interview, Offset explained that he wanted to touch upon “relevant situations” and rap less about “Pateks and Lambos because it’s not relatable”. I’m loving hubby album …It’s a very deep album.Intro made me cry twice ? This markedly more introspective mood is evident from the very get-go, as Offset kicks things off on the record’s opening title-track by reflecting back on becoming a father while still in his teens (“ I was 17 years old when I had you / Tryna find my soul when I had you / I was oh so broke when I had you”), not being the best of dads (“ Sorry I wasn’t there for all your birthdays / I tried to hit, I wasn’t rich, and had no workplace”) before vowing to learn from the past and provide for his family (“ I’m a father of four, gotta get that cash, gold / Keep my past closed, ‘member I ain’t had no dough”). As the title suggests, fatherhood is a major theme here, and the album’s cover art features the rapper, decked out in pharaoh garb, sitting atop a throne with his four children: Jordan, Kody, Kalea and his most recent, Kulture, born to Cardi B. And that, friends, is what being a power couple’s all about.On ‘Father Of 4’, we get a bit closer to Offset than we ever have before. You might expect Cardi’s eventual guest verse to be an emotional affair, but on “Clout,” she says screw all that, firing shots at all kinds of adversaries and temporarily stealing the spotlight: “Soon as these bitches got something to sell, they say my name, say my name, Destiny’s Child,” she growls. And on “Don’t Lose Me,” he finally addresses his breakup and eventual reconciliation with Cardi, pledging to be a better person. It’s hard not to get a little misty-eyed hearing the title track, on which Offset addresses each of his four childrefƒn over a Metro Boomin angel choir: “My son Kody, he three, rappin' already like me.” “Red Room” is a moody meditation on the past, as he recalls being raised by a single mother and watching his friends die. Rather than deflect the drama, Offset faces it head-on here: FATHER OF 4 isn’t just an introduction to the rapper as a solo artist but a recalibration of his public perception, embracing the role of proud father and opening up about his past over solemn chamber-trap beats. The most traditionally skillful lyricist of the Migos, Offset’s also the most talked-about these days-mostly with regard to the ups and downs of his marriage to Cardi B.
Teasing your album with a video of your very famous wife giving birth to your daughter can sometimes have that effect. But Offset’s FATHER OF 4 is the first of the group’s solo offerings that feels like a true event. In the wake of 2018’s Culture II, though, each member of Migos has struck out on their own: Quavo led the charge with QUAVO HUNCHO, with Takeoff’s The Last Rocket close behind. It once felt like a breach of social contract to pick your favorite Migo: The Atlanta trio were great because they were great together.
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