A fan-favorite song onOffset’s new album was almost left off the tracklist.Offset released his second solo studio albumSet It Offearlier this month, and it features a variety of artists throughout the 21 tracks. However, the formerMigosmember tells PEOPLE that “Worth It” withDon Toliverwas not only his favorite to record, but it also wasn’t on the original final version of the album.“I got that song two weeks before the album came [out],” Offset, 31, said while chatting about his new collab withHowlin' RaysandPostmates. “The album was already done and I felt like I had everything, and then he came to the studio in L.A. and played me the record and I’m like, ‘Yo, what is this?’”He continued: “I Immediately got attached to it and I cut my verse and it was like a fourth quarter — it was like a fourth quarter buzzer beater.”Offset; Don Toliver.Kevin Mazur/Getty; Monica Schipper/GettyIn the making ofSet It Off— which took two-and-a-half years —Offset says he was ultra-critical of himself and his first album in four years. His goal, he explains, was to share voices with his fanbase that he hadn’t in the past.“Of course people are familiar with me working withTravis [Scott]and Future, but I had not done but one song with Don Toliver — ‘Had Enough' — and it went crazy on his first album,” he says. “I just wanted to let other people hear me with other people instead of it being the same track listing — basically the same features I went through my whole career.”Offset; Don Toliver.Pierre Suu/Getty; John Nacion/WireImageOut of all the artists he worked with, the “Clout” rapper says he wanted to “shout out all the women on the album.” Latto,Chloe Baileyand his wifeCardi Ball had features, and Offset reveals he was impressed with their dedication.“Sometimes you do features and they just kind of do it real quick, but I could tell from the artistry of those three women that it was like, they took that s— serious,” he raves.Offset; Chloe Bailey.Taylor Hill/WireImage; Jamie McCarthy/WireImageNow that he is making music on his own, Offset says he hopes to go on tour as soon as this spring. His “dream,” he says, is to “become a big tour artist” eventually.“I’m going to start with 2000 seaters because I don’t want to get caught up in the ego,” he tells PEOPLE. “I just want to build my solid fan base.”Offset’s Set It Off.Offset InstagramNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Calling it his “identification album,” Offset says he is happy with the response he has gotten since the release ofSet It Off, and sees it as the start of his solo career.“People enjoy and also get the storyline of what I’m saying in my music,” he says, adding: “I wanted to make sure that I came with something new that didn’t sound like any of my old stuff.”Angelenos can order the Howlin Ween Offset Shake Box ($15) exclusively from Postmates beginning Oct. 25 while supplies last.
A fan-favorite song onOffset’s new album was almost left off the tracklist.
Offset released his second solo studio albumSet It Offearlier this month, and it features a variety of artists throughout the 21 tracks. However, the formerMigosmember tells PEOPLE that “Worth It” withDon Toliverwas not only his favorite to record, but it also wasn’t on the original final version of the album.
“I got that song two weeks before the album came [out],” Offset, 31, said while chatting about his new collab withHowlin' RaysandPostmates. “The album was already done and I felt like I had everything, and then he came to the studio in L.A. and played me the record and I’m like, ‘Yo, what is this?’”
He continued: “I Immediately got attached to it and I cut my verse and it was like a fourth quarter — it was like a fourth quarter buzzer beater.”
Offset; Don Toliver.Kevin Mazur/Getty; Monica Schipper/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty; Monica Schipper/Getty
In the making ofSet It Off— which took two-and-a-half years —Offset says he was ultra-critical of himself and his first album in four years. His goal, he explains, was to share voices with his fanbase that he hadn’t in the past.
“Of course people are familiar with me working withTravis [Scott]and Future, but I had not done but one song with Don Toliver — ‘Had Enough' — and it went crazy on his first album,” he says. “I just wanted to let other people hear me with other people instead of it being the same track listing — basically the same features I went through my whole career.”
Offset; Don Toliver.Pierre Suu/Getty; John Nacion/WireImage
Pierre Suu/Getty; John Nacion/WireImage
Out of all the artists he worked with, the “Clout” rapper says he wanted to “shout out all the women on the album.” Latto,Chloe Baileyand his wifeCardi Ball had features, and Offset reveals he was impressed with their dedication.
“Sometimes you do features and they just kind of do it real quick, but I could tell from the artistry of those three women that it was like, they took that s— serious,” he raves.
Offset; Chloe Bailey.Taylor Hill/WireImage; Jamie McCarthy/WireImage
Taylor Hill/WireImage; Jamie McCarthy/WireImage
Now that he is making music on his own, Offset says he hopes to go on tour as soon as this spring. His “dream,” he says, is to “become a big tour artist” eventually.
“I’m going to start with 2000 seaters because I don’t want to get caught up in the ego,” he tells PEOPLE. “I just want to build my solid fan base.”
Offset’s Set It Off.Offset Instagram
Offset Instagram
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Calling it his “identification album,” Offset says he is happy with the response he has gotten since the release ofSet It Off, and sees it as the start of his solo career.
“People enjoy and also get the storyline of what I’m saying in my music,” he says, adding: “I wanted to make sure that I came with something new that didn’t sound like any of my old stuff.”
Angelenos can order the Howlin Ween Offset Shake Box ($15) exclusively from Postmates beginning Oct. 25 while supplies last.
source: people.com
