Kiari
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| Released | August 22, 2025 | |||
| Genre | Pop-rap[1] | |||
| Length | 52:31 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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Kiari is the third studio album by American rapper Offset. It was released through Motown on August 22, 2025. The album features guest appearances from YoungBoy Never Broke Again, YFN Lucci, Gunna, JID, Key Glock, Teezo Touchdown, John Legend, and Ty Dolla Sign; its deluxe edition, Kiari: Offset, adds additional guest appearances from CeeLo Green and Bnyx. Production was handled by a variety of record producers, including London Jae, Go Grizzly, Metro Boomin, Oz and FnZ, among others. The album serves as the follow-up to Offset's previous album, Set It Off (2023).
Videos
[edit | edit source]On August 27, 2025, Offset released music videos for each of the album's songs. The videos were all set in a therapist's office.[2]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[3] |
| Clash | 7/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[5] |
HotNewHipHop's review states that the album "doesn’t feel wholly liberating or conclusive" but that "it leans into his strengths—production choices, flow, and songwriting."[6] Writing for Clash, Robin Murray described the album as a "curiously flawed, but often moving record."[4] Will Dukes of Rolling Stone writes that the album "underscores Offset’s critical gifts, tapping into his chutzpah while demonstrating even more growth."[5]
HotNewHipHop ranked the album as the 14th best of 2025.[7]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enemies" | 2:55 | ||
| 2. | "Pills" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
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| 3:56 |
| 3. | "Professional" |
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| 2:57 |
| 4. | "Back in That Mode" (featuring YFN Lucci) |
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| 3:36 |
| 5. | "Different Species" (featuring Gunna) |
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| 3:04 |
| 6. | "Bodies" (featuring JID) |
| 2:58 | |
| 7. | "Love You Down" |
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| 3:12 |
| 8. | "Run It Up" (featuring Key Glock) |
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| 3:14 |
| 9. | "Set It Off" |
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| 1:40 |
| 10. | "Folgers" |
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| 2:24 |
| 11. | "All of My Hoes" |
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| 2:47 |
| 12. | "Calories" |
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| 2:42 |
| 13. | "Checkmate (Smooth)" |
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| 3:19 |
| 14. | "Backends Fasho" |
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| 2:29 |
| 15. | "Prada Myself" (featuring Teezo Touchdown) |
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| 3:03 |
| 16. | "Never Let Go" (featuring John Legend) |
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| 2:42 |
| 17. | "Favorite Girl" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) |
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| 2:41 |
| 18. | "Move On" |
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| 2:44 |
| Total length: | 52:31 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19. | "Bodies" (Bnyx Mix; featuring JID, Drowning Pool, and Bnyx) |
| Bnyx | 3:13 |
| 20. | "Athlete" |
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| 2:38 |
| 21. | "History" |
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| 2:01 |
| 22. | "How Did We Get Here?" (featuring CeeLo Green) |
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| 3:42 |
| 23. | "Swing My Way" |
| Turbo | 2:59 |
| Total length: | 66:59 | |||
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^[a] indicates an additional producer.
- ^[v] indicates a vocal producer.
- On Apple Music, Kiari:Offset additionally features the music videos for all standard edition songs, therefore serving as a visual album.
- "Bodies" contains samples of "Ringing Them Bells", as performed by the Spirituals, and "Bodies", written by Stevie Benton, Michael Luce, Christian Pierce and David Williams, and performed by Drowning Pool.[9]
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]
Musicians
[edit | edit source]- Offset – vocals
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again – vocals (track 2)
- YFN Lucci – vocals (4)
- Gunna – vocals (5)
- JID – vocals (6, 19)
- Cassandra Webb – choir vocals (6, 19)
- Erica Elaine Webb – choir vocals (6, 19)
- Jwebby Muzik – choir vocals (6, 19)
- Ka'Mya Washington – choir vocals (6, 19)
- Khyree Hopkins – choir vocals (6, 19)
- Key Glock – vocals (8)
- Teezo Touchdown – vocals (15)
- John Legend – vocals (16)
- Ty Dolla Sign – vocals (17)
Technical
[edit | edit source]- Jrich Ent. – engineering (1–11, 13–20), additional engineering (12)
- Jason "Cheese" Goldberg – engineering (2)
- Keith Dawson – engineering (4)
- Florian "Flo" Ongonga – engineering (5, 23)
- John Kadadu – engineering (6, 19)
- Drü Oliver – engineering (12, 23)
- Andrew Keller – engineering (15)
- Tim McClain – engineering (16)
- Ty Dolla Sign – engineering (17)
- Erick Flores – engineering (21)
- Sean Phelan – engineering (22)
- Ladarius Byrd – additional engineering (1, 4, 9–11, 13, 14, 16)
- Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco – mixing (1–3, 5–7, 10, 12, 13, 16–22)
- Aresh Banaji – mixing (4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15)
- A. "Bainz" Bains – mixing (23)
- Emiliano Olocco – additional mixing (1–3, 5–7, 10, 12, 13, 16–22)
- Drew Sliger – additional mixing (4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15)
- Jenso "JP" Plymouth – additional mixing (4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15)
- Colin Leonard – mastering (1–19)
- Joe LaPorta – mastering (23)
- Ben Rugg – engineering assistance (23)
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 88 |
| Australia Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[11] | 18 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 196 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 144 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] | 53 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 97 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[16] | 86 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] | 82 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 13 |
| US Billboard 200[19] | 16 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] | 5 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/962374-40-best-rap-albums-2025
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- ^ "Offset Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
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