Who Is Offset? Meet the Rapper Who Stole Cardi B's Heart, and Then Some

By Terry Carter
LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 23: Offset of Migos performs onstage during the Daytime Village Presented by Capital One at the 2017 HeartRadio Music Festival at the Las Vegas Village on September 23, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Im
Getty | Bryan Steffy
Getty | Bryan Steffy

On Saturday, Cardi B confirmed her pregnancy to the world while performing on Saturday Night Live for the first time. The 25-year-old Bronx rapper is expecting her first child with rapper Offset, best known as a member of the hip-hop group Migos. While fans have come to know a lot about the outspoken rapstress, there's still a lot most don't know about the father-to-be. Keep reading to discover five quick facts about the Georgia native.

  1. Offset is his stage name. Don't expect to see Offset on their child's birth certificate. In fact, Offset's real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus.
  2. He's 26 years old. The hip-hop/trap rapper was born on Dec. 14, 1991.
  3. He began dating Cardi in 2017. In October of that year, Offset proposed to her during a live performance in Philadelphia. She said yes.
  4. He has three other children. Offset is the father of two sons, Jordan and Kody, and a daughter, Kalea Marie.
  5. He has been accused of cheating on Cardi on numerous occasions. Cardi seemed to address the rumors during a live performance in December by quoting a lyric from Beyoncé's Lemonade album, saying, "I let a n***a know though, you do that sh*t again, you gon' lose your wife!" Her song, "Be Careful," off her debut album Invasion of Privacy is also rumored to be a response to the cheating allegations.