Rapper Offset Shot in Leg Near Florida Hard Rock Casino

Rapper Offset was shot in the leg near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, according to initial reports from TMZ that were quickly corroborated by outlets including Pitchfork, Complex, and USA Today. The shooting added a violent chapter to what has already been a deeply turbulent period for the Atlanta-born rapper, born Kiari Kendrell Cephus.

Hollywood, Florida police had not issued a formal statement specific to the incident as of early reporting, and no arrests or suspects had been publicly confirmed. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, a major entertainment and gaming destination in the greater Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, has drawn law enforcement attention before: a man was fatally shot outside the venue following an argument in September 2023, and two connected shootings occurred outside a nearby bar across the street in late 2025.

Offset rose to global fame as a founding member of Migos, the Atlanta hip-hop trio that also included his cousins Quavo and the late Takeoff. The group's 2016 track "Bad and Boujee" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Migos effectively fractured after Takeoff, born Kirsnick Khari Ball, was fatally shot at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas in November 2022. Quavo and Offset have not appeared publicly together since.

The fraught dynamic between the two cousins made Quavo's public post amid news of the shooting a focal point for fans and media. The Shade Room flagged the post on Instagram. Quavo had previously distanced himself from Offset's headline-grabbing personal life, tweeting in December 2023 that "Nephew ain't with the soap opera. LONG LIVE ROCKET," a reference to Takeoff's nickname, amid the very public dissolution of Offset's marriage to rapper Cardi B.

Cardi B, born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, filed for divorce from Offset in August 2024, roughly a year after the couple separated. They have three children together. At the time of the shooting, social media commentary placed Cardi B away from the scene, reportedly with their children for an Easter egg hunt. Their split has fueled sustained public conflict, including a social media dispute over Cardi B being filmed toasting with Quavo at E11EVEN Miami on New Year's Eve 2025.

The shooting arrived against the backdrop of a difficult commercial stretch for Offset. His 2025 mixtape "Haunted by Fame" was a surprise release but failed to chart on the Billboard 200. In January 2025, rapper Lil Tjay claimed during a Twitch livestream that he encountered Offset at a casino looking "panicked" and asking random people for cash app transfers, a characterization that circulated widely online.

The investigation into the Hollywood shooting remained ongoing, with no additional details from law enforcement publicly available in the immediate aftermath.