Kiari
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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, Drowning Pool 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
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.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 7/10 |
| Rolling Stone |
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." Writing for Clash, Robin Murray described the album as a "curiously flawed, but often moving record." Will Dukes of Rolling Stone writes that the album "underscores Offset’s critical gifts, tapping into his chutzpah while demonstrating even more growth."
HotNewHipHop ranked the album as the 14th best of 2025.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enemies" | Kiari CephusLeland WayneCarlton Mays Jr.Jaucquez LoweJerel Nance | Metro BoominDa Honorable C.N.O.T.E.London Jae | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Pills" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | CephusKentrell GauldenMathieu GilbertKevin RichardsonJordan WalkerBennie BenjaminGloria Caldwell | HrtOnIceK Rich | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Professional" | CephusWalkerAmman NuraniPatrick BodiMaximilian McFarlinDashiel Bryant | OffsetEvrgrnBodiMacshooter49DashOTBJRich Ent. | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Back in That Mode" (featuring YFN Lucci) | CephusRayshawn BennettLoweLadarius ByrdNance | London JaeDBTZ | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Different Species" (featuring Gunna) | CephusSergio KitchensThomas KesslerJoseph McCueLeon KrolWalkerFlorian Ongonga | X-PlosiveJesterLnKFlo[a] | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Bodies" (featuring JID) | CephusDestin RouteAnderson HernandezMichael MuléIsaac De BoniCashmere BrownJahmal GwinMichael LuceChristian PierceDavid WilliamsStevie Benton | VinylzFnZBrownBoogzDaBeastJwebby Muzik[v] | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Love You Down" | CephusSean MombergerLondon HolmesLoweMelvin Riley, Jr. | MombergerLondon on da TrackHendrix Smoke | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Run It Up" (featuring Key Glock) | CephusMarkeyvius CatheyHolmesGray LuvonMateen Niknam | London on da TrackQuin with the KeysAyo Peeb | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Set It Off" | CephusNanceLoweKevin PriceRaul BermejoSamuel Martinez | London JaeGo GrizzlyKevDJambo | 1:40 |
| 10. | "Folgers" | CephusMaysLoweNanceDarryl Clemons | Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E.London Jae | 2:24 |
| 11. | "All of My Hoes" | CephusNanceLoweRasool DiazTimothy McKibbinsMorris JonesJulius Rivera III | London JaeSool Got HitsB100 | 2:47 |
| 12. | "Calories" | CephusWalkerKesslerJohannes Kelete | X-PlosiveJojokelete | 2:42 |
| 13. | "Checkmate (Smooth)" | CephusNanceLoweK. PriceClemonsOliver Rodigan | London JaeGo GrizzlyCadenza | 3:19 |
| 14. | "Backends Fasho" | CephusNanceLoweK. PriceClemonsBryan YepesShaun Lopez | London JaeGo GrizzlyPooh BeatzBryvnLopez | 2:29 |
| 15. | "Prada Myself" (featuring Teezo Touchdown) | CephusAaron ThomasOzan YildirimLouis LeibfriedMichael NowatzkyJan LilienthalTyler ColeTim Friedrich | OzLoofSucukiThe Kii | 3:03 |
| 16. | "Never Let Go" (featuring John Legend) | CephusJohn StephensFrancis LeBlancSamuel SandersDarryl McCorkellMichael DupreeClemonsK. PriceLoweNanceWalker | FridayySandersCheeze BeatzPooh BeatzGo GrizzlyLondon JaeMike DupreeFrance | 2:42 |
| 17. | "Favorite Girl" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) | CephusNanceTyrone Griffin Jr.Westen WeissCassio LopesKevin YanceyDeavon ChisolmEric Sandoval | WeissCassioSonic | 2:41 |
| 18. | "Move On" | CephusNuraniDustin MartinSantiago AriasSegrate PriceWalker | EvrgrnSkWorld | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 52:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19. | "Bodies" (Bnyx Mix; featuring JID, Drowning Pool, and Bnyx) | CephusRouteHernandezMuléDe BoniBrownGwinLucePierceWilliamsBentonBenjamin Saint-Fort | Bnyx | 3:13 |
| 20. | "Athlete" | CephusWalkerNuraniEthan Hayes | EvrgrnHaze | 2:38 |
| 21. | "History" | CephusCeleste AmajoyiTerrel Dawes | Chibu AmajoyiBatmanOnTheBeatz | 2:01 |
| 22. | "How Did We Get Here?" (featuring CeeLo Green) | CephusThomas CallawayBrian KennedyKingston CallawaySean Phelan | CeeLo GreenKennedyPhelanK. Callaway | 3:42 |
| 23. | "Swing My Way" | CephusChandler Great | Turbo | 2:59 |
| Total length: | 66:59 |
Notes
- ^[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.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
Musicians
- 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
- 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
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Kiari Chart (2025) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 88 Australia Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) 18 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 196 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 144 Canadian Albums (Billboard) 53 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 97 French Albums (SNEP) 86 Portuguese Albums (AFP) 82 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 13 US Billboard 200 16 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 5 | Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Kiari Chart (2025) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 83 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 88 |
| Australia Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) | 18 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 196 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 144 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 53 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 97 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 86 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) | 82 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 13 |
| US Billboard 200 | 16 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
| Chart (2025) | Position |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 83 |