| Artist | Offset |
|---|---|
| Cover | Kiari.jpg |
| Released | August 22, 2025 |
| Genre | Pop rap[1] |
| Length | 52:31 |
| Label | Motown |
| Producer |
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| Prev year | 2023 |
| Next year | 2025 |
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.[2]
Critical reception
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."[3] 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.[6]
Track listing
Notes
- indicates an additional producer.
- 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.[7]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]
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
Weekly charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 88 |
| Australia Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[10] | 18 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[11] | 82 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2025) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 83 |
References
- ^ https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/962374-40-best-rap-albums-2025
- ^ Nevares, Gabriel Bras (August 26, 2025). "Offset Unleashes Music Videos For Every Single Track On New Album "KIARI"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
- ^ A, Aron (March 9, 2021). "Offset "Kiari" Review". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
- ^ Murray, Robin (August 22, 2025). "Offset – KIARI | Reviews". Clash Magazine. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
- ^ Dukes, Will (August 22, 2025). "Offset Skewers His Opps and Searches for Solace". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
- ^ "The 40 Best Rap Albums Of 2025". HotNewHipHop. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ^ Bernstein, Elaina (June 20, 2025). "Offset and JID Sample Drowning Pool on "Bodies"". Hypebeast. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ "Kiara / Offset / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 September 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1853. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 8, 2025. p. 6.
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- ^ "Top 200 Álbuns Semana 35 de 2025" (in pt-pt). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 2. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2025". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2026.