Offset enjoys all of the rides within the video for his first solo single of 2022, “54321.” The Child Keem co-produced burner dropped on Friday (Aug. 19) and it finds the Migos member counting down all of the ways in which his life is shining over a spare, ominous beat and funhouse keyboards.
Within the accompanying video, Offset visits an amusement park, the place he takes spins on all of the stomach-churning rides, dances and moonwalks down the halfway, enjoys some tremendous salty/sugary snacks and boasts about gathering closets stuffed with sneakers he by no means even wears.
“Postin’ these racks however I do know it’s a rip-off/ Don’t cuff a b—h, I’m not egocentric, I share ’em/ Elliot pink diamonds lookin’ like Cam/ He actin’ robust however he sweeter than yams/ Two b—-es in a Rolls Ghost and it scare ’em,” he raps whereas hovering excessive above the bottom on a flying pink trip.
The track’s launch comes at a tenuous juncture within the historical past of the Migos, amid swirling rumors that the group that includes Offset, Quavo and Takeoff could possibly be headed for a cut up. And whereas it doesn’t seem that Offset immediately takes on the whispers in regards to the trio’s future, there’s an intriguing line within the track that appears to allude to one in all his bandmates. “Louis V coat pocket full of blues/ I’m outta right here, 5, 4, three, two, one/ Takeoff, sensitive my brother, pull a gun,” he rhymes.
In an unique interview with Rap Radar this week Quavo and Takeoff sat down for his or her first official interview as a duo. In accordance with Quavo, “the chemistry is similar” relating to recording music with out Offset. Added Takeoff, “The chemistry has been there since day one, so we simply … simply bounce off.”
Quavo and Takeoff helped spur the rumors after they launched a pair of tracks that includes simply the 2 of them this 12 months, together with “Lodge Foyer” and “Unc and Phew,” a reference to their familial connection. Whereas they didn’t seem to immediately deal with the scenario, Quavo mentioned that relating to writing with out Offset, “I can’t wait to deliver some new music to Takeoff.”
Watch the “54321” video beneath.