How Offset drew inspiration from Michael Jackson as Migos member went solo

A: ‘Blame It On Set, it’s just like putting everything on my shoulders and I’m about to (mess) this (stuff) up. That’s what the song was saying. It’s like put everything, put all the pressure on me and watch me (mess) it up.

Q: ‘Night Vision’ is a more introspective one, where you address missing Takeoff and how hard that’s been since his death. You open up on it and share your feelings.

A: My brother Metro Boomin produced it. We locked in. And I just wanted to show a little vulnerability, show people that I’m actually a human being. My thought process on how I love my brother. I miss the old days, and how much I cherish the old days, and that I’m all going hard to dig deep to represent the fullest at the highest level.

Making that record was, it took me longer than usually it takes me to make a record. Because sometimes I try to guard my feelings and guard certain things. But on that on that song, just the vibe and the beat had that kind of melodic dark, but there’s still brightness to it. It just put me in that pocket and I just expressed myself on it. My mood and just missing the old days.

Q: As far as the collaborators, you have some great people on here. The Don Tolliver song (‘Worth It’) is great. ‘Freaky’ and ‘Jealousy’ with Cardi. Travis Scott’s ‘Say My Grace.’ How do you choose people to work with you?

A: It’s about the vibe that I catch with people in the friendship and partnership. When I get in the studio with somebody and you’re comfortable with them, you always gonna come out with good product, because you just vibe. We’re all having fun, chillin’ and getting into that pocket. And with all my features, it’s all people that I rock with on a personal level.

Q: You mentioned Michael Jackson had to challenge himself to go beyond his first level of success with the Jackson 5. What’s been challenging for you as you’ve gone from Migos to become a solo artist?

A: Just having control of everything. Performing. You don’t have that cushion, that extra breath because it’s somebody else’s part and that extra time to rest. Or even that extra energy bouncing off each other. So you have to create your own world when you keep the energy at a high level consistently by yourself.

I’ve learned to respect artists that are solo acts because so much is wrapped around you doing it. If something fails, then it’s on you. If something is good, it’s on you. Also, I come from the greatest group in the world, so the pressure of the success of that, and being able not even beat it, but to just keep that same level by myself is hard.

That’s why I took so long on the album. I didn’t want to just put it out there because I know what legacy I come from.