Offset Keeps It Real on Popcast: Admits Gambling Problem, Says He and Cardi B Are Good
Written by Kiss Media on 14 November 2026
Offset is in the middle of a big week — his fourth solo album GMFU dropped Friday — and he used his sit-down on The New York Times’ Popcast to get honest about the two things people ask him about most: his gambling and his ex, Cardi B.
On the gambling, Offset did not dodge it. He has been open about the fact that he still gambles, and he talked about being shot at outside a Florida casino during an alleged altercation with Lil Tjay — an incident reported at the time as being tied to a gambling debt. He even bet on Keisha Lance Bottoms to win the Georgia governor’s race. As he put it, he gambles as an escape, and he genuinely enjoys it. At first he pushed back on the word “problem” — he is not selling off assets to pay creditors, and he argued that sometimes he is paid to gamble. “I might got a sponsorship from them,” he said. “They have a lot of budget. Sometimes you think I’m gambling, and I might have collabed somebody, and I just made $400,000 doing this.”
Then he leveled with the hosts. “I’m gonna keep it real, I got a problem,” Offset said. “I’m working through it.”
On Cardi B, the tone was calmer than the internet expected. The two are no longer together after a relationship that lasted upwards of eight years, with cheating scandals ultimately ending the marriage. Now they are co-parenting and living separate lives — and Offset says that is working, even with Cardi now linked to Stefon Diggs and all the speculation that comes with it. “I’m very considerate of her,” he said. “As long as I’m good with her, she’s good with me, and our kids good. It’s 2 different worlds now. I would never want to conjoin that and put her at discomfort. Sometimes it’s the fans that’s making it more discomforting.”
He also made it clear he is not putting their private progress on display to change how strangers see him. “I respect her privacy,” he said — and that goes for whatever Cardi has going on in her world, too.
The timing is no accident: GMFU, his 18-track fourth solo album featuring Quavo, Don Toliver, and Gunna on “Spit Propane,” is out now. Offset has said the album’s title says it all — people have the wrong idea about him, and he is ready to shake it loose.
What do you think, Kiss family — can you respect Offset for keeping it real about his gambling, and are you glad to hear he and Cardi are good? Drop your thoughts in the comments, and keep it locked to Kiss 101.7 for the latest. Got a request or a hot take? Hit the request line at +1 302-357-9831.
Source: HotNewHipHop
