A Timeline of Offset & Lil Tjay’s Relationship

Things seemed to be cool between Offset and Lil Tjay in 2021, as the rap duo connected with Moneybagg Yo for “Run It Up.” The Josh Petruccio-produced cut landed on Tjay’s Destined 2 Win sophomore album and peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. An official video for the track boasts over 60 million views, but doesn’t find Tjay and Offset in any scenes together.

Lil Tjay took to his Instagram Story and revealed alleged DMs with Offset, where he put him on blast for not paying Tjay back his $10,000. “Do not loan Offset no money he’s poppeddddd lol just in case,” he captioned the post. “Offset yo pay that tab homie don’t fade yourself over a lil 10 pack.”

The messages find Tjay threatening Offset. “Wyaaaaaaaa Ngl I’ma [smack] the whole [s–t] out you,” he wrote. Set replied: “U barely lived already who tf you think you talking too?”

Tjay brought it back to the money he’s allegedly owed. “Nah never that I just want my ten,” he added.

Tjay was livestreaming on Twitch and called Offset “broke” and went into details of an alleged casino encounter with Set, where Tjay loaned the Migos rapper $10,000. At the same time, he also collected a few grand from others in the casino in an attempt to win his money back.

“I seen him in a casino and he was popped. He was panicking. He was asking random people for CashApps. He was broke. I don’t know what happened,” Tjay began. “Chasing, chasing, chasing. He must got a gambling addiction. He just popped.”

He continued: “The first five I offered him… I swung that n—a popped. He gets popped straight to the casino. He gets another loan from somebody else for two bands… I’m like, ‘That’s Offset I’m good on my money.’ … He gets a band from a random lady… He pops that and I throw that n—a another five. I seen like 13 bands in loans and I don’t know who got paid back that day.

Tjay explained that he wanted to go public since he “ducked me for so long” and has continued to avoid paying him back.

Lil Tjay posted on Instagram, flexing some luxury watches, and dissed Offset for allegedly still owing him $10,000 in the caption. “I could never be broke like Set running off making smoke over lunch money,” he wrote.

Per Complex, Offset got wind of Tjay’s post and responded in the comments of a DJ Akademiks post, where he raised tensions and challenged Tjay to a fight.

“@liltjay let’s hit on live I’ll fly to you this ain’t gone stop ya fell off allegations,” he wrote. “Meet me l. Newyor. And give me a one on live.”

Offset was shot in the valet area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on April 6 following a dispute. Set was transported to the Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla., where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

He remained hospitalized as of April 7. “We can confirm Offset was shot and is currently at the hospital receiving medical care,” a rep for Offset told Billboard. “He is stable and being closely monitored.”

Lil Tjay (born Tione Merritt) was arrested late April 6 and booked at Broward County Jail on disorderly conduct charges in connection with the Offset shooting.

A spokesperson for the Seminole Police Department said that “the incident began with an affray, or fight. Merritt was booked into the Broward County Jail late [April 6].” Authorities never labeled him as the gunman.

Tjay’s lawyer, Dawn Florio, pushed back against reports associating Tjay with the Offset shooting, which she labeled as “false rumors.”

“Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting,” Tjay’s attorney, Dawn Florio, said in a statement to Billboard. “Any reporting to the contrary is false. We encourage people to consult trusted news sources, and to verify the accuracy of any reporting, before reflexively sharing or repeating baseless rumors.”

Lil Tjay posted a $500 bond on April 7 and was tracked by several reporters on his way out of Broward County Jail. Tjay recalled the scene of the shooting and called Offset a “rat” during the fresh-out-of-jail interview.

“The last thing I seen was Offset looking at me like this, ‘Yo, that n—a shot me. That n—a shot me.’ La la la. N—a is a rat. n—a is a rat. I don’t do no damn fighting,” he said, before being asked if he was the one to shoot Offset. “I didn’t do no damn fighting. Did I shoot Offset? That s–t is crazy.”

Tjay continued to threaten Offset: “I’ll slap the s–t out of Offset. He would never play with me like that in his life.”

Offset got wind of Tjay’s comment during the latter’s wild on-the-run interview while leaving Broward County Jail. Set responded on April 8 in the comment section of a The Shade Room Teens post about Lil Tjay’s interview.

“U ain’t buss nun,” Set taunted Tjay.