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    Migos Rapper Offset Reunited With His Father After 23 Years Apart And The Moment Is Pretty Special

    "The past is the past and the present is all we have to rely on. We not perfect in any shape or form"

    Ade Onibada
    by Ade Onibada

    BuzzFeed News Reporter

    Migos rapper Offset has shared the emotional moment he reunited with his father after being estranged from each other for more than two decades.

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    In a post on Instagram, the platinum selling artist shared a short video of the pair embracing with a caption describing the meeting as a "dream come true."

    The "Clout" rapper wrote: "Dreams do come true. Haven't seen my father in 23 years !!!!!! And I still love him. The past is the past and the present is all we have to rely on we not perfect in any shape or form I love you pops !!! No matter what!!!!"

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    In a conversation in February, the Georgia-born rapper told hosts of the New York radio show The Breakfast Club that he was four-years-old the last time he saw his father but that he was always open to a reconciliation.

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    Offset, real name is Kiari Cephus, shared how his father's absence impacted him growing up and suggested it was part of the causes which led him to a life of criminality.

    He said: "Growing up it affected me a lot, that's why I think I was running around doing so much. I didn't really have no father guidance, without that and then you've got the streets– you let the streets guide you. Your momma become the person you hide from, You hide everything."

    The 27-year-old maintained that despite his father's absence, he welcomed the opportunity to rebuild their relationship because of his own personal experience struggling with fatherhood early on.

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    He said: "I know how it be. You can either let the streets take you away or you can kick in with your family. A lot of folks, the streets took them away from their momma, their grandmomma, their everything. So, I've just been on the other side too. I've been a father that was locked up, trippin, not really focused on life goals, not really focusing on taking care of the kids."

    Offset, who has four children by four different women, including wife and Grammy-winner Cardi B, also noted how issues with his mother might have prevented his father from maintaining contact. He said: "I know how mommas can be too– it's a dirty game too now. The momma could have been playing it dirty and it got to a point where he just, gave up. Because I've been in a dirty game before, it can get dirty and you're trying your hardest."

    As a solo act, Offset released his debut album, Father of 4, in February with cover art paying direct homage to his own role as a father, which also included some subliminal messages aimed at his then-estranged father.

    Following the reconciliation, celebrity friends have praised the moving moment with Justin Bieber describing it as "beautiful"

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    Fellow Migos member and cousin Quavo celebrated the reunion.

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    While rapper Big Sean highlighted the significance of the father and son coming together, he wrote, "No ego, no pride, just love n opportunity to grow! So powerful!"

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    Hip hop veteran Snoop Dogg referred to it as "grown man shit."

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    While rapper Busta Rhymes told Offset that he was "proud."

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    Other comments included fans who shared their similar experiences.

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    And sending their well wishes for the reformed relationship.

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    BuzzFeed News have reached out to representatives for Offset for further comment.