Offset Shouts Out LL Cool J for Helping Him Secure 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Role

Offset played an undercover agent on Sunday's new episode, marking his proper acting debut.

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On Sunday night, Offset made his acting debut on the long-running CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles.

If you missed the episode, here's a sneak peek of Offset playing undercover CIA agent Kadri Kashan Khan.

#Offset will play a deep undercover CIA agent, Kadri on #NCISLA this weekend - here's your first look pic.twitter.com/d1J4PUnip2

— ET Canada (@ETCanada) February 28, 2020

The role of a deep undercover agent was made possible, in part, by the assistance of series star LL Cool J, who shared some words of encouragement for the Migos member ahead of the episode's premiere:

Proud of my Lil brother making his dreams happen!!! @OffsetYRN‘s acting debut on tomorrow’s episode of #NCISLA!! When you’re in Hip-Hop, some people only expect you to play a gangster or a thug but my man is breaking type!!!💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 This is just the beginning!! I got you bro! pic.twitter.com/Ha2SAUm5in

— LLCOOLJ (@llcoolj) February 29, 2020

Now, Offset has responded in kind to LL's show of support with a public thanks. "You're a man of your word," he said via a tweet on Sunday. "This is a major highlight of my career." Offset also thanked director Dennis Smith and the show's crew:

THANK YOU BIG BRO FOR BRINGING ME ON THE TEAM. YOU'RE A MAN OF YOUR WORD. THIS IS A MAJOR HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS EXPERIENCE HAPPEN SCOTT GEMILL, @NCISDIR DENNIS AND THE REST OF THE CREW AT @NCIS_CBS https://t.co/9Teahh9Jg8

— OFFSET (@OffsetYRN) March 2, 2020

Offset also debuted a new song during the episode. Speaking last week on the opportunity, Offset explained how the role complemented his vision for getting into acting.

"I never wanted to come into acting and be like put in this category of, 'Oh, you be the bad guy all the time,'" Offset said at the time. "I wanted to be able to show that I can do anything that someone sets in front of me."

Previously, Offset appeared as himself on a 2016 episode of Atlanta starring Donald Glover.

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