Yahoo Lifestyle These Black Celebs Put Their Kids On Unapologetically And Honestly, I'm Not Mad At It
The celebrity nepotism conversation has been a divisive conversation for ages. Recently with the hype around Lebron James' son, Bronny James, we've seen a surge in this discussion.
Lets take a look at Black celebs who put their kids on unapologetically:
1.Lebron James, the father of NBA rookie Bronny James, told ESPN, "I don't know if people understand Bronny, he doesn't care. I actually wanted people to like me...Bronny doesn't give a f**k. He plays, he works his tail off, when he goes home he plays his video games."
Lebron and Bronny are the first father-son duo in NBA history to play alongside each other. Bronny, who was ranked 20th in his class coming out of high school, had this to say at the Lakers press conference, "It's for sure an amplified amount of pressure. I've already seen it, stuff in the media and internet talking about I might not deserve an opportunity. But I've been dealing with stuff like this my whole life."
2.Deion Sanders, NFL legend and the head coach of Colorado University's football team, is the father of Shedeur Sanders, the starting quarterback for the university. Deion told Taylor Rooks this about his son, "If he wasn't attached to me he would've been a five-star quarterback...if they would've disconnected him from me and just saw his mechanics, they could see that...it's upsetting to us and him, but now they see."
He continued to discuss the Colorado coaching job and his son leaving Florida Atlantic University to follow him, "We ride or die together...he could've went to any place...we had a conversation at the house one day...he said I'll go but it'll cost you a car." Shedeur followed his dad and was the starting quarterback this past season.
3.LaVar Ball is father of the Ball brothers — Lamelo, Lonzo, and LiAngelo. Lavar took the media by storm with his wild takes and exaggeration of his sons' skillsets, but it was amazing to watch. When Undisputed asked him if his 19-year-old son Lonzo was better than Lebron James, he said "YES!" He also went on Jimmy Kimmel and claimed he'd beat Michael Jordan, saying "He's too small, he's too little...I'm undefeated one-on-one, I don't lose one on one." Regardless of his takes, all his sons went on to become NBA players.
4.Ice Cube, father of actor O'Shea Jackson Jr., told Impaulsive, "He wasn't doing nothing but having fun spending my money...I knew he had the swagger...I told him it looks like the Straight Outta Compton movie is going to be real. I want you to play me."
He continued to talk about how he forced the directors to allow his son in the film, "I told him (the director) I want my son to play me...he almost lost it...I told him you're going to help him, the same way John Singleton helped me."
5.Zoe Kravitz is the daughter of singer Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet. Though her parents have been quiet publicly, Zoe has been vocal about the nepotism convo, telling GQ, "It’s completely normal for people to be in the family business. It’s literally where last names came from."
6.Master P, father of famous rapper and actor Romeo Miller, told Jon Foss, "I told him (Romeo)...if this is what you love, what you want to do, and you're passionate about it, I'm gonna support you with it, you'll be around us...as a family, we're able to now create generational wealth."
Master P has gone on to support his son in numerous business endeavors such as rapping, acting, "rap snacks", and even creating AAU basketball teams for his son to play on.
7.Legendary Atlanta rapper TI, father of rapper King Harris, told Shannon Sharpe, "That's my twin...I never had access to millions of dollars growing up. He don't want to live in my shadow, he wants a clean slate, but I tell him you'll never have that son, you might as well embrace it."
8.Will Smith, father of Jaden Smith, told Iconic, "I try to breed competition. He grew up in this business, it's not something that's strange...The cameras aren't new, this is the life he grew into."
Will and Jaden have starred in several films together. On the Full Send Podcast, Will discusses their working together in their first film. Listen below.
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9.While on TODAY with Hoda and Jenna, Steve Harvey had this to say about his daughter Lori Harvey, "She's growing up as a public figure. She doesn't get to make her mistakes like everybody else. Everybody else gets to make their mistakes in the cloak of darkness at your house. Hers gets publicized."
Steve placed his family, including Lori, in the spotlight back in 2015 with his TV reality show.
10.John David Washington, son of legendary actor Denzel Washington, credited his father as his inspiration while talking to People, "I think the best actor in the industry, in the business, is my father. I'm inspired by the kind of career he's had."
Take a look at Denzel's reaction to his son's quote below.
11.Rashida Jones, daughter of Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton, told InStyle, "My dad said to me, when I graduated from college: ‘You're gonna go wait in line with 70,000 other people for a job? That doesn't seem really that practical.’ And he was right, you know."
In the same interview, she went on to also say "People like the story of a legacy family and it's fun to write about and it's fun to think about you know, the ‘mini me’ and the person who looks like their mom or their dad. And then there's the resentment there too. But I think about it as, historically, people go into the family business more than they don't."
12.While talking to Flaunt Magazine, Tracee Ellis Ross, daughter of singer Diana Ross, had this to say about the nepo baby conversation: "Don’t get me wrong, Michael Jackson was around. Marvin Gaye called the house all the time. Cher and my dad and my mom and Michael played doubles tennis. Andy Warhol photographed me. You know what I mean."
She continued with, "All of that stuff was just a part of my life. But at the same time, the feelings and the experiences and the way my mother created home life for us was very ‘normal.’ And then I moved to Europe in eighth grade."
13.Berry Gordy, the father of Redfoo and grandfather of Sky Blu of LMFAO, told HipHollywood, "It's amazing. They went from nothing to everything...anybody can become a star but it's about how you handle it and how good you are as a human being. And that's what they are."
Sky Blu, who is actually the nephew of Redfoo, talked about the formation of the group and the family involvement, while being interviewed by DJ Vlad.
14.Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, father of Simone Johnson, told Good Morning America, "Simone is working so hard and her work has already started. She wants to be a WWE wrestler... And wrestling was good to me. I started my career in Madison Square Garden, so bring it on. She's going to be a champ."
