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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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