Lil Wayne‘s youngest son appears to be following in his father’s footsteps by pursuing a career in music — but fans are divided by the results so far.
On Monday (March 4), 14-year-old Neal Carter went live on Instagram to share a snippet of a new song while throwing up hand sings and dancing to it.
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Drawing inspiration from the likes of Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti and Yeat, the track features distorted high-pitched vocals over a bass-heavy, video game-esque beat.
The full lyrics are hard to make out, but Neal can be heard making references to drug use and sex.
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Soon after the clip began making the rounds online, fans took to social media to share their thoughts on it — and some were less than impressed.
“Bro didn’t get the right genes,” one critic wrote on Instagram, while another added: “How is your dad one of the best rappers alive and you do this.”
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Others, however, showed more leniency to the teen with comments like: “He gonna drop a banger in 10 years probably” and “Nah this better than Ken [Carson] its actually tuff.”
Listen to it for yourself below.
Lil Wayne's son raises eyebrows as he previews new song of his own pic.twitter.com/uuCNwm3NSX
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Neal Carter was born in November 2009 during Lil Wayne’s on-again, off-again relationship with singer Nivea.
The pair were engaged in the early 2000s. They had their only child together after getting back together years later, but finally called it quits in 2010.
The Young Money boss has three other children with different women: Reginae, 25; Dwayne Carter III, 15; and Kameron, 14.
While Wayne is largely selective when it comes to exposing his children to the glare of the public eye, over the holidays he proved that there’s nothing more important than quality time with his family.
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In late November, the 41-year-old rapper posed for a rare family photo alongside his four children. Tunechi could be seen rocking a bright yellow sweatsuit while cozied up with his kids.
“Happy Thanksgiving From My Family To Yours,” his daughter Reginae wrote in her Instagram caption.
