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Son Of A Gun: A Complete Guide To Rapping Industry Kids
Age: 19
Father: Al B. Sure (And Sean “Diddy” Combs, sort of)
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Accomplishments: Inheriting Al B. Sure’s hair
Fails: His name. These lines: “When they say I’m hot they ain’t talkin’ bout the weather” / “I’d rather have noodles that’s Ramen” / “I be stuck to you like glue” / “Stop letting your coworkers also be the ones you lay with/That’s not professional” and more
Apples From Tree: 9. We know he’s only Puffy’s honorary son but this song, “Words From Me,” is so bad it can’t go unnoticed.
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Rapping Kids - International Quincy
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Rapping Kids - Diggy Simmons
Age: 15
Father: Reverend Run
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Accomplishments: The First Flight & Airborne mixtapes; Run’s House reality show
Fails: Diggy's brace-faced appearance on Run’s House could come back to haunt him, but in the age of Drizzy Drake that hardly matters, right?
Apples From Tree: 2. Diggy not only has the style and skills to be star, he’s already displayed a maturity well beyond his years. Plus, an AT&T commercial.
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Rapping Kids - JoJo Simmons
Age: 21
Father: Reverend Run
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Accomplishments: Being Diggy’s older brother
Fails: Releasing music; Getting arrested for marijuana possession
Apples From Tree: 10. Remember when we said “a sigh and a palm to the forehead”? Yeah…
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Rapping Kids - Hood Surgeon (Curtis Young)
Age: 28
Father: Dr. Dre
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Fails: Looking too much like Dr. Dre. Dude looks like a clone. Also, Hood Surgeon.
Apples From Tree: 5.5. You got some bars, Curtiiiss!
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Rapping Kids - Droop-E
Age: 22
Father: E-40
Musical Aspirations: Rapping/Producing
Accomplishments: Producing a song featuring Bjork!
Fails: None yet
Apples From Tree: 4. Not only does Droop E have bars to drop, he’s also got beats to shop, doubling his chances of success
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Rapping Kids - Doughboy & OMG
Ages: 15 & 20
Father: Ice Cube
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Accomplishments: Verses on Ice Cube’s “She Couldn’t Make It On Her Own”
Fails: None yet
Apples From Tree: 4. That Cube is still dropping albums and relevant means his spawn have more than just one foot in the door.
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Rapping Kids - Lil Romeo
Age: 21
Father: Master P
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Fails: Warming the bench at USC
Apples From Tree: 1. Ladies love Lil Romeo. Plus, how many rappers can say they had a show on Nickelodeon? But if Romeo kept his rhyming up instead of balling, he could be going ham with Soulja Boy instead of wounded on the sidelines.
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Rapping Kids - Cory Gunz
Age: 23
Father: Peter Gunz
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Acomplishments: Various mixtapes, including the DJ Drama-hosted Gangsta Grillz: Heir to the Throne
Fails: Put out an album, please
Apples From Tree: 0. Despite no official album and still being currently unsigned, Cory and his speedy bars remain constant blog fodder. See: “A Milli” freestyle.
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Rapping Kids - Lil King
Age: 9
Father: Silkk The Shocker
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Accomplishments: Cute!
Fails: Too young to tell
Apples From Tree: 3. Since Silkk the Shocker was about 10 seconds off-beat everytime he rapped, we don’t expect much
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Rapping Kids - Boy Jones
Age: 21
Father: Ol’ Dirty Bastard
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Accomplishments: Touring with Wu-Tang Clan
Fails: None yet
Apples From Tree: 7
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Rapping Kids - Nefu Da Don
Age: 21
Mother: Queen Pen
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Accomplishments: A collabo with Wiz Khalifa (How?)
Fails: “Beef” with Bow Wow
Apples From Tree: 3. It’s Queen Pen...
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Rapping Kids - Lil Eazy E
Age: 26
Father: Eazy E
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Fails: Beef with Game
Apples From Tree: 5. We’ve been hearing about Lil Eazy E for years now so we're not sure he'll blow, but if Saigon can finally drop an album? Anything's possibbblllee!
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Rapping Kids - Manaj
Age: 25
Father: Dr. Dre
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Accomplishments: Sure she has some
Fails: Dr. Dre doesn’t claim her
Apples From Tree: 10. Manaj, not to be confused with… nevermind
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Rapping Kids - Young B
Age: 25
Stepfather: Bun B
Musical Aspirations: Rapping (Member of rap group Youngest N Charge)
Fails: None so far
Apples From Tree: 6. Not bad
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Rapping Kids - Marquis Jackson
Age: 13
Father: 50 Cent
Musical Aspirations: Rapping
Accomplishments: This line: “I’ma be like T.I., give 'em whatever they like… Nah, I’m lyin’”
Fails: Profanity-laced rhymes
Apples From Tree: 6. Swagger like dad. We can’t officially verify that this is him, but with 50 for a dad his Interweb marketing potential is on a hundred, thousand trillion
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