Dominic Smithers
Beyoncé's nephew is being absolutely ripped online after posting a video of him rapping. What do you think?
It looks like Julez Smith Jr. is trying to follow in the footsteps of his famous relatives after he shared a video of him performing one of his own tunes.
The 17-year-old posted the snippet of his track on TikTok last week, and it has already been viewed over 45,000 times.
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However, despite jumping into the comments himself to describe the tune as 'straight fire', not everyone seems to agree.
Julez has come in for a fair bit of flack from people online, with many saying that the apple seems to have fallen very far from the tree.
Commenting on the post, one user said: "Pick another lane." Chipping in, another critic asked: "How is Jay Z your uncle?"
"His mom is Solange, his auntie is Beyoncé, and his uncle is Jay Z, but he doesn’t have a lick of musical talent… " put a third, while another added: "Respectfully, don’t drop this."
Not everyone was so quick to pass judgement on the young rapper, though, as there were actually some words of encouragement from a few people online.
"The bars can be better but it’s okay," said one while another wrote: "The lyrics have potential, he just need to find his sound."
This comes after rumours began circulating recently that Julez had got an 18-year-old woman pregnant.
Text messages purporting to have been exchanged between the two were shared across social media and as a result, he took to Instagram to outright deny that the rumours were true.
Julez said: "Now usually I wouldn’t speak on this type of stuff but this time I’m not gonna let y’all drag my family for something that is fabricated."
Julez’s father, Daniel J Smith, also got involved, addressing it on his Instagram stories: "The game is gonna test you. Never fold! It’s not on you, it’s in you and what’s in you they can’t take away!"
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