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On a recent episode of the FS1 show “Undisputed,” co-host Michael Irvin did a thing that parents would hope to never have to do: publicly admonish their kid for making the family look bad. Granted, Irvin didn’t say his son, Elijah, aka Tut Tarantino, was making the family look bad, but I think it can be safely inferred.
In the middle of a segment in which Skip Bayless, Keyshawn Johnson and Michael Irvin were discussing Ja Morant’s response and retweeting of an inspirational tweet from Deion Sanders, Irvin went on a screed about having to distance yourself from bad elements as an athlete (paraphrasing here). He then hopped right into talking about his son’s rap lyrics, pointing out that his son “grew up in a gated community” and is really rapping Michael Irvin’s life, not his own.
The comments at the heart of the whole discussion really start around the 4:49 mark. Take a gander.
There has been some mixed reaction to what Irvin said, which is funny because this isn’t even the first time he’s said it. He said the same thing back in 2019 on the “Dan Patrick Show.” But some folks are claiming that Irvin threw his son under the bus calling him out publicly, and others believe that, maybe, these kids need calling out. I tend to fall in the latter camp.
For a kid who grew up in rich surroundings and went to the best schools, as Irvin’s son did, it really is ridiculous to listen to this kid’s music. Like, he has videos full of guns, talking about the opps (as folks are…
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