Key Takeaways
- Yasiin Bey dances and raps along to daughter Laila!’s "80 in a 55" during a July performance at Blue Note NYC in a resurfaced clip.
- Laila! says her father supports her talent but remains "very uninvolved" in her career, despite previously advising her to "stay away from the industry."
- The 20-year-old singer and producer released her sophomore album, We’ll Never Be This Young Again, in late October.
Yasiin Bey took a moment to recognize music by his daughter Laila! during his most recent performance at Blue Note NYC.
In a resurfaced clip from July, the Brooklyn rapper, formerly known as Mos Def, can be seen dancing and rapping along to Laila's 2024 song "80 in a 55" from her IN CTRL! EP.
Bey shares the 20-year-old producer and artist with Laila's mother Jessica Chong. The clip was posted on Friday (November 13) by photographer Monifa Perry.
Laila!, who released her sophomore album We’ll Never Be This Young Again in late October, confirmed to Complex in 2024 that Yasiin Bey is her father.
"Yes, he is my dad, y'all. The rumors are true; no, I'm kidding. But yes, he's my dad. He's my dad," Laila! said. The then-teen added that her father is "very proud" of her musical capabilities and that he's "always just been like, 'Okay kid, I see you.'"
Last October, Laila! appeared on Hot 97 and shared that Bey advised her to "stay away from the industry," although she would come to make her own decision about pursuing a music career.
"I mean, this is what I wanna do with my life so I have to, you know, I can't stay away from scary things forever, you know? Like, things are scary, but you gotta have the right people around you and I definitely have great people around me that are supporting me," she said at the time.
Upon the release of her follow-up to 2024's Gap Year!, Laila! denied being a nepo baby, telling FADER that her father is "very uninvolved" in her career.
