Photo of the Day: Teyana Taylor and Jay Z’s mini me nephew

You can try me fu*ker, but when I squeeze it hurts, fine
We’ll lose two lives, yours and mines
Gimme any amount of time, don’t let Ms. Carter grieve
At the funeral parlor drippin’ tears on my sleeve
Told the judge didn’t budge, it was him or me
And I ain’t trying to be hard, but I’m guilty as charged
Put my mercy on this court and my faith in God
And pray hard none of my nephews wanna be stars.

When Jay Z wrote his hit “Lucky Me”, he never envisioned one of his beloved nephews would follow him into the rap game. Kids never grow up to do what you expect them to. That’s because they’re individuals forging their own paths through life. But I bet Jay Z wished his nephew Young Mel chose a different path.

Thanks to a loyal reader for this photo of Teyana Taylor and Ramel “Young Mel” Carter at the Rap-Up Magazine 3rd Anniversary Celebration and Release of “Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B at the Adidas Originals Soho Store in NYC on April 17, 2008.