On December 26, 2024, X page @mymixtapez posted a video of Keyshia Cole ending her livestream abruptly because her son Tobias quoted Kendrick Lamar's lyric from Not Like Us. In the video, Keyshia is getting her makeup done and bickering with Tobias when he quotes Not Like Us and says:
"I heard you like 'em young"
Originally, the lyrics of Lamar's track alleged that Drake was a p*dophile. However, netizens quickly took to X to comment on Keyshia Cole's son quoting the lyrics to her. They seemingly alluded to the fact that her previous partners were comparatively younger than her. One X user tweeted:
"Kids know all ya secrets"
"It be your own kids lol" an X user commented.
"Kids these days are wild‼️🤔🤷🏾♀️🤨🤦🏾♀️" another X user mentioned.
"Them kids know all the tea. And then go to school and tell us teachers.." another netizen said.
"Damn! Getting called out by your toddler son is wild. 😂" another netizen stated.
Additionally, some internet users seemingly called out Keyshia Cole over it.
"There is a reason our parents kept us out of "Grown folks" business. This isn't cute, it's shameful and bad parenting," an X user tweeted.
"Keyshia Cole, the original "Love" songstress, getting schooled by her own son is a plot twist even I didn't see coming. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, or in this case, the tree doesn't fall far from the apple," another netizen commented
Who are Keyshia Cole's children? Details explored
According to a report by Distractify dated April 15, 2024, Keyshia Cole has two sons. Her oldest son Daniel was born on March 2, 2010, and his younger son Tobias was born on August 1, 2019. Keyshia shares both children with different people, wherein Daniel is the son of NBA player Daniel Gibson, who is 5 years younger than Cole.
Gibson and Keyshia got engaged in January 2010, following which their son was born in March 2010 and the two got married on May 21, 2011. The couple separated in 2014 and announced their divorce in 2017. After her separation from Gibson, Keyshia Cole dated singer Niko Khale (who is 14 years younger) from November 2017 to October 2020 and had their son, Tobias in 2019.
During an interview with Essence dated March 2022, Keyshia talked about parenting amid the loss of her mother Frankie Lons. Commenting on how she balances her music career and parenting, the Love singer said:
"My youngest child, his father, takes him every other week. He’s really hands-on, probably because he’s so little right now. My oldest really wants me to leave him alone as much as possible–I try not to–but his father is there as well. My plan, especially with some acting classes that I plan to do soon, is to try [and] juggle every other week."
Keyshia continued:
"Also, I have never had a real nanny, somebody that helps me keep a schedule. For the most part, I’ve been trying to do things alone. I signed up to find a real nanny, somebody I can really depend on so that I can finish up these obligations that I have this year."
In other news, Keyshia Cole seemingly hinted at her rumored split from her boyfriend Hunxho whom she went public with in April 2024. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Keyshia mentioned that she was single in November 2024. However, it hasn't been officially confirmed.