Lil Scrappy is officially a father of five after welcoming his son on November 23rd. The child’s mother, Shakira, shared the life update and the first pictures of their baby boy a few days later on the 30th. On Monday (December 2), Scrappy spoke out about the birth of his baby boy for the first time, revealing his name Kyrie Richardson.
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Scrappy celebrated his son’s arrival on Instagramshare their first selfie. He also included photos that appeared to have been taken on the same day as the ones Mama Shakira posted. According to his caption, Scrap feels blessed by his Kyrie chapter!
“So yes, God blessed me once again 8 days with another son. Grateful to have a new boy to join my family. No matter what the naysayers say, you will still have this father’s love and support. You and your mothers shout out to my little guy. #KyrieRichardson aka YoungMerlo.”
More information on the birth of Lil Scrappy’s son
Shakira did not include Scrappy in first look pictures of their son. Instead, the footage showed her wearing light blue pajamas with her newborn, who was wrapped in a blanket of the same color. He also had a matching hat and a head full of dark hair. In her caption, she revealed that Kyrie weighed seven pounds and 2.5 ounces at birth. Shakira said he arrived at 7:39 in the morning after working for six minutes.
Meanwhile, the mothers of Scrappy’s first four children, Erica Dixon and Bambi, have not reacted online to his son’s birth. But after Scrappy’s baby shower videos went viral, Bam shared pre-order links for her children’s book about explaining a new baby to existing children.
As for Erica, most of what she has said is about Scrappy’s paternity their co-parenting relationship now that their oldest, Emani, is in college. The rapper shared that things are now “cool” and not as “stressful” as they used to be. Their current vibes remind him of when they “first got around each other,” he said.
“I love him,” Erica Dixon shared. “Just want to see him reach his highest potential. I feel like there’s so much in store, and I just want to see him shoot through the stars.”
Congratulations to Scrappy & Shakira on the birth of Kyrie Richardson!
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