Jadarius Jenkins, Young Jeezy, Monaco Mai Jenkins.Photo:Prince Williams/WireImage ; Jeannie Mai Instagram
Prince Williams/WireImage ; Jeannie Mai Instagram
Jeezymay be known for being a famous rapper, but he is also a father to three kids: Jadarius, Amra and Monaco.
The artist (born Jay Jenkins) welcomed his first child, son Jadarius Dykes, in 1996 with Tynesha Dykes. His second child, daughter Amra Nor Jenkins, was born in 2014 to Jeezy and his then-partner, Mahlet “Mahi” Gebremedhin. He also shares daughter Monaco Mai Jenkins, born in 2022, with his exJeannie Mai Jenkins.
While Jeezy’s two older children grew up out of the spotlight, the rapper’s youngest child has been in the public eye since the very beginning. The toddler even has her ownInstagram accountwith over 200,000 followers.
In June 2023, Mai Jenkins spoke to PEOPLE about how it “takes a village” to raise a child, and how she and Jeezy wouldn’t have been able to do it without the support of their families. She elaborated that both she and her ex had a “family first” mindset.
From their passions to their hobbies, here’s everything to know about Jeezy’s kids.
Jadarius Dykes, 28
Jadarius “YB” Jenkins at the ‘Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta’ season 2 premiere party in 2018.Paras Griffin/Getty
Paras Griffin/Getty
Jeezy’s first son, Jadarius, was born in 1996 and has started following in his father’s footsteps as a rapper under the name YB Landlord. He grew up in Macon, Georgia, in a “street environment,” as he shared in aninterview with The Progress Reportin April 2022.
While he is proud to be Jeezy’s son, Jadarius explained that he wanted his own image, and didn’t want to be known professionally as “Lil Jeezy,” as some called him. He shared that he is “still part of [his] hood” and often returns to give back to the community.
“I know Jeezy my daddy but I don’t want to walk into a room and be like, ‘Whattup I’m Jeezy’s son,’ ” he said.
Jadarius Jenkins and Young Jeezy in 2017.Prince Williams/Wireimage
Prince Williams/Wireimage
The young rapper was 9 years old when his father’s major label debut,Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, wasreleased. Jadarius shared that he was proud of his father and all he’d accomplished, knowing where they came from and the “long road” it took.
“Success is different where we come from, we really had to earn our success,” he explained. “No matter what, I respect what my father did and what he stand for. Where we come from, the road is so long, so for us to think about anything outside of that or further than that you had to be a champion of your own mind.”
Amra Nor Jenkins, 9
Jeezy and his daughter Amra Nor in 2015.Thaddaeus McAdams/FilmMagic
Thaddaeus McAdams/FilmMagic
Jeezy’s second child was born in February 2014. He welcomed her with his former girlfriend Mahlet “Mahi” Gebremedhin.
Monaco Mai Jenkins, 1
Monaco Mai Jenkins.Jeannie Mai Instagram
Jeannie Mai Instagram
Jeezy’s third child, and first with Mai Jenkins, Monaco,was born on Jan. 21, 2022. Jenkins announced her birth with an Instagram post.
A few months later, in April 2022, Mai Jenkins opened up about her new set of “twins” in the house, referring to Jeezy and Monaco.
“They’re like two peas in a pod, and it doesn’t help that she looks pretty much like him,” Mai Jenkins told PEOPLE. “She has his eyes, she has his nose. I’m looking at my favorite twins in the world whenever I wake up.”
She added that she loved to “discover new things” about both Jeezy and her daughter as they built their father-daughter bond.
“His parenting ways are funny, too,” she said. “Like he sings these songs in a whole other key to Monaco that I’ve never heard him perform.”
On Father’s Day, Mai Jenkins posted a tribute to Jeezy as hewore a matching blue-and-pink outfitwith his infant daughter.
Jeezy with his daughter, Monaco.Monaco Mai Jenkins Instagram
Monaco Mai Jenkins Instagram
Despite her young age, both Jeezy and Mai Jenkins are already focused on instilling a good work ethic in Monaco.
In November 2022, Mai Jenkins opened up about how it was important to her toshow her daughter a working mother.
“I actually got really emotional, because I watched my mom work, I watched her work at IBM, I watched her go for job interviews," she told PEOPLE. “We waited in lunch cafeterias for her to pick me up to go to school and tutoring. So I’m giving Monaco that exact firsthand grip on what it looks like to have a working mom, and I’m so proud of it.”
However, with two parents balancing full-time careers in the public eye, Mai Jenkins admitted it can be difficult to balance work and raising a child.
The television host shared with PEOPLE in June 2023 that she and Jeezy often rely on family to help them out when the busy pair get swamped with work.
“We have no problem calling somebody up to be like we’re dropping her off or coming in 30 minutes,” she said.
“My daddy. If it weren’t for you, Mommy would still be at da club,” Mai Jenkins joked in the caption of one adorable photo of the father-daughter duo.
source: people.com
