Dwyane Wade is a great example of fathers nationwide. The former NBA star stopped by The Ellen Show to proudly talk about his 12-year-old’s transition.
His son, born Zion, wants to now be referred to as Zaya using the pronouns she/her. “So once Zaya, our 12-year-old, came home — first Zion, I don’t know if everyone knows, originally named Zion, born as a boy — came home and said, ‘Hey, I want to talk to you guys. I think going forward I’m ready to live my truth. I want to be referenced as she and her, I would love for you guys to call me Zaya,’ ” Wade told DeGeneres, according to PEOPLE magazine.
“So internally, it’s now our job to go out and get information, to reach out to every relationship that we have— my wife (Gabrielle Union) reached out to everybody on the cast of Pose— we’re just trying to figure out as much information as we can to make sure that we give our child the best opportunity to be her best self,” Wade added.
Dwyane Wade called Zaya “a leader” and called her “a voice.” “Once Zaya came home and said, ‘I want you to call me Zaya and I’m ready to take on this,’ I looked at her and said, ‘You are a leader. And this is our opportunity to allow you to be a voice,’ ” Wade said to DeGeneres. “Right now it’s through us, because she’s 12 years old, but eventually it will be through her.”
“First of all, I think it’s what every parent should be is what you’re being right now,” DeGeneres told Wade. “Which is unconditionally loving your child and supporting your child in whoever they are.”
Dwayne Wade delivered a powerful speech every parent needs to hear.
Anytime he posts a family picture with his openly gay son, the Internet is in a frenzy. Matt Barnes straight up asked him how is it raising his 12-year-old son, Zion.
“You want to talk about strength and courage? My 12-year-old has way more than I have,” Dwyane said. “You can learn something from your kids, but in the household, now, it’s all we talk about. We talk about our kids being seen by each of us… We want them to be whoever they feel like they can be in this world. Understand that you can be whoever. You can be whatever.”
Dwayne Wade talks about his son’s transition: “I’ve watched my son from day 1 come into now who she’s eventually come into” #TwoBeesToldMepic.twitter.com/DmnVu3Z3TI
“I’ve watched my son from day one become into who she now eventually has come into. For me, nothing changes with my love. Nothing changes with my responsibilities. Only thing I gotta do now is get smarter and educate myself more. That’s my job.”
Dwayne Wade also added that he responds to criticism about his parenting because he “understands his platform” and uses it to help people who can relate.
Grammy Award-winning producer and Jamla Records founder, 9th Wonder returns with his third-annual solo project, Zion III. The esteemed professor has had a productive 2018, having produced (with his Soul Council ensemble) the entirety of Black Thought’s Streams of Thought, Vol. 1, as well as quarterbacking the marvelous Jamla Is the Squad IIcompilation. In early 2019, he and the Council will produce Smif-N-Wessun’s The All album, having just released its first music video, “Let It Go.” That visual premiered at Ambrosia For Heads.
For those that may dismiss the Zion series is simply a yearly beat dump, consider this: last year’s Zion IIwarranted a limited vinyl pressing for Record Store Day. These collections include recognizable gems he placed on albums, as well as unreleased joints. This time around, he decided to give Jamla’s newest spitters, King Draft and Swank, a chance to really shine on five tracks. There are more than 40 inclusions altogether, offering some noteworthy instrumental Hip-Hop.
If you didn’t catch them on the Jamla Is the Squad II comp, then their raw verses on “To Jersey,” “So Familiar,” “Whole Life,” “Lonely Nights,” and “Signs” should make it clear why they’re getting the spotlight here. Young King kicks the first bars of the album and he sparks it with, “David Blaine on the M-I-C / The flash make ‘em forget, like MIB / C’est la vie / Car crash couldn’t interrupt my chi / I stay centered like ‘hike’ on three.” Swank matches witty wordplay with bars like, “Spit dope sh*t / Whip pot, broke wrist / Ni**a so sick I’m in the ER / Whoever you think sick, I’m that just add an ‘er.’”
As you would expect from the Little Brother co-founder, the beats are soulful and literally filled with Soul samples and vocal snippets from the same genre. He follows the classic formula of hard boom-bap drums and chilled-out loops. For MCs seeking turnkey beats to build their skills with, fans looking for great holiday party background musics, or Jamla Heads looking for an introduction to the new wave, Zion III is it.
Grammy Award-winning producer and Jamla Records founder, 9th Wonder returns with his third-annual solo project, Zion III. The esteemed professor has had a productive 2018, having produced (with his Soul Council ensemble) the entirety of Black Thought’s Streams of Thought, Vol. 1, as well as quarterbacking the marvelous Jamla Is the Squad IIcompilation. In early 2019, he and the Council will produce Smif-N-Wessun’s The All album, having just released its first music video, “Let It Go.” That visual premiered at Ambrosia For Heads.
For those that may dismiss the Zion series is simply a yearly beat dump, consider this: last year’s Zion IIwarranted a limited vinyl pressing for Record Store Day. These collections include recognizable gems he placed on albums, as well as unreleased joints. This time around, he decided to give Jamla’s newest spitters, King Draft and Swank, a chance to really shine on five tracks. There are more than 40 inclusions altogether, offering some noteworthy instrumental Hip-Hop.
If you didn’t catch them on the Jamla Is the Squad II comp, then their raw verses on “To Jersey,” “So Familiar,” “Whole Life,” “Lonely Nights,” and “Signs” should make it clear why they’re getting the spotlight here. Young King kicks the first bars of the album and he sparks it with, “David Blaine on the M-I-C / The flash make ‘em forget, like MIB / C’est la vie / Car crash couldn’t interrupt my chi / I stay centered like ‘hike’ on three.” Swank matches witty wordplay with bars like, “Spit dope sh*t / Whip pot, broke wrist / Ni**a so sick I’m in the ER / Whoever you think sick, I’m that just add an ‘er.’”
As you would expect from the Little Brother co-founder, the beats are soulful and literally filled with Soul samples and vocal snippets from the same genre. He follows the classic formula of hard boom-bap drums and chilled-out loops. For MCs seeking turnkey beats to build their skills with, fans looking for great holiday party background musics, or Jamla Heads looking for an introduction to the new wave, Zion III is it.
