Michael Irvin Called Out His "Fake Thug Rapper" Son Named Tut Tarantino, Saying His Entire Persona Is Fake Because He "Grew Up In A Gated Community"

Well, that's a wrap for Tut Tarantino and all the Tut Tarantino fans out there. (Which I'm sure there are many)

To put into perspective just how cringe that was watching somebody's dad call them a wanksta on national televsion was, it even made the soulless Skip Bayless cringe.

As Papa Doc showed us all, there's just no coming back from that.

Once your privilege as a youth is exposed, your credibility is shot. You're not only totally done for as a gangsta rapper, you're basically done in any profession that doesn't involve white collars and country clubs. (Or Barstool Sports). 

In Papa Doc's case, he went to Cranbrook, that's a private school. And his real name wasn't Papa Doc, it was actually Clarence. And Clarence lived at home with two parents, who had a really good marriage. 

Those are called non-starters on the streets. 0-for-4 right there. 

In Tut Tarantino's case, he's not only not from the streets, he grew up in a 20,000 sq ft house, inside a privately secured, gated community.

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A far cry from this.

Vibe- Irvin, who grew up in impoverished conditions in Florida before attending the University of Miami and being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1988, added that his son is rapping about a lifestyle that he himself experienced, but has since distanced himself from.

“He’s rapping my life ‘cause we romanticize and fantasize about that old thug life, ghetto life and all of that stuff, when we used to work to get away from,” the Hall of Fame wide receiver said. “Now, we’ve gotten to a place somehow (that) we’re running back towards it: in the music, in everything.”

This isn’t the first time Michael Irvin has called cap on Tut Tarantino’s lyrical content. During an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show in 2019, Irvin shared similar sentiments regarding his son’s rap career. “He raps about some of the hardest stuff in the world,” the 57-year-old said at the time. “I say to him, ‘Son, you grew up in a 20,000 square foot. gated community! Where does this stuff come from?'”

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Real talk here, Michael Irvin, as a guy who was notorious for smoking crack with hookers in shady motels back in the day, calling out his son for being a fraud is laugh-out-loud funny, and also so on brand for fathers being disappointed in their sons.