‘Mini Princess Is Gonna Give You a Run for Your Money’: Ray J’s Video of His Kids Derails When Fans Compare His Daughter to His Ex-wife, Princess Love

Ray J and Princess Love’s daughter seemed to be over her parents in Ray J’s new Instagram video. The father of two wanted his 2.8 million followers to see his children’s cute dance moves, so he began recording a video of them as he and Princess hyped them up in the background. 

“Give it to them, Epik go! Go! Go Epik, go Melody” Ray . said behind the camera as Love joined in to cheer on their children to dance. 

Princess Love
[L-R]: Melody Love, Princess Love and Epik Ray @princesslove/Instagram

While their synchronous voices fueled the dance moves of their youngest child, Epik, their daughter reacted in a different way. 

Seemingly tired of hearing her parents insisting she dance, 4-year-old Melody Love Norwood told Ray J. and Love, “That’s enough.”

Laughter released from behind the camera while viewers heard Love say, “Oh okay” right before Ray J. turned off the video. 

The video received over 10,000 likes from fans who couldn’t help but compare Melody’s personality to Love’s personality on “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood.”

“Melody is literally a mini Princess. I love her personality.”

“Mini Princess is gonna give you a run for your money”

“Melody got her mama’s personality”

Love made her first appearance on VH1’s “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” during the show’s first season in 2014. She became a supporting cast member for the show’s second season before becoming a main cast member during the show’s third season. 

Love’s storyline chronicled her on-again, off-again relationship with Ray J as well as her long-lived feuds with singer Teairra Mari and Moniece Slaughter. 

During the show’s fourth season, Love’s storyline centered around her struggles of trying to get pregnant, however, by the time the fifth season of “Love and Hip Hop Hollywood” fifth season premiered, the mom of two was with child. 

She and Ray J even had their own “Love and Hip Hop” special, “Ray J & Princess’ Labor of Love,” which highlighted their journey of parenthood leading all the way up to the birth of their baby girl in 2018. 

One year later, Love gave birth to her baby boy, Epik Ray Norwood. 

Love regularly posts videos of her with her two children with heartfelt captions attached, letting viewers in on how much love she has for them.

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