Bob Dylan's Grandson, Pablo, Is A 15-Year-Old Rapper

At only 15 years old, young Pablo Dylan is trying his hand at the music business. In an interview with AllHipHop.com, the grandson of Bob Dylan talked having a grandfather who he considers "the Jay-Z of his time," and his new mixtape, 10 Minutes.

In this track, "Top of the World," Pablo references Bob, well aware of the double-edged sword being the grandson of a legend is. However, he seems confident in his abilities to "get that crown":

"I'm the grandson of a man nothing less than legendary/that's a lot of pressure so I'm Berry Gordy/I am very Motown bitch/I'mma get that crown/While I'm at it I might reinvent sound."

Speaking of Bob Dylan's kin, here's a throwback to 1997, when Dylan's son, Jakob, broke out with his hit, "One Headlight," and stole the hearts of middle-school girls everywhere:

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Comments

[weinerdickmonthly]

03:55 AM on 08/01/2011

BOOOOOOOOOOO. We do not care.

[srooge]

01:05 AM on 08/01/2011

Save us Super Congress, you are our only hope.

[island fever1]

08:52 AM on 07/31/2011

Cute kid, surly look, middle of the road. I'm sorry to say that I don't think he will go very far. There is nothing orginal in what he is doing. There is nothing strikingly artistic or innovative in it. He could be my next door neighbor's kid. I wish him luck, but if he wants a career in music, he should either try a different genre or perhaps music will not end up being his career. He's still very young, so who knows?

[wonder6789]

02:08 PM on 07/30/2011

Is Pablo Jakob's son?

[Blind WatchMan]

12:02 PM on 07/30/2011

Poor Dylan

[rubygreen]

06:29 AM on 07/30/2011

Not a fan of rap music but there is a lot of talent and diversity in the Dylan family including the in-laws

[SteveDenver]

12:49 PM on 07/29/2011

I thought I didn't like modern rap, until I discovered British rappers like Audio Bullies, Just Jack and The Streets. They use proper English, have real stories to tell, and employ emotion: joy, anger, sadness, confusion -- as opposed to most American rap which is anger, aggression and posturing.

Good looking kid, his rap doesn't hook me.

[Shikamaru]

03:11 PM on 07/29/2011

try out immortal technique or Low Key...

they're full of anger and aggression, but upon listening to the words you'll understand why. They're M.O.'s are like that of KRS One... Political rappers.

Low Key is from Britain and Immortal Technique is from the States.

[GraniteSkyline]

09:48 PM on 07/28/2011

I give him a solid, "meh."

[Duffy Sinclair]

01:02 PM on 07/28/2011

Rap in my day (80's-early 90's) seemed more original. Do ya think a kid like Pablo chooses this path because of the talent factor and the pressure? I know this is his generational music, but busting out rhymes, along with having the same generic beat and background singers (not to mention that same cliche effect on the voice), seems almost like a cop out compared to the path his grandfather chose. I mean, Bob Dylan practically changed the face of rock music back in the 60's and made it cool for mainstream musicians (The Beatles, etc.) to write serious and introspective lyrics.

Btw, based on this effort Pablo has done nothing to reinvent sound. In fact, he's copying just about every other hip hop recording I've heard from the past 10 years... reminds me of the diva's from 20 years ago (Whitney, Mariah, Celine) who stood at the mic and belted out their diva ballads... all had the same sound, hooks, formulas... so perhaps Pablo should spend some time with his grandfather and talk music in order to come up with ideas to reinvent sound.

Now for something completely different... PLEASE!

[Set to Jet]

05:51 PM on 07/28/2011

I'm going to see the Tribe Called Quest movie next week! That's right, I'm so excited that I stopped reading after "Rap in my day (80s-early 90s) seemed more original." However, I will say that there is some good stuff out there now, it's just more (and I hate this term, so forgive me) underground. For example, I am going through roughly my fifth Aesop Rock binge right now. And if you want original, check Das Racist. They are one of those groups I really like, but would completely understand if somebody hated them, so be warned.

[Beka13]

12:33 PM on 07/28/2011

Maybe I am totally out there, but I always thought of Rap Music as representing folks who worked hard and pulled themselves out of a life of crime/poverty with the genius of their poetry?

[Shikamaru]

03:12 PM on 07/29/2011

for some you are exactly right, but like all other genres, mainstream rap is tainted, cookie-cutter, and un-original.

[srooge]

01:07 AM on 08/01/2011

guess you never listen to a Run DMC record?

[thinkingwomanmillstone]

09:16 PM on 07/27/2011

Try living life before you share....definitely another case of cashing in on a famous name without anything to back it up.

[Folk Hero]

08:51 AM on 07/27/2011

"I'm the grandson of a man nothing less than legendary/that's a lot of pressure so I'm Berry Gordy/I am very Motown b!tch/I'mma get that crown/While I'm at it I might reinvent sound."

Bob Dylan was/is a fantastic songwriter. This kid did not inherit that gene.

[huffnpuff2]

09:46 AM on 07/26/2011

Dylan himself will likely be remembered as a gifted poet and traveling story-telling mime / impersonator...

[MERRYMEN]

07:05 PM on 07/25/2011

sorry...way too big of shoes to fill kiddo....try something non-musical.....

[Shouterguy]

05:41 PM on 07/25/2011

In your case, only 12.5 minutes of fame.