Justin Trudeau offers a fatherly critique in video of son Xavier's new R&B song release
Justin Trudeau may have found a new job as a content creator.
The former prime minister made an appearance Wednesday i n his son's Instagram video promoting Xavier's new R&B song.
The brief clip shows the 17-year-old sitting with his dad as they react to the music video for the new single by Xavier — recorded under the name Xav — 'Back Me Up,' which releases on Friday.
The two watch the clip, the third music video Xavier has released, nodding along to the beat and laughing before Justin tells his son: 'I think I missed one of the videos.' Xavier responds 'How?! You gotta watch that, man.'
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The politician admits that he doesn't have any social media before his son asks him 'C'mon! Who runs your Instagram? You don't run it?'
Trudeau stammers at his son's question as the video ends.
The brief reel shows the musician dancing with two others in a newspaper-lined room cut with grainy footage of a driving car while Xav raps the words to 'Back Me Up' over a beat produced by DUAVA, a 16-year-old from Ottawa and Joey 'Tekika' Boyer who runs a studio in the nation's capital.
Xavier launched his R&B career this past February with his debut single 'Til the Nights Done' before he released a second in March titled 'Everything I Know.'
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This is a rare public appearance for the former prime minister who has largely stayed out of the limelight since he resigned in January.
Trudeau made headlines for taking a selfie while shopping, shortly after leaving office in March, and posting it on Instagram with the brief message: 'Gotta love a Monday morning at Canadian Tire.'
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