Kandy and Ronald Isley were in celebration mode this past weekend as their son, Ronald Isley Jr., commemorated his fifteenth birthday. The doting parents took to Instagram with their excitement.
âHappy birthday,â Kandy wrote to Ronald Jr. âWe love you,â the celebrity mom exclaimed. Ronald Sr. shared, âHappy Birthday son! Iâm so proud of you! Youâre a blessing from God and Iâm thankful God gave me you! I couldnât ask for a better son. You are perfect in my eyes! I love you so much!â
Ronald Isley Jr. is Kandy and Ronald Isley Sr.âs only child together. The couple wed in 2005 and welcomed their bundle of joy two years later in 2007.
Many know Ronald Isley Sr. along with his brothers who dominated the music charts during the height of their careers. Many modern-day artists still borrow from The Isley Brothersâ style.
Some have wondered how The Isley Brothers continue to influence the music industry. A lot of artists, especially when you start out, itâs doing that first record, and thatâs the breakthrough â but the trick is, what are you going to do the second time or the third time and so on,â Ernie Isley asked during a recent interview with Billboard. âSome people run out of gas,â he added. âBut fortunately for us, weâve been able to go the next rounds.â
Ronald has attributed the groupâs ability to âgo the next roundsâ to their willingness to adapt to culture. âItâs very important to work with the new generation,â he shared with Billboard.
âThatâs what keeps you up with the music and whatâs going on and what theyâre feeling, and youâre writing about feelings, people, and actual things that are happening,â Ronald continued. âIt keeps us young and in the business and know where we are going with the business. Weâre here to show them the room. Follow the yellow brick road or The Isley Brothers road.â
There is no clear sign that Ronald Jr. will follow The Isley Brothers road by becoming a recording artist like his father. Fans will have to keep following the teen to see what path in life he chooses.
Photo: Kandy Isley/Instagram