Nick Cannon on If He Wants His Kids to Be 'Nepo Babies': 'That's Almost Easy' (Exclusive)

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Nick Cannon wants his kids to follow their dreams. ET spoke to the dad of a dozen alongside Kelly Osbourne, and he opened up about if he thinks his kids are nepo babies and if he wants them to follow in his footsteps.Cannon is dad to Legendary, 10 months, with Bre Tiesi; Rise, 5 months, Powerful, 2, and Golden, 6, with Brittany Bell; Beautiful, 3 months, and Zion and Zillion, both 1, with Abby De La Rosa; Halo, 2 months, and the late Zen with Alyssa Scott; Onyx, 5 months, with LaNisha Cole; 12-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan, with Mariah Carey.«Out of all my kids, I'm like, if they want to be in entertainment, that's fine, but that's almost easy,» Cannon told his co-star. «I want you to do something that's challenging, go outside of the box, so you can see effort and perseverance and those things, because they're a nepo baby.

There's advantages to a kid. You're just like, 'Oh, this is natural.'»That is why, Cannon revealed, he loves watching his kids do non-music related activities.«That's why I love… to see my kids try sports, because it has nothing to do with anything.

It literally is however much work you put in, how hard you go, that's how you'll succeed in that space,» he said. «They can learn all of those cool principles through having fun with their friends.

I'm hoping for a few athletes. I hope I can be that dad on the sidelines somewhere rooting for them. But, again, if they want to be accountants or equestrians I don't care.»While all of Cannon's kids may not follow in his footsteps professionally, he revealed that he does buy them instruments and enroll them in music classes.«I wish I would have learned theory and all the musicality at a very young age, because then I would be such a better musician even.