JoeyStarr is a father of three : Matisse born in September 2005, Khalil born in August 2007, and Marcello born in January 2015. A fatherhood that the rapper chose to experience in a unique way. Aware of the mistakes he can make with his children, the actor chose to address his children as adults very early in their lives. “I have always addressed my children as adults”he explained on the set of What an era in 2022.
Not positioning himself in an authoritarian manner towards his sons is a way for him tofully assume your faults : “I will not be held accountable in the end. They see me in my fragility, my weaknesses, in all my states.” In parallel, the successful rapper was keen not to educate his sons in opulence. He also wanted to show them that despite his fame, he remained a man like any other: “I don’t want to make them ‘sons of’. I’m not a star in the firmament, I’m not something exceptional“, he declared.
What does JoeyStarr think of his son Matisse’s career?
Matisse, JoeyStarr’s eldest son, is professional footballer for several years. Aged 20, he shines on the lawns in the colors of US Orléans. A journey that he began by joining the AJ Auxerre training center before a stint with the FK Cabrayil team in Uzbekistan. If he evolves far from his father’s footsteps, the young man makes him proud year after year. Invited to the podcast BeurnOutTuesday May 12, 2026, JoeyStarr spoke about his son’s young career. The artist is particularly proud of his son’s character: “He’s a hard worker.”
It was his son’s determination that allowed him to break through as a goalkeeper : “His trajectory is not simple, but when he talks to me about what he does, I find it calming because he deserves credit for his results.” Still, Joeystarr admits he may be frustrated with his son’s burgeoning career: “It’s me and my hyperactivity, I think it’s not going fast enough for him. In any case, I find it resilient”.
Who is Pauline, JoeyStarr’s partner?
For over a year, JoeyStarr has shared Pauline Latchoumanin’s life. Model and actress, she brought him daily balance. “I’m lucky to wake up with a sweet woman… It can turn me off sometimes, reassure me… he confided in September 2025, during an interview on RMC in the show The Nights of Chained Cazarre. A big change in the life of someone who admits to being very often in a bad mood: “The fact of telling myself that I’m going to wake up and that my contemporaries will still make me tense… Yesterday, I took my car and I crossed Paris around 8 p.m., I wanted to fight with everyone”. Love seems to be the key to happiness for JoeyStarr!
