Dad Goes Viral for Lulling 9-Month-Old Daughter to Sleep Rapping 'Look at Me Now' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Rank and Journey Wood.Photo:Rank Wood

Rank Wood

Rank Wood is a dad to 9-month-old Journey, and he recently found out she loves to fall asleep to the sound of his rapping.

Rank Wood with daughter Journey.Rank Wood

“I was walking around the house rapping and writing music and Journey was following me in her walker,” he tells PEOPLE exclusively. “When she started getting tired, I picked her up how I normally do and I started patting her back. I started rapping and as I started rapping she looked up at me in awe. I pulled the camera out and started rapping ‘Look At Me Now’ and within the first few lines, she fell asleep.”

“why is no one talking about the breath control?! 👏🏽” one TikTok user commented on the viral video.

“You feel the vibration in the speaker…almost fell asleep too 😂” another joked.

“Music truly captivates her,” Rank says of his daughter, noting she also has a special love for the songs on Gracie’s Corner andCocomelonwhen her dad isn’t rapping for her. “I wanted my TikTok viewers to see and experience the same thing I felt in that moment. These are precious moments that we experience as parents and are relatable."

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Since posting the original video, Rank has shared another video about rapping Journey to sleep — this time with a track personalized for the young girl.

Rank Wood and daughter Journey.Rank Wood

“she say that’s not 50 cent that’s 100 percent Father….love it,” one user commented on the video.

“Teaching that rhythm early 💕👏,” another wrote.

“We are humbled but at the same time it is surreal,” Rank says of the attention his video has received. “It doesn’t even feel like we went viral because I am still trying to process it. It’s crazy!”

source: people.com