Detroit R&B star Kem is expanding his clan.
In an interview with Baller Alert, Kem, 58 revealed that he and his wife Erica Owens are expecting their eighth child. “My wife is over in the corner, she’s carrying number 8. The last Jedi,” he said on the red carpet.
The interviewer asked if Kem was finished having children. “We’ve been done before,” he joking replied. “It’s an honor that God has given us the opportunity to raise his kids. I’m honored. It’s not a burden. It’s not hard. It’s the privilege of my lifetime to be a father.”
Kem has seven children, with the youngest having been born in late 2024. He has two daughters, Troi and Laylah, and a son with his currently pregnant wife Erica. Kem married Erica Owens on November 9, 2019, in a ceremony held in Hawaii.
The “Love Calls” singer has been open about his faith and glows when referring to his wife Erica. Their first date was at a New Year’s Eve church service.
“I tell people the Lord was in our relationship from the top,” he said in an interview with Level Man.
With NBCBLK, Kem shared how he knew Erica was the one for him. “There are so many coincidences, parallels in our lives that early on, when we started dating, and we started talking about these things, it was like, ‘Dude, this is our lives, our hearts are connected.’ Our stories were written for one another. There were just too many coincidences. This is where I’m supposed to be.”
Kem released his debut album, Kemistry, in 2002 leading to a deal with Motown Records. Since then he has released six more albums and received three grammy nominations. Outside of music, Kem founded Mack & Third, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides funding to humanitarian aid orgs. In 2023, he wrote a memoir, “Share My Life: A Journey of Love, Faith, and Redemption,” which details his emotional journey to the big stage.