{"id":258931,"date":"2026-08-21T18:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/cruz-beckham-seemingly-references-drama-with-parents-brother-brooklyn-on-debut-ep-wear-and-tear\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T18:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:47:13","slug":"cruz-beckham-seemingly-references-drama-with-parents-brother-brooklyn-on-debut-ep-wear-and-tear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/cruz-beckham-seemingly-references-drama-with-parents-brother-brooklyn-on-debut-ep-wear-and-tear\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz Beckham Seemingly References Drama With Parents, Brother Brooklyn on Debut EP \u2018Wear and Tear\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/cruz-beckham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cruz Beckham<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s debut EP, <em>Wear &amp; Tear<\/em>, is seemingly filled with references to his famous family.<\/p>\n<p>The extended play, which was released on Friday, August 21, features what appears to be several nods to Cruz\u2019s mom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/victoria-beckham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Victoria Beckham<\/strong><\/a>, and dad, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/david-beckham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>David Beckham<\/strong><\/a>, as well as brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/brooklyn-beckham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brooklyn Beckham<\/strong><\/a> and their estrangement. The most apparent reference comes in Cruz\u2019s track \u201cWannabe,\u201d which shares a name with the Spice Girls\u2019 1996 hit that launched Victoria, 52, into stardom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSame old question everyday \/ Go ahead keep asking me \/ Who I am and what I\u2019ll say \/ Like it matters anyway,\u201d he sings in the opening verse.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the music video for \u201cSeeing Red,\u201d Cruz, 21, plays soccer with his bandmates \u2014 an apparent homage to David\u2019s soccer career. The players begin fighting on the pitch, resulting in Cruz being bloodied and bruised.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/victoria-beckham-celebrates-son-cruzs-tour-news-amid-brooklyn-drama\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/victoria-beckham-celebrates-son-cruzs-tour-news-amid-brooklyn-drama\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Victoria Beckham Celebrates Son Cruz&#8217;s Tour News Amid Brooklyn Drama<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tVictoria Beckham showered her youngest son, Cruz Beckham, with praise as the family\u2019s drama continues to make headlines. \u201cI\u2019m so excited to announce the first mini tour,\u201d Cruz, 20, wrote via Instagram on Friday, January 23, sharing a list of concert dates throughout the U.K. and Europe this spring. \u201cIt\u2019ll be my dream to play [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The song\u2019s lyrics may reference the family\u2019s ongoing feud with Brooklyn, 27, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cruz-beckham-wants-to-reconcile-with-brother-brooklyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called out his parents<\/a> in a scathing Instagram post earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeen seeing red for as long as I remember \/ Yeah, I said I\u2019m already there \/ The moment I drop this s***, the whole thing\u2019s over,\u201d Cruz sings.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udiscovermusic.com\/news\/cruz-beckham-seeing-red\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover Music<\/a><\/em> of the song, \u201cSeeing red is a comedic take on a totally unserious moment of frustration, in this case in sports. Everyone\u2019s competitive nature likes to take over now and then, but it\u2019s all fun and games. Seeing red is a nod to that exact turning point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans have also speculated that Cruz\u2019s track \u201cLoneliest Boy\u201d contains references to his family\u2019s drama with his oldest sibling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLoneliest boy \/ Mama don\u2019t talk too much \/ It\u2019s breaking h\u0435r heart,\u201d Cruz sings before adding in another verse, \u201cLoneliest boy, place all your bets on him \/ To find something bad in somebody good \/ He always does \/ Loneliest boy, I hope that you\u2019re listening \/ Don\u2019t push all your friends away, when we\u2019re tryna show you love.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/victoria-beckham-song-hits-no-1-on-itunes-amid-brooklyn-beckham-drama\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"victoria-beckham-brooklyn-beckham\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/victoria-beckham-song-hits-no-1-on-itunes-amid-brooklyn-beckham-drama\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Victoria Beckham&#8217;s Debut Single Hits No. 1 on iTunes Amid Brooklyn Drama<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tVictoria Beckham just achieved her first No. 1 single on iTunes amid her ongoing rift with son Brooklyn Beckham. Victoria\u2019s song \u201cNot Such an Innocent Girl,\u201d which was released as the first single off her 2001 eponymous debut solo album, reached No. 1 on iTunes in the U.K. on Thursday, January 22. The single previously [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At one point in the music video, Cruz can be seen playing a guitar in front of a green screen as a bandmate snaps a photograph of him with a camera, which could be a reference to Brooklyn\u2019s brief photography career. (Victoria and David\u2019s eldest child released his photography book, What I See, and enrolled in a photography course at Parsons School of Design in New York in 2017. He dropped out soon after.)<\/p>\n<p>Cruz explained in June that his EP, which he recorded with his band The Breakers, captures \u201ca life lived,\u201d including the good, the bad and all the \u201clearning curves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/1883magazine.com\/cruz-beckham-is-ready-to-make-his-mark-with-debut-ep-wear-tear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>1883 magazine<\/em><\/a> on Friday, Cruz gushed about his parents being his \u201crole models.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so lucky to have two success stories as role models who let nothing stop their dreams,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cTheir work ethic was always instilled in me so when I began doing this I wanted to do it the right way, I wanted to put in the work and learn and play live and f*** up and learn from it all. Any creative industry is scary, but seeing them navigate it and having the support around me that I do is the biggest inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In his January statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/inside-brooklyn-beckhams-explosive-feud-with-parents-david-and-victoria-beckham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brooklyn accused David, 51, and Victoria<\/a> of lifelong manipulation and control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private,\u201d he wrote at the time. \u201cUnfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn added, \u201cI do not want to reconcile with my family. I\u2019m not being controlled, I\u2019m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/cruz-beckham-seemingly-references-family-drama-on-debut-ep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cruz Beckham\u2019s debut EP, Wear &amp; Tear, is seemingly filled with references to his famous family. The extended play, which was released on Friday, August 21, features what appears to be several nods to Cruz\u2019s mom, Victoria Beckham, and dad, David Beckham, as well as brother Brooklyn Beckham and their estrangement. The most apparent reference [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":258932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-258931","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}