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Willow Smith grew up in the music scene. Her dad, Will Smith, got his start as the "Fresh Prince," and her mom, Jada Pinkett Smith, was the lead vocalist for metal band Wicked Wisdom in the early '00s. But despite the diversity of her parents' experience, Willow still felt ostracized from the punk-rock community growing up. She recently sat down with Alexis White of Straight Line Stitch for V magazine to talk about their shared experience of navigating the rock world as Black women.
Willow released her track "Transparent Soul" featuring Travis Barker of Blink-182 back in April. The song has become a viral TikTok track and brought in over two million views on YouTube, but Willow told White her experience in the industry hasn't been easy. "Being a Black woman in the metal crowd is very, very different on top of the pressures...
Willow Smith grew up in the music scene. Her dad, Will Smith, got his start as the "Fresh Prince," and her mom, Jada Pinkett Smith, was the lead vocalist for metal band Wicked Wisdom in the early '00s. But despite the diversity of her parents' experience, Willow still felt ostracized from the punk-rock community growing up. She recently sat down with Alexis White of Straight Line Stitch for V magazine to talk about their shared experience of navigating the rock world as Black women.
Willow released her track "Transparent Soul" featuring Travis Barker of Blink-182 back in April. The song has become a viral TikTok track and brought in over two million views on YouTube, but Willow told White her experience in the industry hasn't been easy. "Being a Black woman in the metal crowd is very, very different on top of the pressures...
- 6/9/2021
- by Karenna Meredith
- Popsugar.com
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