Willow Smith has said her mother Jada faced death threats when she was younger as a Black artist making heavy metal music.
The Meet Me At Our Spot hitmaker has followed in her motherโs footsteps to pursue a career in music, but pointed out the horrific obstacles Jada faced.
Jada formed the nu metal band Wicked Wisdom in 2002. They supported Britney spears on various dates on her Onyx Hotel tour, and performed at Ozzy Osbourneโs Ozzfest.
Speaking about her mum, Willow said: โOh, my goodness. She was getting death threats. It was a crazy amount of stuff going on.
โI remember being like, โYo! People are really upset about this, theyโre mad that a Black woman wants to do metal and is in the space.โ Like that was activism.โ
Willow added to Glamour that when she showed interest in making a rock album, she felt โpushbackโ.
The 21-year-old has been absolutely smashing it, recently performing an epic set at Reading festival and giving us full pop-punk.
Meanwhile, she also recently spoke out on her famous family after Will Smith captured international attention when he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.
Daughter Willow now says she viewed it as a โhumanโ reaction, and says because of her familyโs celebrity status she thinks they sometimes arenโt viewed as such.
In an interview with Billboard, the musician said: โI see my whole family as being human, and I love and accept them for all their humanness.
โBecause of the position that weโre in, our humanness sometimes isnโt accepted, and weโre expected to act in a way that isnโt conducive to a healthy human life and isnโt conducive to being honest.โ
Will, 53, later reached out to Chris in a lengthy apology video where he stated he had tried to get in touch with the comedian but had been told he โwasnโt readyโ to talk. (Metro)