Jaden Smith is a popular singer, songwriter, rapper and actor. Many listeners, before getting acquainted with the work of the artist, knew about him as the son of the famous actor Will Smith. The artist began his musical career in 2008. During this time he released 3 studio albums, 3 mixtapes and 3 EPs. He also managed to collaborate with Justin Bieber, Post Malone, Teo, Rich the Kid, Nicky Jam, Black Eyed Peace and others.
What is known about the childhood of Jaden Smith?
The full name of the artist is Jaden Christopher Syer Smith. He was born on July 8, 1998 in the American city of Malibu (California). His parents (Will Smith and Jada Pinker-Smith) are actors by profession. The performer was named Jaden in honor of his mother. Her name sounds like Jada in English. The guy has a younger sister, Willow, who also acts in films and makes music, and an older half-brother, Trey Smith.
Jayden has Afro-Caribbean roots. His grandmother's (maternal) family is of Afro-Caribbean origin (from Barbados and Jamaica). Relatives (on the paternal side) are only of African descent.
Children in the Smith family grew up in a liberal environment. Jayden didn't attend public school, he was always homeschooled. His parents gave him the freedom to choose what he wanted to do in life. In an interview, Will and Jada revealed that on their 15th birthday, Jayden asked them to sign an agreement to emancipate him. They did not object and agreed to recognize their son as fully capable.
Acting Jaden Smith
Since his parents worked in films, Jayden began to show interest in acting from an early age. The boy received his first role in 2006, when he was only 6 years old. Together with his father, he starred in the film "The Pursuit of Happyness." For this, he was later awarded the MTV Movie Awards.
Looking back, Jaden claims that he was very uncomfortable growing up in a star family. “You are an abnormal person if you simply cannot go out into the world,” says the performer. - I always looked at life differently and knew that no one would understand me, that's why I was so quiet. I could tell that I had a different attitude towards life than other children; it was evident in the way they perceived me.”
Due to high exposure from an early age, Smith wants to retire from the media by 2025. He plans to live a simple lifestyle where his main goal is to help people with art installations.
Jaden Smith's Cool Tape Mixtape Series
For a long time in the media, Jaden was known as an actor who began acting in films in 2006. However, the guy was always more interested in music. He considers Kanye West, Kurt Cobain, Kid Cudi and Tycho to be his inspirations. The first musical work was a guest appearance on Justin Bieber's song Never Say Never in 2010. In a short time, the track reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed there for several more weeks.
After such success, Jaden began to write his own compositions. In 2012, he released his debut mixtape The Cool Cafe. The record was dedicated to the skate lifestyle of a star teenager and his clothing brand MSFTSRep. Some of the songs contain references to his former relationship with Stella Hudgens, the younger sister of American actress Vanessa Hudgens.
Two years later, the artist released his second mixtape, The Cool Cafe: Cool Tape Vol. 2, which was presented as a continuation of The Cool Cafe. The project differed from the previous one in a more conceptual sound. According to the artist, with his record, he "tried to turn the world of hip-hop upside down." In 2018, the third mixtape The Sunset Tapes: A Cool Tape Story was released. Jaden has combined three works into one Smith's Cool Tape series.
Jaden's first studio album
Jaden released his debut studio album in 2017, after the release of the video for the main single Fallen. The record is titled Syre, a reference to the artist's full name (Jaden Christopher Syer Smith).
The artist paid considerable attention to the lyrics - in long verses he described in detail his thoughts and experiences.
He described the process of recording the record as follows: “To be honest, when I go into the studio, I just want to write down what I really feel and what comes to my mind. I never purposefully write texts.
Rather, I improvise them on the track and then come back to them for editing.
Every time I write songs, I'm pretty much quoting, not quoting, making them freehand."
The album Syre was inspired by Kanye West's The Life of Pablo and Frank Ocean's Blonde. Jaden described the record as a musical with several characters, Syre being the main one. The hero experiences sadness, anger and regret after a breakup, but at the same time tries to develop.
The album combines "folk, metal, 1970s rock, Christian pop and Detroit techno".
A year later, Jaden released a guitar-oriented reworking of Syre's first studio album: The Electric Album. This included only 5 tracks from the old record.
The second studio album and further musical career of Jaden Smith
In July 2019, the second studio album Erys was released. It was able to reach No. 12 on the Billboard 200 in a short amount of time. Erys picks up where Jaden left off with Syre.
It is about a boy who is obsessed with chasing sunsets, but one day the sunset chased him and killed him. The character Eris is a resurrected part of Syre.
The album contains 17 songs. On some of them you can hear guest parts from Tyler, the Creator, Trinidad James, ASAP Rocky, Kid Cudi, Lido, sister of the artist Willow. The album contains only one single, Again, released three days before the release of Erys.
In 2020, Smith released his third mixtape CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3. Jaden in an interview said that the work should be the end of the Syre and Erys trilogy. The song Falling For You, recorded with Justin Bieber, was very popular.
Personal life of Jaden Smith
Due to the fact that the young man grew up in front of the public, his relationship was often the subject of speculation. So, for example, Jaden for some time was credited with an affair with models Cara Delevingne and Sofia Richie, as well as with the famous American actress Amanda Stenberg. Publicly, the artist rarely confirmed his relationship with anyone.
It is known that between 2013 and 2015 he dated Kylie Jenner, star member of the TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. After breaking up with her until 2017, the artist met with Instagram celebrity Sarah Snyder. The couple decided to break up after numerous rumors about their cheating on each other. In 2018, Smith also announced that he was having an affair with rapper Tyler, The Creator. However, the latter denies these rumors.
