Willow Smith Faced Racism Trying To Break Into Rock Music

Willow Smith saw great success following the release of her hit single, “Whip My Hair.” in 2010, but the journey wasn’t easy for the young artist when she was trying to break into Rock music.

During a new interview with Glamour UK, the 21-year-old spoke candidly about her struggles with racism during her short-lived Rock ‘n’ Roll takeover, telling readers she used to fear for her mother Jada’s safety at one point in her career.

“Oh, my goodness. She was getting death threats. It was a crazy amount of stuff going on. I remember being like, ‘Yo! People are really upset about this, they’re mad that a Black woman wants to do Metal and is in the space. Like that was activism.

“When I wanted to do a Rock album, there were a lot of executives that were like, ‘Hmm…’ If I had been white, it would’ve been completely fine; but because I’m Black it’s, ‘Well… maybe let’s just not’ – and making it harder than it needs to be… I go through that, every single other Black artist is getting the pushback [too].”

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Elsewhere, during the interview, Willow Smith revealed she went for R&B because she was trained in that genre. She noted that she always had a huge affinity for Rock music. Keep reading Thirsty for more.

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