Jaden Smith
{{short description|American rapper and actor (born 1998)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jaden Smith
| image = 2019 - Opening Night SM1 0502 (49014567373).jpg
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| caption = Smith at Web Summit in 2019
| birth_name = Jaden Christopher Syre Smith
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|7|8}}
| birth_place = Malibu, California, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter|actor|dancer}}
| net_worth =
| years_active = 2002–present
| father = Will Smith
| mother = Jada Pinkett Smith
| relatives = Willow Smith (sister)
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instrument = Vocals
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Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998) is an American rapper and actor. The son of Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith, he has received various accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an MTV Movie Award, a BET Award and a Young Artist Award. He has received a Grammy Award nomination,{{efn|In 2022, Smith was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year as a featured artist on Justin Bieber's album Justice.}} and has won two NAACP Image Awards and an Empire Award.
Smith made his film debut with his father Will in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness, and appeared with his father once more in the 2013 film After Earth. He also co-starred in the remake films The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), along with Keanu Reeves, and The Karate Kid (2010), with Jackie Chan. Following a three-year hiatus, he returned to acting in 2016, starring in the two-part Netflix series The Get Down, and voice-acting in the company's anime series, Neo Yokio.{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=September 19, 2017 |title=Neo Yokio is a bad, attempted homage to Jaden Smith's strange Twitter persona |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/19/16330214/neo-yokio-jaden-smith-vampire-weekend-netflix |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229040608/https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/19/16330214/neo-yokio-jaden-smith-vampire-weekend-netflix |archive-date=December 29, 2017 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=Polygon}} * {{Cite news |last=Hine |first=Samuel |date=September 22, 2017 |title=Exclusive: Jaden Smith Talks 'Neo Yokio' With Ezra Koenig |url=https://www.gq.com/story/neo-yokio-jaden-smith-ezra-koenig-netflix-premiere |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220548/https://www.gq.com/story/neo-yokio-jaden-smith-ezra-koenig-netflix-premiere |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=GQ}} * {{Cite news |last=Liao |first=Shannon |date=September 22, 2017 |title=Netflix's Neo Yokio has the makings of a brilliant anime, but fails the execution |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/22/16333006/neo-yokio-anime-jaden-smith-ezra-koenig-review-netflix |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927063547/https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/22/16333006/neo-yokio-anime-jaden-smith-ezra-koenig-review-netflix |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=The Verge}}
As a recording artist, Smith first guest performed on Canadian singer Justin Bieber's 2010 single, "Never Say Never". Released for The Karate Kid{{'}}s accompanying soundtrack, the song peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and received quintuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He later released multiple mixtapes, including CTV2 (2014). Following a three-year work effort, he signed with Roc Nation and Interscope Records to release his debut studio album, Syre (2017). It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard 200, while his second and third albums, Erys (2019) and CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 (2020), peaked at numbers 12 and 44, respectively.{{Cite web|title=Jaden Smith Reveals 'Cool Tape Vol. 3' Tracklist|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/08/14/jaden-smith-cool-tape-vol-3-tracklist/|access-date=September 2, 2020|website=Rap-Up|language=en-US}} In 2022, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year as a featured artist on Bieber's album Justice.{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=November 23, 2021 |title=2022 Grammy Nominees: The Complete List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammy-nominations-2022-full-list-1235001871/ |access-date=November 24, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Early life
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith was born July 8, 1998, in Malibu, California,[http://www.biography.com/people/jaden-smith-597322#awesm=~oFYbHe8fITb5ED "Jaden Smith Biography"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617074830/http://www.biography.com/people/jaden-smith-597322#awesm=~oFYbHe8fITb5ED |date=June 17, 2014 }}. Biography. Retrieved June 1, 2014.{{Cite news|last=The Associated Press|title=Today in History|newspaper=Seattle Times|date=June 29, 2009|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009397550_aphistoryjuly8.html|access-date=October 29, 2010|archive-date=July 18, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718202110/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009397550_aphistoryjuly8.html|url-status=live}} the son of actors Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. He has an older half-brother, Trey Smith (b. 1992)Goldstein, Sasha (November 11, 2013). [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/smith-jada-pinkett-smith-touchy-las-vegas-cheating-rumors-swirl-article-1.1513764 "Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith get touchy in Las Vegas as cheating rumors swirl"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126144920/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/smith-jada-pinkett-smith-touchy-las-vegas-cheating-rumors-swirl-article-1.1513764 |date=November 26, 2013 }}. Daily News (New York). and a younger sister, Willow Smith (b. 2000).[http://www.biography.com/people/willow-smith-17176480#awesm=~oFY6lR6mHtuBS3 "Willow Smith Biography"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125011555/http://www.biography.com/people/willow-smith-17176480#awesm=~oFY6lR6mHtuBS3 |date=January 25, 2016 }} . Biography. Retrieved June 1, 2014. He attended New Village Leadership Academy before being homeschooled by his parents.{{Cite magazine|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/18/jaden-smith-recommends-dropping-out-of-school/|title=Jaden Smith Recommends Dropping Out of School|last=Dockterman|first=Eliana|magazine=Time|access-date=November 17, 2017|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=August 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806221436/http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/18/jaden-smith-recommends-dropping-out-of-school/|url-status=live}} Growing up, his fame and his family's celebrity status prevented him from having a normal childhood, something he has spoken on at length.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jaden-smith-on-hanging-out-with-normal-people|title=Jaden Smith Used to Wonder If He Was "a Normal Human"|last=Wang|first=Evelyn|work=W Magazine|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220638/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jaden-smith-on-hanging-out-with-normal-people|url-status=live}} He took up skateboarding.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/40788/1/skate-kitchen-jaden-smith-crystal-moselle-rachelle-vinberg|title=The all-girl skate crew that adopted Jaden Smith|last=Dazed|date=August 2, 2018|work=Dazed|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902183904/http://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/40788/1/skate-kitchen-jaden-smith-crystal-moselle-rachelle-vinberg|url-status=live}}
Smith and his siblings were youth ambassadors for Project Zambi, which, in conjunction with Hasbro, helps Zambian children orphaned by AIDS.{{cite news |date=October 7, 2009 |title=Jaden and Willow Smith support Project Zambia |url=http://www.intouchweekly.com/2009/10/jaden_and_willow_smith_support.php |work=In Touch Weekly |access-date=June 8, 2010 |archive-date=October 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009084817/http://www.intouchweekly.com/2009/10/jaden_and_willow_smith_support.php |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=October 7, 2009 |title=Actors Jaden and Willow Smith Join Hasbro, Inc.'s Project Zambi as Youth Ambassadors |url=http://www.projectzambi.org/zambi_news_events.html |publisher=Project Zambi |access-date=June 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117095023/http://www.projectzambi.org/zambi_news_events.html |archive-date=January 17, 2010 }}
Career
=Acting=
Smith made his major role debut in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness as Christopher, the son of Chris Gardner, Will Smith's character.{{cite news|title=Jackie Chan praises kung fu of Will Smith's son|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gv6vArHdsb65kFMX1hAeC25Uum1QD99GK8E00|access-date=July 21, 2009|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=July 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728043125/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gv6vArHdsb65kFMX1hAeC25Uum1QD99GK8E00|url-status=dead}} For the role, he won the Breakthrough Performance award at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. He next appeared as Jacob in the 2008 Scott Derrickson science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still, a remake of the 1951 classic of the same name.
In 2010, with Jackie Chan, Smith starred in The Karate Kid, a remake of the 1984 film.Fox, Erin (November 11, 2008). [http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Jaden-Smith-Karate-58417.aspx "Jaden Smith to Take On Karate Kid Redo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610010025/http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Jaden-Smith-Karate-58417.aspx |date=June 10, 2009 }} . TV Guide. In May 2013, Will Smith and Jaden starred together, as father and son, in After Earth. In 2014, it was announced that Smith would return for the sequel Karate Kid 2 with Jackie Chan, to be directed by Breck Eisner, produced by James Lassiter and Will Smith, and written by Zak Penn.[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/09/jackie-chan-jade-smith-return-karate-kid-2 "Jaden Smith – Karate Kid 2"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231214203/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/09/jackie-chan-jade-smith-return-karate-kid-2 |date=December 31, 2016 }}. The Guardian. Retrieved on April 22, 2014.
In April 2014, Smith was cast in the film The Good Lord Bird, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. Smith plays Henry Shackleford, a young slave living in Kansas Territory in 1857 who encounters abolitionist John Brown.Eby, Margaret (April 16, 2014). [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/jaden-smith-liev-schreiber-cast-good-lord-bird-film-adaptation-article-1.1758625 "Jaden Smith – The Good Lord Bird"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417031116/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/jaden-smith-liev-schreiber-cast-good-lord-bird-film-adaptation-article-1.1758625 |date=April 17, 2014 }}. Daily News (New York).
Smith took a break from acting following the release of his mixtape Cool Tape Vol. 2 to focus on music. He then returned to act in Netflix original The Get Down in 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/04/the-get-down-and-the-show-that-couldve-been/522891/|title='The Get Down' and the Show That Could've Been|last=Kornhaber|first=Spencer|work=The Atlantic|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025508/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/04/the-get-down-and-the-show-that-couldve-been/522891/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/07/jaden-smith-get-down-interview-shameik-moore|title=Jaden Smith and Shameik Moore Get Philosophical About 'The Get Down'|website=Complex|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030846/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/07/jaden-smith-get-down-interview-shameik-moore|url-status=live}} He also had a voice-acting role in Neo Yokio{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/19/16330214/neo-yokio-jaden-smith-vampire-weekend-netflix|title=Neo Yokio is a bad, attempted homage to Jaden Smith's strange Twitter persona|last=Alexander|first=Julia|date=September 19, 2017|website=Polygon|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=December 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229040608/https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/19/16330214/neo-yokio-jaden-smith-vampire-weekend-netflix|url-status=live}} and a role in Nashville as himself. Commenting on his break from acting, he said, "The kinds of roles I was being offered weren't exactly what I was looking for, nothing felt really necessary that I needed to be in until this came along".{{Cite news|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/08/08/skate-kitchen-jaden-smiths-first-film-five-years-female-skateboarders/910329002/|title=Why Jaden Smith quit acting but came back for all-girl skateboarding movie 'Skate Kitchen'|work=USA TODAY|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824005709/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/08/08/skate-kitchen-jaden-smiths-first-film-five-years-female-skateboarders/910329002/|url-status=live}} Smith has returned to acting in films with the announcement of a film based on skateboarding.{{Cite news|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jaden-smith-skateboarding-movie|title=Jaden Smith is Going to Star in a SKATEBOARDING Movie|last=Wiest|first=Brianna|work=Teen Vogue|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025723/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jaden-smith-skateboarding-movie|url-status=live}} On June 21, 2018, Crystal Moselle's Skate Kitchen released its first official trailer with Smith as the main character.{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/skate-kitchen-trailer-jaden-smith-crystal-moselle-1201977364/|title='Skate Kitchen' Trailer: 'The Wolfpack' Director's Narrative Debut Stars Jaden Smith and a Badass Girl Skate Crew|last=Dry|first=Jude|date=June 21, 2018|work=IndieWire|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220605/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/skate-kitchen-trailer-jaden-smith-crystal-moselle-1201977364/|url-status=live}} It was released on August 10, 2018, after screening at Sundance in Winter 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jaden-smith-skate-kitchen-trailer|title=Jaden Smith and This Skateboarding Girl Gang Will Positively Delight You|last=Ivie|first=Devon|work=W Magazine|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220602/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jaden-smith-skate-kitchen-trailer|url-status=live}} In 2020, he starred with Cara Delevingne in the romantic drama Life in a Year, to positive reviews.{{Cite news|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/will-smith-jaden-smith-haircut-life-in-a-year|title=Will Smith Just Chopped Off ALL of Jaden's Hair|last=Wu|first=Sarah|work=Teen Vogue|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025632/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/will-smith-jaden-smith-haircut-life-in-a-year|url-status=live}}
=Music=
In 2010, Smith rapped alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber in the song "Never Say Never".[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5-P9v3F8w "Justin Bieber – Never Say Never ft. Jaden Smith "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120094741/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5-P9v3F8w |date=January 20, 2018 }}. YouTube. JustinBieberVEVO. May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2014. It peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/justin-bieber/chart-history/hsi/|title=Justin Bieber Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 17, 2017|archive-date=August 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825100319/https://www.billboard.com/music/justin-bieber/chart-history/Hot-100|url-status=live}} and was certified 5× Platinum in the US.{{Cite news|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2015/03/10/justin-biebers-one-time-never-say-never-certified-5x-platinum/|title=Justin Bieber's "One Time," "Never Say Never" Confirmed as 5× Platinum|date=March 10, 2015|work=Headline Planet|access-date=November 17, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807033556/http://headlineplanet.com/home/2015/03/10/justin-biebers-one-time-never-say-never-certified-5x-platinum/|url-status=live}}
On October 1, 2012, Smith released his debut mixtape, The Cool Cafe.[http://www.datpiff.com/Jaden-Smith-The-Cool-Cafe-mixtape.399393.html "Jaden Smith – The Cool Cafe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423110642/http://www.datpiff.com/Jaden-Smith-The-Cool-Cafe-mixtape.399393.html |date=April 23, 2013 }}. DatPiff.com. Retrieved on May 17, 2013. He released the sequel to The Cool Cafe on November 8, 2014, titled CTV2.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jaden-smith-cool-tape-vol-2-new-mixtape.115581.html|title=Jaden Smith – Cool Tape Vol. 2|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=November 17, 2017|archive-date=November 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222550/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jaden-smith-cool-tape-vol-2-new-mixtape.115581.html|url-status=live}}
Smith started working on his debut studio album in 2014, a process that took three years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/11/jaden-smith-icon-video-and-interview-on-syre-album|title=Exclusive: Jaden Smith Drops "Icon" Video and Explains Why It Took 3 Years to Make 'SYRE'|website=Complex|access-date=November 17, 2017|archive-date=November 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118155618/http://www.complex.com/music/2017/11/jaden-smith-icon-video-and-interview-on-syre-album|url-status=live}} He announced in December 2016 that it would be titled Syre.{{cite web|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/jaden-smiths-new-music-video-looks-like-westworld-season-2|title=Jaden Smith's New Music Video Looks Like "Westworld" Season 2|date=December 5, 2016 |access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-date=October 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026163319/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jaden-smiths-new-music-video-looks-like-westworld-season-2|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/12/04/jaden-smith-fallen-video|title=Watch Jaden Smith Stumble Around A Ghost Town In New "Fallen" Video|publisher=The Fader|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-date=October 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026054000/http://www.thefader.com/2016/12/04/jaden-smith-fallen-video|url-status=live}} The lead single from Syre, "Fallen", was released on December 5, 2016,{{Cite news|url=https://djbooth.net/features/2016-12-05-jaden-smith-fallen-video|title=Jaden Smith's New "Fallen" Video Made Me a Skeptic Turned Believer|work=DJBooth {{!}}|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025535/https://djbooth.net/features/2016-12-05-jaden-smith-fallen-video|url-status=live}} three more singles were released, "Batman" and "Watch Me" on July 14, 2017, and "Falcon" on November 16.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jaden-smith-watch-me-new-song.1974987.html|title=Jaden Smith – Watch Me|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030515/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jaden-smith-watch-me-new-song.1974987.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/jaden-smith-batman-music-video-song-twitter-drake-jumpman-a7791046.html|title=Jaden Smith's new music video 'Batman' is basically just Drake's 'Jumpman' but with him saying 'Batman'|date=June 15, 2017|work=The Independent|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216032409/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/jaden-smith-batman-music-video-song-twitter-drake-jumpman-a7791046.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2017/11/jaden-smith-falcon-raury/|title=Jaden Smith Teams Up With Raury On New Song "Falcon"|date=November 15, 2017 |publisher=XXL|access-date=July 20, 2019|archive-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720183649/https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2017/11/jaden-smith-falcon-raury/|url-status=live}} Syre was released on November 17, 2017, and debuted at #24 on the US Billboard 200.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/10/24/jaden-smith-release-date-syre|title=Jaden Smith announces release date for SYRE|publisher=The Fader|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025152835/http://www.thefader.com/2017/10/24/jaden-smith-release-date-syre|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8013976/jaden-smith-syre-surprise-project-instagram|title=Jaden Smith Reveals Surprise 'SYRE' Project on Instagram|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025143522/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8013976/jaden-smith-syre-surprise-project-instagram|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jaden-smith/chart-history/tlp/|title=Jaden Smith – Chart history: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 20, 2019|archive-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716140423/https://www.billboard.com/music/Jaden-Smith/chart-history/billboard-200|url-status=live}} "Icon" was released as a single on the same day{{Citation|last=JadenSmithVEVO|title=Jaden Smith – Icon|date=November 17, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmc8q2dcIMs|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215160320/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmc8q2dcIMs|url-status=live}} and reached No. 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jaden-smith/chart-history/hbu/|title=Jaden Smith Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217030224/https://www.billboard.com/music/jaden-smith/chart-history/bubbling-under-hot-100|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jaden-smith-fronts-gold-chains-and-grills-in-icon-video-new-video.42871.html|title=Jaden Smith Fronts Gold Chains & Grills In "Icon" Video|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030647/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jaden-smith-fronts-gold-chains-and-grills-in-icon-video-new-video.42871.html|url-status=live}}
Smith later announced that his next project following Syre would be titled Erys on December 14, 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://djbooth.net/features/2017-12-14-jaden-smith-syre-debut|title=Jaden Smith Announces New Album Less Than a Month After Releasing 'SYRE' Debut|work=DJBooth {{!}}|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025809/https://djbooth.net/features/2017-12-14-jaden-smith-syre-debut|url-status=live}} Another project, Syre: The Electric Album, was later teased via Twitter. Leading up to the release of the project, Smith released the single "Ghost" featuring Christian Rich.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ghost-feat-christian-rich-single/1399191843|title=GHOST (feat. Christian Rich) – Single by Jaden Smith on Apple Music|date=June 22, 2018|publisher=iTunes|access-date=July 6, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713052542/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ghost-feat-christian-rich-single/1399191843|url-status=live}} On July 8, 2018, Smith released the project exclusively on Instagram on his 20th birthday.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/07/jaden-smith-releases-syre-the-electric-album-on-instagram-stream/|title=Jaden Smith releases Syre: The Electric Album on Instagram: Stream|date=July 9, 2018|publisher=Consequence of Sound|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710010344/https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/07/jaden-smith-releases-syre-the-electric-album-on-instagram-stream/|url-status=live}} The project was later released four days later to streaming platforms.{{cite web|last1=Darville|first1=Jordan|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/07/12/jaden-smith-syre-the-electric-album-spotify-apple-music|title=Jaden Smith's SYRE (The Electric Album) is now available on streaming platforms|date=July 12, 2018|publisher=The Fader|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713042522/http://www.thefader.com/2018/07/12/jaden-smith-syre-the-electric-album-spotify-apple-music|url-status=live}} Syre: The Electric Album is a guitar-centric rework of Smith's studio album Syre and is influenced by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/jaden-smith-syre-skate-kitchen-interview-698082/|title=Jaden Smith's Most Exciting Role Is Himself|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|date=July 11, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220526/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/jaden-smith-syre-skate-kitchen-interview-698082/|url-status=live}} Less than a year later, on July 5, 2019, Smith released his second studio album, Erys, and debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200.
On July 30, 2018, Smith was announced as an opener during J. Cole's KOD Tour alongside Young Thug and EarthGang{{Cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/07/j-cole-jaden-smith-earthgang-tour-kod/|title=J. Cole adds Jaden Smith and EarthGang to his KOD headlining tour|date=July 30, 2018|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220643/https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/07/j-cole-jaden-smith-earthgang-tour-kod/|url-status=live}} and on August 2, performed for the first time at Lollapalooza.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lollapalooza.com/artist/jaden-smith/|title=Jaden Smith|work=Lollapalooza|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902183858/https://www.lollapalooza.com/artist/jaden-smith/|url-status=live}} One of Smith's influences, Kid Cudi, stated that he would like to make an album with Smith, which Smith supported, saying that he would like to in the future during an interview on August 21, 2018.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8471463/kid-cudi-wants-to-collaborate-with-jaden-smith-interview|title=Kid Cudi Wants to Do a Joint Project With Jaden Smith|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902230655/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8471463/kid-cudi-wants-to-collaborate-with-jaden-smith-interview|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/08/20/kid-cudi-jaden-smith-album-together|title=Kid Cudi and Jaden Smith might make an album together|work=The FADER|access-date=September 2, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220550/https://www.thefader.com/2018/08/20/kid-cudi-jaden-smith-album-together|url-status=live}}
Jaden was managed by Will Smith's management company, Westbrook Entertainment, until March 2019 when Three Six Zero, an established management firm, acquired Westbrook.{{cite web |last=Garner |first=George |date=March 19, 2019 |title=Will Smith's management company Westbrook Entertainment acquired by Three Six Zero |url=https://www.musicweek.com/management/read/will-smith-s-management-company-westbrook-entertainment-acquired-by-three-six-zero/075671 |access-date=August 17, 2023 |website=Music Week }} Following the acquisition, on July 24, 2020, Smith released the single "Cabin Fever", from his third album CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3, which he described is a completion of the trilogy of the previous Cool tapes and "also kinda completing the trilogies of Syre and Erys at the same time".{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jaden-smith-announces-cool-tape-volume-3-project-its-completing-the-trilogy-news.114881.html|title=Jaden Smith Announces "Cool Tape Volume 3" Project: "It's Completing The Trilogy"|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=July 25, 2020|access-date=July 25, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725114625/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jaden-smith-announces-cool-tape-volume-3-project-its-completing-the-trilogy-news.114881.html|url-status=live}} The album includes a collaboration with Smith's friend and previous collaborator Justin Bieber, on the song "Falling for You".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/falling-for-you-feat-justin-bieber/1527313250?i=1527313252|title=Cool Tape, Vol. 3 on Apple Music|via=Apple Music|access-date=August 13, 2020|archive-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817031813/https://music.apple.com/au/album/falling-for-you-feat-justin-bieber/1527313250?i=1527313252|url-status=live}} On June 21, 2021, Smith released the single "Bye". On August 27, 2021, Smith released another version of the album CTV3: Day Tripper's Edition on all streaming platforms.
= Fashion =
GQ described Smith as "in a league of his own" in terms of fashion and a "superstar who has taken fashion to an entirely different level".{{Cite news |last=Gustashaw |first=Megan |date=August 30, 2018 |title=The Jaden Smith Guide to Extremely Now Fashion |url=https://www.gq.com/gallery/the-jaden-smith-guide-to-extremely-now-fashion |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220634/https://www.gq.com/gallery/the-jaden-smith-guide-to-extremely-now-fashion |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=GQ}}{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2018 |title=JADEN SMITH WANTS YOU TO DRESS LIKE A SUPERHERO AND GREEK GOD |url=https://bckonline.com/2018/08/31/jaden-smith-wants-you-to-dress-like-a-superhero-and-greek-god/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824005655/https://bckonline.com/2018/08/31/jaden-smith-wants-you-to-dress-like-a-superhero-and-greek-god/ |archive-date=August 24, 2020 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |website=bckonline.com}} Smith has called Tyler the Creator, Batman and Poseidon his icons when it comes to fashion.{{Cite news |title=Jaden Smith's Three Style Icons: Tyler, The Creator, Batman & Poseidon |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jaden-smiths-three-style-icons-tyler-the-creator-batman-and-poseidon-news.58485.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220618/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jaden-smiths-three-style-icons-tyler-the-creator-batman-and-poseidon-news.58485.html |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=HotNewHipHop}} Smith said that Tyler the Creator introduced him to the brand Supreme.{{Cite web |title=Jaden Smith Says He 'Never Cared About Supreme' Until Tyler, the Creator |url=https://www.complex.com/style/2018/08/jaden-smith-says-tyler-the-creator-put-him-on-supreme |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902184004/https://www.complex.com/style/2018/08/jaden-smith-says-tyler-the-creator-put-him-on-supreme |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |website=Complex}} Batman's dark, gothic scenery has influenced the clothing he has created through his brand MSFTSrep and his personal clothing style, wearing Batman protective armor to Kanye West's and Kim Kardashian's wedding and his prom.{{Cite news |last=Woolf |first=Jake |date=June 23, 2015 |title=Jaden Smith Tells Us Why He Wore a Batman Suit to KimYe's Wedding |url=https://www.gq.com/story/jaden-smith-batman-suit-kanye-kim-wedding |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220550/https://www.gq.com/story/jaden-smith-batman-suit-kanye-kim-wedding |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=GQ}}{{Cite news |title=Jaden Smith Is Sure to Love the Batman Clothes From Undercover |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/jaden-smith-is-sure-to-love-the-batman-clothes-from-undercover-210640564.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902183854/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/jaden-smith-is-sure-to-love-the-batman-clothes-from-undercover-210640564.html |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018}} MSFTSrep's range includes hoodies, T-shirt, trousers and vests. In May 2013 Smith collaborated with a Korean designer, Choi Bum Suk, to create a pop-up store where customers can buy clothes with their collaborated logos.[http://www.allkpop.com/2013/05/jay-park-girls-generation-and-more-attend-jaden-smiths-msftsrep-and-general-ideas-pop-up-store-event "Jay Park, Girls' Generation, and more attend Jaden Smith's 'MSFTSrep' and 'General Idea's pop-up store event"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824005627/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/05/jay-park-girls-generation-and-more-attend-jaden-smiths-msftsrep-and-general-ideas-pop-up-store-event|date=August 24, 2020}}. AllKPop.com. May 8, 2013.
In 2016, Smith modelled in a womenswear campaign for Louis Vuitton wearing a skirt.{{Cite news |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Jaden Smith explains why he wears skirts |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jaden-smith-skirt-gender-fluid-future-generations-bullied-not-conforming-to-gender-stereotypes-a7125291.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216032435/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jaden-smith-skirt-gender-fluid-future-generations-bullied-not-conforming-to-gender-stereotypes-a7125291.html |archive-date=February 16, 2018 |access-date=February 15, 2018 |work=The Independent}} Explaining his choice to wear a skirt, he said he was attempting to combat bullying, saying "In five years, when a kid goes to school wearing a skirt, he won't get beat up and kids won't get mad at him."{{Cite news |date=July 8, 2016 |title=Jaden Smith Wants More Men to Wear Skirts |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/news/a61093/jaden-smith-skirts-for-men/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084428/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/news/a61093/jaden-smith-skirts-for-men/ |archive-date=February 16, 2018 |access-date=February 15, 2018 |work=Cosmopolitan}} Smith continued to wear womenswear throughout the rest of 2016.{{Cite news |last=Berlinger |first=Max |date=March 9, 2016 |title=Jaden Smith Continues to Look Really Dope in Women's Clothes |url=https://www.gq.com/story/jaden-smith-womens-clothing-louis-vuitton-fashion-show |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030933/https://www.gq.com/story/jaden-smith-womens-clothing-louis-vuitton-fashion-show |archive-date=February 16, 2018 |access-date=February 15, 2018 |work=GQ}} He was the first male model to model womenswear for Louis Vuitton.{{Cite news |date=January 4, 2016 |title=Will Smith's son is first male star to front women's campaign for Louis Vuitton |url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/04/will-smiths-son-jaden-is-first-male-star-to-front-womens-campaign-for-louis-vuitton-5599006/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030511/http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/04/will-smiths-son-jaden-is-first-male-star-to-front-womens-campaign-for-louis-vuitton-5599006/ |archive-date=February 16, 2018 |access-date=February 15, 2018 |work=Metro}} He created a denim line with fashion brand G-Star in 2018.{{Cite news |date=September 2, 2018 |title=G-Star RAW Partners with Jaden Smith on a Sustainable Collection |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/g-star-raw-jaden-smith-collection/ |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=Highsnobiety}}{{Cite news |last=Schube |first=Sam |date=August 29, 2018 |title=Jaden Smith Wants You to Dress Like a Superhero |url=https://www.gq.com/story/jaden-smith-g-star-style-profile |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220546/https://www.gq.com/story/jaden-smith-g-star-style-profile |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=GQ}}
= Just Water =
Smith has been a partner in spring water company Just Water{{Cite news |title=Jaden Smith in His Own Words: Why I Started a Business to Help the Environment |url=http://www.instyle.com/celebrity/jaden-smith-just-water-essay |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084131/http://www.instyle.com/celebrity/jaden-smith-just-water-essay |archive-date=December 12, 2017 |access-date=December 11, 2017 |work=InStyle.com}} since he was 12 years old.{{Cite news |date=July 12, 2018 |title=Jaden Smith Supports JUST Water in Cartons. – BuzzOnEarth |url=https://buzzonearth.com/just-water/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220533/https://buzzonearth.com/just-water/ |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=BuzzOnEarth}} The company is attempting to create a water filtration system anyone can afford, which can be used in poorer areas and nations;{{Cite web |title=Jaden Smith by Kid Cudi {{!}} V Man |url=https://vman.com/article/jaden-smith-by-kid-cudi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220641/https://vman.com/article/jaden-smith-by-kid-cudi/ |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |website=vman.com}} they also seek to help with water infrastructure, and creating more environmentally-friendly construction methods by producing their own drywall. Just Water launched officially in the UK on August 27, 2018.{{Cite news |title=Will Smith helps launch Just Water in the UK |url=https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2018/08/27/Will-Smith-launches-Just-Water-in-the-UK |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626224130/https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2018/08/27/Will-Smith-launches-Just-Water-in-the-UK |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=beveragedaily.com}}
Musical artistry and influences
Smith's influences include Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Kurt Cobain and Tycho.{{Cite news|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/10/05/jaden-smith-interview/|title=Jaden Smith Interview: What It Means to Become an Adult|date=November 17, 2017|work=Highsnobiety|access-date=November 17, 2017}} He also considers his father, Will Smith, an inspiration, saying: "He started in music and transitioned to movies. I started with movies, and then I transitioned into making music—I look at him and use it as a blueprint of how good of a person he is, but not necessarily the success that he reached."
Personal life
Jaden Smith's father, Will, revealed that his son sought an emancipation ruling without his parents' consent, as a present for his 15th birthday. Will told the media that Jaden's primary motivation was the establishment of his own residence and also explained that his children were not subject to strict parenting: "We generally don't believe in punishment. From the time Jaden was five or six, we would sit him down, and all he has to do is be able to explain why what he did was the right thing for his life."{{cite news|title=Will Smith's son Jaden wants to be emancipated from parents|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/will-smiths-son-jaden-wants-to-be-emancipated-from-parents/story-e6frf96o-1226641938630|access-date=May 15, 2013|newspaper=The Herald Sun|date=May 14, 2013|author=Cover Media|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824005630/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/will-smiths-son-jaden-wants-to-be-emancipated-from-parents/news-story/98d199b8bf72fd4199ad2063efbef9e9?nk=0b65c136eccfd48ed0326b240c21568b-1598230590|url-status=live}} However, Smith and his father appeared together on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 15, 2013, where Jaden said:
The thing that people don't get is everything at his house is free. So I can get anything and everything at his house, so I'm going to be there for 20, 30 more years. He [Will Smith] says that as soon as I have a movie that's bigger than one of his movies I can get my own house.{{cite web|title=Jaden Smith Jokes About 'Emancipation' Rumors; Says He's Living With His Folks For '20 to 30 More Years'|url=http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/05/jaden-smith-will-emancipation-ellen-degeneres-show/|work=Radar|publisher=Radar Online, LLC|access-date=May 16, 2013|date=May 15, 2013|archive-date=June 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609011331/http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/05/jaden-smith-will-emancipation-ellen-degeneres-show/|url-status=live}}
In June 2017, at the age of 19, Smith moved out of his parents' house into a $4 million home in Hidden Hills.{{Cite news|url=http://www.refinery29.com/2017/06/159140/jaden-willow-smith-moved-out|title=Jaden & Willow Smith Moved Out Of Their Parents House|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030059/http://www.refinery29.com/2017/06/159140/jaden-willow-smith-moved-out|url-status=live}}
Smith is a vegetarian.{{Cite web |title=Will and Jada Pinkett Smith had 'intervention' with son Jaden for 'wasting away' as vegan |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/09/23/will-jada-pinkett-smith-vegan-son-jaden-was-wasting-away/2425367001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715041607/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/09/23/will-jada-pinkett-smith-vegan-son-jaden-was-wasting-away/2425367001/ |archive-date=July 15, 2020 |access-date=July 12, 2020 |website=USA Today}} He started a mobile restaurant providing free vegan dinners for the homeless (but where others pay).{{Cite web |title=Jaden Smith Opens Free Vegan Food Truck on Skid Row in Los Angeles |url=https://vegnews.com/2019/7/jaden-smith-opens-free-vegan-food-truck-on-skid-row-in-los-angeles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709130155/https://vegnews.com/2019/7/jaden-smith-opens-free-vegan-food-truck-on-skid-row-in-los-angeles |archive-date=July 9, 2019 |access-date=July 9, 2019 |website=VegNews.com |language=en-US}} His vegan lifestyle caused his parents to intervene, following a rapid decline in his health. He was later diagnosed with lactose intolerance and celiac disease. He later returned to vegetarianism.{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2019 |title=Will Smith staged intervention to save vegan son after 'his skin turned grey' |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/smith-staged-intervention-save-son-20260677 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629112800/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/smith-staged-intervention-save-son-20260677 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |access-date=June 29, 2020 |website=Daily Mirror}}{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2019 |title=Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith stage intervention with son Jaden over his eating habits |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jaden-smith-intervention-on-red-table-talk-will-smith-jada-pinket-smith-held-an-intervention-for-son-diet-wasting-away/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629011154/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jaden-smith-intervention-on-red-table-talk-will-smith-jada-pinket-smith-held-an-intervention-for-son-diet-wasting-away/ |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |access-date=June 29, 2020 |website=CBS News}}
In 2013, Smith criticized traditional education and advised people to drop out of school. Discussing teenagers who attend public school, he said, "Kids who go to normal school are so teenagery, so angsty."{{Cite news|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/154048_the_11_weirdest_things_willow_jaden_smith_told_the_ny_times|title=The 11 Weirdest Things Willow and Jaden Smith Told 'The NY Times'|work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=November 17, 2017|archive-date=November 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222531/http://www.etonline.com/news/154048_the_11_weirdest_things_willow_jaden_smith_told_the_ny_times|url-status=live}} Smith subscribes to, and sends tweets about, numerous conspiracy theories{{Cite news |date=August 9, 2018 |title=Jaden Smith Believes A Real Place Like Wakanda Secretly Exists |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jaden-smith-believes-a-place-like-black-panther-wakanda-exists_us_5b5fe2c4e4b0b15aba9c2c65 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220626/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jaden-smith-believes-a-place-like-black-panther-wakanda-exists_us_5b5fe2c4e4b0b15aba9c2c65 |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=HuffPost UK}} including the Illuminati,{{Cite news |title=Jaden Smith Raps About The Illuminati, Harry Potter, And Baby Ghost Elvis Presley On New Album |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3048184/jaden-smith-harry-potter-illuminati-ghost-elvis-lyrics/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902183903/http://www.mtv.com/news/3048184/jaden-smith-harry-potter-illuminati-ghost-elvis-lyrics/ |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=MTV News}}{{Cite news |title=Jaden Smith Just Proved The Illuminati Is Real And In His Backyard |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2355300/jaden-smith-is-a-scientist-who-builds-pyramids/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220525/http://www.mtv.com/news/2355300/jaden-smith-is-a-scientist-who-builds-pyramids/ |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=MTV News}} and chemtrails.{{Cite news |title=Jaden Smith on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/officialjaden/status/649345578967662592?lang=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922120201/https://twitter.com/officialjaden/status/649345578967662592?lang=en |archive-date=September 22, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018 |work=Twitter}}
Smith dated Sarah Snyder from 2015 to 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bet.com/article/xzmg56/jaden-smith-broke-up-with-his-girlfriend|title=Jaden Smith Broke Up With His Girlfriend For the Most Jaden Smith Reason|work=BET.com|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030320/https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2017/03/12/jaden-smith-single.html|url-status=live}} She inspired numerous songs on Smith's debut album, Syre.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hiphopsharks.com/home/2017/11/29/jaden-smith-syre-album-review|title=Jaden Smith – SYRE – Album Review|work=HipHopSharks|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025257/https://www.hiphopsharks.com/home/2017/11/29/jaden-smith-syre-album-review|archive-date=February 16, 2018|url-status=usurped}} Beginning in November 2018, Smith has claimed that rapper Tyler, the Creator was his boyfriend.{{Cite news|url=http://gaytimes.co.uk/culture/jaden-smith-confirms-tyler-the-creator-is-his-boyfriend/ |title=Jaden Smith Confirms Tyler, The Creator Is His Boyfriend |work=gaytimes.co.uk |access-date=September 13, 2020}}{{Cite web|date=January 27, 2020|title=Jaden Smith congratulates "boyfriend" Tyler, the Creator for Grammy win|url=https://www.newsweek.com/tyler-creator-jaden-smith-grammys-1484196|access-date=October 9, 2021|website=Newsweek|language=en}} Tyler, who is bisexual, denied this claim.{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2019 |title=Tyler, the Creator responds to Jaden Smith calling him his boyfriend |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/tyler-the-creator-jaden-smith-boyfriend-dating-relationship-twitter-response-a8631151.html |access-date=February 20, 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en}} In the song "NOIZE" on Erys in 2019, Tyler revealed, while rapping, that their relationship claims were sarcastic.{{Cite web |last=Opie |first=David |date=2019-07-10 |title=Jaden – 'ERYS' Review |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/jaden-erys-review/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Highsnobiety |language=en}}
Smith has been called a non-binary icon for his work in popular media challenging traditional gender roles.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-31 |title=Why LGBTQ+ icon Jaden Smith is challenging gender norms |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3048330/why-genderqueer-and-lgbtq-fashion-icon-jaden-smith |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-01-08 |title=Jaden Smith isn't threatening transgender territory – he's a non-binary icon |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jaden-smith-isn-t-threatening-transgender-territory-he-s-a-nonbinary-icon-a6799411.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Independent |language=en}} He is often seen in gender-fluid clothing,{{Cite web |last=Dastagir |first=Alia E. |title=Josh Hawley calls for a return to traditional masculinity. A new generation of men disagree. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/11/02/masculinity-evolution-gender-norms-changing/6239414001/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} wearing dresses, skirts and high-heels.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-26 |title=Jaden Smith Says He'll Wear a Dress if He Wants to |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jaden-smith-dress-tweet |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}} For his Vogue Korea editorial in 2016, he wore traditionally female attire: a black skirt, blue nail polish, and a flower in his hair.{{Cite web |last=Chung |first=Madelyn |date=2016-01-27 |title=Jaden Smith Continues Gender-Fluid Style Streak In Vogue Korea |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01/27/jaden-smith-vogue-korea_n_9089824.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=HuffPost Canada |language=en}} He has made public comments such as "If I Wanna Wear A Dress, Then I Will, And That Will Set The New Wave...".{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Jaden |date=Mar 25, 2018 |title=Jaden Smith on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/jaden/status/978093474686750721 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Twitter |language=en}} He said that he wore skirts primarily to help kids to be bullied less in schools.{{Cite web |last=Blair |first=Olivia |date=2016-07-07 |title=Jaden Smith explains why he wears skirts |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jaden-smith-skirt-gender-fluid-future-generations-bullied-not-conforming-to-gender-stereotypes-a7125291.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Independent |language=en}}
In 2023, Smith was the subject of an online death hoax after Facebook posts and YouTube videos claimed that he had died. Posts on various social media platforms claimed that Will Smith publicly announced the death of his son.{{Cite web |last=Liles |first=Jordan |date=2023-01-23 |title=Jaden Smith Is Not Dead, Despite Viral Facebook Death Hoax |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jaden-smith-is-not-dead/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Snopes |language=en}}
Discography
{{Main|Jaden Smith discography}}
= Studio albums =
- Syre (2017)
- Erys (2019)
- CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 (2020)
Tours
=Headlining=
- Vision Tour: A North American Journey (2018)
=Co-headlining=
- Willow & Erys Tour {{small|(with Willow Smith)}} (2019)
=Supporting=
- Fall Out Boy – Mania Tour (2017)
- J. Cole – KOD Tour (2018)
- Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys Tour (2019)
- Tyler, the Creator – IGOR Tour (2019)
- Justin Bieber – Justice World Tour (2022)
- Kid Cudi – Insano World Tour (2024)
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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| 2003–2006
| Reggie | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2008
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Travis | Episode: "Romancing the Phone" |
| 2016–2017
| Marcus "Dizzee" Kipling | Recurring role (11 episodes) |
| rowspan=2|2017
| Kaz Kaan (voice) | Main role |
| Nashville
| Himself | |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | College Myron (voice) | Episode: "When You Wish Upon a Roker" |
| Entergalactic
|Jordan (voice) |Television special |
| 2023
| Himself | Episode: "Old Yeller" |
Explanatory notes
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