Jaden Smith: Rapper, Actor, Model And Fashion Icon

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Jaden Smith is a Rapper, Actor, Model and Fashion Icon. He is the son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith and brother of Willow Smith. He is best known for his roles in The Pursuit of Happyness, The Karate Kid and After Earth. Despite his upbringing, Jaden has chosen to follow his own path and be himself when others would have thought he would have followed in his father Will’s footsteps by pursuing an acting career and not stand out in any way. But Jaden has decided to be an individual and follow his ambitions. In 2015, Jaden started to be very vocal about his aspirations and hopes for his future. He started his new journey by creating his own clothing brand MSFTSrep. By labeling himself a MSFT, he elaborated that he would not conform to society in any way and be a divergent thinker. The young fashionista has considered himself a philosopher although his tweets may throw people off. In an interview regarding what it meant to be a MSFT, Smith stated, “MSFT to me is somebody that makes the life they want for themselves. And do what they want for themselves, and find what they want for themselves and be their own person by creating… We’re okay if you’re being an individual, we’re never going to look at you weird. …show more content…
And that’s what MSFTS is, it’s a collective.” He has learned from his influences in both the fashion, music and activist world such as Kanye West, Tyler the Creator, Kid Cudi and Shia LaBeouf who have steered him in the direction he wants to

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