Her sophomore effort, The 1st, marked another shift in tone for Smith. Exploring different sounds and textures, the record was a stark departure from 'Whip My Hair,' unveiling a more alternative side to the songwriter - somewhere between Lorde and Janelle Monáe - who also produced ten of the album's 11 tracks. Smith's debut album, Ardipithecus, followed shortly thereafter. Her first single, the bouncy 'Whip My Hair,' was released later that year and was in the Top 20 of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart by the end of October. In 2010, Jay-Z's Roc Nation label signed Smith as a vocalist. She first appeared alongside her father in I Am Legend (2007), which led to roles in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) and Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa (2008), as well as a couple appearances on the television program True Jackson, VP (as a younger version of star Keke Palmer). Like older brothers Jaden and Trey, Willow got her start in the entertainment industry as an actor. In addition to film and music, she is also a fashion figure, social rights advocate, and television personality, starring alongside her mother and grandmother on the family talk show Red Table Talk. Along the way, she was a frequent collaborator with brother Jaden, as well as Tyler Cole (as the duo the Anxiety) and Jahnavi Harrison (for 2020's R I S E). By the time her 2017 sophomore album arrived, her sound had evolved to include pastoral acoustic textures on her organic The 1st. As a singer/songwriter, she debuted with the viral 2010 hit pop single 'Whip My Hair' before maturing her sound to include alt-R&B textures with her full-length debut, Ardipithecus, which she also produced. The daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow Smith expanded her scope from childhood actor to genre-spanning recording artist within a decade.

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