These Black Celebrity Kids Are Paving Their Own Path

4 min readMar 6, 2020

How much do you know about black celebrity kids besides their black celebrity parents?

You might have seen them grow up in the public eye and in the shadows of their famous parents, but some of them have carved their own paths.

From pursuing music and acting to dabbling in modeling and sports, these black celebrity kids are on their way to becoming their own powerhouses.

Black Celebrity Kids of Will Smiths and Jada Pinkett Smith

The three adorable children of Hollywood stars, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are not only stunning but a trio to behold. These three kids have been carving a niche for themselves in the entertainment industry for a while now.

Trey smith

Trey Smith was born in Los Angeles, California, on November 11, 1992, as Willard Carroll Smith III. Trey is Will Smith’s first child from an earlier marriage to Sheree Zampino.

Trey is a DJ and goes by the name AcE. In 2012, he released the single “Find You Somewhere” with brother and sister Jaden and Willow Smith. Other songs to his credit include ‘Why don’t You Cry,’ Collection (2010), Orwell (2012), and Cocoa (2012).

Trey has also appeared in “All of Us” and “Speech” as an actor.

Jaden Smith

Jaden Smith became an instant star the moment he stepped into the movie scene in the ‘Pursuit of Happyness’ (2006). The darn cute celebrity kid starred in this inspirational movie alongside his dad, Will Smith.

Today, he has grown to be a handsome young man making waves in the world of music, acting, and philanthropy. Besides Pursuit of Happyness, he is also known for starring in Karate Kid, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and After Earth.

Part of Jaden’s music escapades includes his feature in Justin Bieber’s song, ‘Never Say Never.’ He ten released his debut mixtape The Cool Cafe in 2012. Jaden’s debut studio album was released in 2017 titled Syre. The single Icon became a hit and even his dad Will Smith jumped on the remix of the song.

Speaking on his father’s inspiration on his career, Jaden said: “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.”

Willow Smith

It’s not possible to talk about the Smiths and not mention Willow Smith. She is the cute and sweet daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett who is turning into an impressive woman.

Willow is a dancer, singer, record producer, songwriter, and actress. She is the youngest artist ever signed to the Roc Nation. Albums to her credit include Willow, Ardipithecus, The 1st, and 3. Willow movie features include I Am Legend in 2007, Kit Kittredge: An American Girland Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa in 2008.

Willow currently hosts the wildly successful talk show Red Table Talkalongside her mother and grandmother. The premise of the talk show is three generations of women discussing various issues in their lives and in the lives of their guests.

Black Celebrity Kids of Jay Z and Beyonce

Blue Ivy Carter

Blue Ivy Carter is one of the most popular black celebrity kids due to her parents’ celebrity status. She was born to megastars Jay Z and Beyonce on January 7, 2012. Blue Ivy shares the same charming beauty and stylishness as her mother.

Blue Ivy was featured in Beyonce’s “The Lion King: The Gift” with her mom as executive producer. Also, Blue Ivy starred in Jay Z’s “Family Feud” ft. Beyonce in 2017 and Beyonce’s “Spirit” in 2019.

Black Celebrity Kids of Eddie Murphy

Bria Murphy

Bria is the daughter of ‘Coming to America’, ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ and ‘Naughty Professor’ star, Eddie Murphy. Bria Liana Murphy was born in Sacramento, California, on November 18, 1989. She has five other younger siblings from Eddie and ex-wife Nicole Murphy.

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