There's no clear path through adolescence, and even less so if you're a superstar. For Willow, the musician otherwise known as Willow Smith, music was a guiding force through a unique childhood in one of Hollywood's most famous families. It's little wonder, then, that her new album, empathogen, released this month, is dedicated to time spent alone, with sophisticated funk beats and mature, evolved lyrics that detail the search for solitary peace.
A natural successor to her previous record, – a soul-baring rock odyssey that acted as a form of catharsis – the 23-year-old says she's now found her sweet spot. “I definitely see music as not just something I do with my time, and with my life, but it actually my life,” she
