He’s no longer their ‘little homie’ now that he’s competition.
Jaden Smith, 19, spoke to Complex about why his old friends Kanye West, Drake and Donald Glover won’t hang out with him anymore.
‘I always felt like Little Homie before and that allowed me in all of their circles,’ the JUST water co-founder said. ‘But now that I’m on the charts next to them, I’m not really Little Homie anymore.’
All eyes on me: Jaden Smith debuted his first studio album in November and he admits it’s caused problems between him and Kanye West, Drake and Donald Glover (Photo taken February 16)
The interviewer then wondering if the famous son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett had earned some respect from his peers.
He responded, ‘No, it’s more like, ‘You can’t hang out with us anymore. We didn’t know you were making an album this whole time.
‘We thought you were just Little Homie giving us free water and sh*t. You’re not really cool with us anymore.’
Friends no more: He’s no longer known as Kanye West’s Little Homie according to an interview with Complex
Bromance: The duo were often spotted enjoying each other’s company but those days are gone now that he’s competition
Will and Jada’s first-born son released his first studio album SYRE: A Beautiful Confusion in November and has received mostly favorable reviews.
The album, that took three years to make, debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
He told Vanity Fair SYRE was inspired by Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo and Frank Ocean’s Blonde.
Inspired: A young Jaden and his sister Willow Smith pose with Canadian-born rapper Drake
Tribute: Drake famously wore a shirt emblazoned with Jaden’s face to an event in 2013
During his chat with Complex, he also talked about his love of hip hop/rap music as well as why that genre is always topping the charts.
‘I feel like it’s the history that has led us to this domination of music. I wonder all the time. If you look at the top charts of streaming platforms—which really determines who’s listening to what—the top 10 is always rap music.
‘It’s crazy and I really don’t know why. I honestly do not know why. I like all types of music. Even though rap music is 80 percent of what I listen to, it’s not the only thing I listen to.’
It’s over: Glover, who performs under the name Childish Gambino, was also named as a person he no longer hangs out with