Willow_NP0 Smith_NP0 spent_VVD the_AT0 better_AJC part_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS teen-age_AJ0 years_NN2 trying_VVG to_TO0 bypass_VVI her_DPS celebrity_NN1 birthright_NN1 and_CJC arrive_VVB at_PRP a_AT0 higher_AJC calling_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD determined_VVN to_TO0 move_VVI "_PUQ freethinker_NN1 and_CJC bohemian_AJ0 musician_NN1 "_PUQ above_AJ0 "_PUQ child_NN1 of_PRF Will_NP0 and_CJC Jada_NP0 Pinkett_NP0 Smith_NP0 "_PUQ in_PRP her_DPS biography_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Take_VVB the_AT0 money_NN1 ,_PUN take_VVB the_AT0 fame_NN1 /_PUN All_DT0 I_PNP want_VVB is_VBZ truth_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP sang_VVD on_PRP "_PUQ 8_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ in_PRP 2014_CRD ,_PUN before_PRP naming_VVG the_AT0 transformation_NN1 she_PNP was_VBD going_VVG through_AVP :_PUN "_PUQ My_DPS third_ORD eye_NN1 is_VBZ opening_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Now_AV0 twenty_CRD ,_PUN Willow_NP0 has_VHZ been_VBN making_VVG music_NN1 for_PRP half_DT0 of_PRF her_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN mostly_AV0 as_CJS a_AT0 way_NN1 to_TO0 seek_VVI insights_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 divine_AJ0 ,_PUN or_CJC ,_PUN as_CJS she_PNP 's_VHZ put_VVN it_PNP ,_PUN be_VBI in_PRP service_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 life_NN1 on_PRP this_DT0 planet_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC working_VVG with_PRP her_DPS creative_AJ0 partner_NN1 ,_PUN Tyler_NP0 Cole_NP0 ,_PUN on_PRP a_AT0 collaborative_AJ0 album_NN1 called_VVN "_PUQ The_AT0 Anxiety_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ in_PRP 2020_CRD ,_PUN led_VVD Willow_NP0 to_TO0 look_VVI inward_AJ0 :_PUN before_CJS the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 two_CRD willingly_AV0 trapped_VVN themselves_PNX inside_PRP a_AT0 box_NN1 at_PRP L.A._NP0 's_POS Museum_NN1 of_PRF Contemporary_AJ0 Art_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 twenty-four-hour_AJ0 performance_NN1 with_PRP live_AJ0 and_CJC online_AJ0 spectators_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP spent_VVD most_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP acting_VVG out_AVP eight_CRD stages_NN2 of_PRF anxiety_NN1 —_PUN paranoia_NN1 ,_PUN rage_NN1 ,_PUN sadness_NN1 ,_PUN numbness_NN1 ,_PUN euphoria_NN1 ,_PUN strong_AJ0 interest_NN1 ,_PUN compassion_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC acceptance_NN1 —_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 intent_NN1 to_TO0 raise_VVI awareness_NN1 about_PRP mental_AJ0 health_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 performance_NN1 had_VHD the_AT0 side_NN1 effect_NN1 of_PRF awakening_VVG something_PNI in_PRP Willow_NN1 ;_PUN she_PNP told_VVD The_AT0 Face_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 biggest_AJS thing_NN1 I_PNP 've_VHB learned_VVN about_PRP myself_PNX since_CJS I_PNP released_VVD '_PUQ The_AT0 Anxiety_NN1 '_POS is_VBZ that_CJT I_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF deep-seated_AJ0 emotional_AJ0 issues_NN2 that_CJT need_VVB my_DPS attention_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Willow_NP0 's_POS fourth_ORD solo_NN1 album_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ lately_AV0 I_PNP feel_VVB EVERYTHING_PNI ,_PUN "_PUQ which_DTQ was_VBD made_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 wake_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 realization_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ her_DPS least_AV0 spiritual_AJ0 yet_AV0 most_AV0 existential_AJ0 release_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP dives_VVZ into_PRP the_AT0 rousing_AJ0 sounds_NN2 of_PRF pop-punk_NN1 and_CJC alternative_AJ0 rock_NN1 to_TO0 reckon_VVI with_PRP her_DPS own_DT0 limitations_NN2 and_CJC those_DT0 that_DT0 others_NN2 might_VM0 impose_VVI upon_PRP her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP is_VBZ intent_AJ0 on_PRP setting_VVG herself_PNX free_AJ0 ._SENT Easily_AV0 the_AT0 best_AJS and_CJC most_AV0 assured_AJ0 music_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS career_NN1 so_AV0 far_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 album_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 first_ORD to_TO0 maximize_VVI her_DPS talents_NN2 ,_PUN externalizing_VVG the_AT0 pent-up_AJ0 ,_PUN dialled-up_AJ0 angst_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS adolescence_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP need_VVB you_PNP to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP when_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB being_VBG naïve_AJ0 /_PUN '_PUQ Cause_CJS I_PNP know_VVB I_PNP can_VM0 be_VBI ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP yowls_VVZ on_PRP "_PUQ naïve_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC it_PNP often_AV0 sounds_VVZ as_CJS if_CJS she_PNP is_VBZ working_VVG through_PRP her_DPS uniquely_AV0 disorienting_AJ0 experience_NN1 —_PUN an_AT0 artsy_AJ0 ,_PUN New_AJ0 Age_NN1 Black_AJ0 girl_NN1 and_CJC reluctant_AJ0 child_NN1 star_NN1 born_VVN into_PRP Hollywood_NP0 royalty_NN1 —_PUN by_PRP deploying_VVG a_AT0 tried-and-true_AJ0 musical_AJ0 style_NN1 that_CJT signals_VVZ the_AT0 turmoil_NN1 of_PRF being_VBG young_AJ0 and_CJC mixed_VVD up_AVP ._SENT 
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Willow_NN1 challenges_VVZ this_DT0 history_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN on_PRP "_PUQ lately_AV0 I_PNP feel_VVB EVERYTHING_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ Alternative_AJ0 music_NN1 subcultures_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP pop-punk_NN1 are_VBB often_AV0 disproportionately_AV0 associated_VVN with_PRP whiteness_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Black_AJ0 performers_NN2 and_CJC fans_NN2 have_VHB faced_VVN intolerance_NN1 in_PRP such_DT0 spaces_NN2 ._SENT Willow_NN1 has_VHZ cited_VVN her_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS experience_NN1 at_PRP OzzFest_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP 2005_CRD ,_PUN when_CJS she_PNP tactfully_AV0 faced_VVD down_AVP racists_NN2 while_CJS performing_VVG with_PRP her_DPS nu-metal_AJ0 band_NN1 Wicked_AJ0 Wisdom_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 spur_NN1 to_TO0 move_VVI in_PRP this_DT0 direction_NN1 ._SENT Beyond_PRP creating_VVG the_AT0 intergenerational_AJ0 lineage_NN1 of_PRF Black_AJ0 mother-and-daughter_NN1 rock_NN1 stars_NN2 ,_PUN Willow_NN1 expands_VVZ upon_PRP a_AT0 niche_NN1 but_CJC growing_AJ0 movement_NN1 that_CJT 's_VHZ set_VVN on_PRP diversifying_VVG punk_NN1 and_CJC other_AJ0 rock_NN1 genres_NN2 and_CJC addressing_VVG the_AT0 erasure_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS Black_AJ0 roots_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP 2003_CRD ,_PUN James_NP0 Spooner_NP0 's_POS documentary_NN1 "_PUQ Afro-Punk_NN1 "_PUQ explored_VVD the_AT0 alienation_NN1 of_PRF Black_AJ0 participants_NN2 in_PRP these_DT0 communities_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 festival_NN1 series_NN0 called_VVD Afropunk_NP0 was_VBD later_AV0 created_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 sort_NN1 of_PRF corrective_NN1 ._SENT Willow_NP0 's_POS music_NN1 has_VHZ always_AV0 catered_VVN to_PRP alt-rock_AJ0 audiences_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC now_AV0 the_AT0 affinity_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 just_AV0 pronounced_AJ0 but_CJC indisputable_AJ0 ._SENT 
Compositionally_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 punk_NN1 style_NN1 suits_VVZ Willow_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP is_VBZ more_AV0 centered_VVN than_CJS she_PNP 's_VHZ ever_AV0 been_VBN before_AV0 in_PRP these_DT0 songs_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC less_AV0 mystic_AJ0 ._SENT Her_DPS intent_NN1 is_VBZ explicit_AJ0 :_PUN to_TO0 harness_VVI the_AT0 charged_AJ0 ,_PUN high-powered_AJ0 energy_NN1 of_PRF punk_NN1 to_TO0 express_VVI an_AT0 overflow_NN1 of_PRF emotions_NN2 ._SENT Her_DPS early_AJ0 albums_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ were_VBD mostly_AV0 self-written_AJ0 and_CJC self-produced_AJ0 ,_PUN were_VBD crammed_VVN full_AJ0 of_PRF ideas_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP unravelled_VVD into_PRP a_AT0 mess_NN1 of_PRF sounds_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD often_AV0 labelled_VVN as_CJS "_PUQ alternative_AJ0 R_NP0 ._SENT &_NP0 B_ZZ0 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP actuality_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 music_NN1 spanned_VVD a_AT0 much_AV0 broader_AJC space_NN1 between_PRP hallucinatory_AJ0 soul_NN1 and_CJC instrumental_AJ0 dream-pop_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS psychedelic_AJ0 self-titled_AJ0 album_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP 2019_CRD ,_PUN continued_VVD her_DPS pursuit_NN1 of_PRF personal_AJ0 enlightenment_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP gauzy_AJ0 songs_NN2 that_CJT seemed_VVD to_TO0 dissolve_VVI into_PRP atmosphere_NN1 ._SENT Cole_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ co-produced_VVD that_DT0 album_NN1 ,_PUN returns_VVZ for_PRP "_PUQ lately_AV0 I_PNP feel_VVB EVERYTHING_PNI ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC the_AT0 two_CRD of_PRF them_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 sure-footedness_NN1 together_AV0 ._SENT With_PRP the_AT0 punk_NN1 blueprint_NN1 laid_VVD out_AVP in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF them_PNP ,_PUN they_PNP know_VVB exactly_AV0 which_DTQ walls_NN2 to_TO0 smash_VVI ._SENT 
