Being in the spotlight isn’t new to Daniel “Julez” Smith Jr.
Since the mid-2000s, Julez grew up under notable singer-songwriter Solange Knowles and ex-Caroline Panther, Daniel Smith.
To her credit, Solange raised a beautiful boy who grew into an affluent young man.
Today, Julez has truly come into his own.
Although the journey to get there has had its ups and downs, his transformation has been beautiful.
Marriage and pregnancy at 17 years old surely wasn’t an outcome her family had planned for her.
While speaking toVibemagazine in 2012, Solange recalled how confident she felt building a family during this time.
I was making my own money," she stated.
The support of her family made adjusting to teenage motherhood easier for Solange.
“I have been so blessed that my son is the coolest kid ever.
This toy company that wanted to launch an urban toy line reached out to my father about me.
I ended up giving them a lot of ideas and became an executive on the account.”
However, Solange tried to prevent their fame from getting to Julez’s head as a child.
Keeping Julez grounded remained a focal point for Solange when it came to her parenting methods.
One of the ways she did this was by monitoring his usage of electronics.
“I won’t let him own a video game.
This also reflected his way of life as well.
And also around a lot of kids who get disciplined.”
Solange, however, would love for Julez to pursue something other than music.
“It’s certainly not what I have in mind for him,” she toldHarper’s Bazaarin 2014.
“I’m constantly trying to push him to work at the U.N. or be a diplomat.
To her credit, it worked for the most part.
Instead of channeling all his energy into a music career, Julez experiments with music solely as a hobby.
During a 2019 interview, Julez stated that he was an amateur producer.
“It’s fun, though.
I like producing.”
His affinity for producing quickly development into an interest in rapping.
Julez, however, turned his attention to basketball as his sport of choice.
In 2019, he confirmed that basketball took up most of his time as a high school student.
Aside from his dad, Jules drew inspiration from notableNBA legends like LeBron Jamesand Allen Iverson.
This inevitably caused fans to question whether Julez would try his hand at an NBA career.
“I was really a hooper I thought I was going to the NBA,” he said.
After Solange and Daniel divorced in 2007, the two maintained a cordial relationship for Julez’s sake.
The relationship between Julez and his father flourished after both his parents married their respective partners.
From this, we can see that Julez has remained close to the paternal side of his family.
“Happy birthday to my firstborn …
I love you son, now let’s party,” he wrote.
Julez replied to the post, commenting, “Love you, pops.”
Julez later alleged that he had cheated on her as well.
Aside from the screenshots, this would be the first time that information about their relationship went public.
The two, however, seemingly broke up and moved on but not without drawing online attention.
As more of the messages were revealed, fans speculated that Adore was intentional about wanting to get pregnant.
Another notable collaboration took place in 2024, when he publicly shared his modeling aspirations for the first time.
“Luar was really my breakthrough.
So I went to the casting and I got it.”
