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Throughout their meteoric rise, the two teens have also gotten good at multitasking.
Tell me everything.Chloe: Yes!
It was so magical how that short film came together.
It flows so well.
I remember we met him in person at thisTeen Vogueshoot we were doing together and we exchanged numbers.
We were also following each other on social media, and that was about that.
He said yes immediately; it happened that fast.
He did such an incredible job.
No matter what you go through, you will be alright.
I was struck by how hands-on you both were with this album, especially for a debut.
Chloe, you produced almost all of it and you each wrote or co-wrote all of the songs.
Was creative autonomy crucial to you?Halle: Oh yes.
My sister is so inspiring to me when she produces.
And we write all of our songs from our living room.
Its fun for us.
Its a big thing for us.
Most people just expect you to go in and write a Disney song.
Its fun for us to prove ourselves.
They realize that wecando this.
Beyonce has always encouraged us to trust our intuition.
Were seeing that now with the Parkland teens mobilizing to fight for policy change.
I think adults sometimes worry theyve failed your generation.
Thats exactly what its about.
Adults might think theyve failed us, but they didnt.
They just prepared us to be even stronger.
Were gonna be alright.
This album is about learning to trust ourselves and our voices.
Its telling our truth that we care about.
Chloe: Woke is less about the word and more about the actions you put behind it.
Whether its speaking your mind through your art or getting with another group of kids to start change.
Im just happy because kids arent just hashtagging, theyre actually doing things.
March for Our Lives puts words into action.
Its an exciting thing to see how [the word] may have ignited this fire within us.
It even made my heart warm when she said she loved the short film.
We like making her proud.
She also really knows her self-worth and power and, as young person, thats personally been really inspiring.
Chloe: For me,Lemonadebroke so many barriers.
It instilled confidence in so many women, even older women.
I still love it.
From the music to the visuals, shes a genius.
There was a recent episode ofGrown-ishabout the frustrations of dating as black women that centered on your characters.
It meant so much to us that our characters were able to portray this reality.
I loveGrown-ishbecause were able to talk about the topics that arent normally talked about in mainstream media.
He said that was when the light went off in his head for us to be on the show.
We entered the whole project with open arms and no expectations.
It ended up being beautiful and it never feels like work.
You both are college age, but youre not having the traditional college experience outside the show.
Would you ever enroll full time?Halle: Yes!
I cant wait to be done with this high-school venture and go soon into the college venture.
What would you study?Chloe: Definitely business and finance.
I also want to dive into music theory and advance myself more as a musician.
It also speaks the language of our minds.
We put our most sensitive feelings into these words.
Im 17 now and Ive been thinking a lot about whats gonna happen when I turn 18.
Note:Halle turns 18 today.
Will anything really change?
What will my adult life be like?
Ive been discovering myself as a young girl and venturing through this with my sister.
It was all of those emotions put into one for this album.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
