North West, the 13-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, has sparked widespread online debate after stating in a Dazed magazine feature that she wants to work a regular job at Starbucks next year when she turns 14, contrasting sharply with her rising music career.
In an extensive interview published for Dazed Digital’s autumn 2026 issue, journalist Marios Mystidis asked the teenager what she would pursue if she were not an artist.
Her answer caught readers by surprise.
“No, it’s not. What would I be? I still wanna work. I wanna work at, like, Starbucks next year. I think I can next year ’cause I’m gonna be 14, so… I think I can. I want to have a regular job, I guess.”
North West, via AOL
Music Career Momentum and the Kimokawaii Tour Cancellation
While wanting to pour coffee like any ordinary teenager, North is hardly treating entertainment as a distant hobby. Born on June 15, 2013, she turned 13 in June 2026, and already boasts a fast-moving resume in the music industry. She released her debut six-track EP, N0rth4evr, in May.
Her performance calendar has been equally active. She joined her father, Ye, at a concert in April, performed at Rolling Loud in May alongside rapper Molly Santana, and headlined her first solo festival appearance at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash Festival in Chicago in June. Her artistic footprint also includes collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign and her father on the Vultures
track Talking,
a feature on FKA Twigs’s 2025 track Childlike Things,
and a June single with Lil Wayne’s son, Lil Novi, titled Mula Tha Root of All Evil.
Not all tour plans have gone smoothly, however. Her co-headlined venture with Santana, The Kimokawaii Tour, was canceled without explanation a month before her Dazed interview, though she quickly pivoted by releasing a dark music video for her Japanese-titled song Aishite.
When asked about career trajectory, she dismissed the notion of slowing down.
Internet Reactions Divide Over Celebrity Privilege and Reality
The young artist’s ambition to trade festival stages for an apron immediately divided social media users on X, reflecting a deep public fascination with how ultra-wealthy celebrity children navigate ordinary milestones. Commentators quickly pointed out both the refreshing mindset behind the goal and the steep practical hurdles standing in her way.
Some internet users praised the desire for normalcy. One commentator noted that wanting an everyday job despite having infinite resources feels like a breath of fresh air, giving her a chance to learn the value of money. Others struck a more skeptical tone, highlighting logistical hurdles: while California labor laws permit teenagers to work at 14, Starbucks corporate policy typically sets a minimum hiring age of 16. Other critics questioned whether a teenager raised under intense media scrutiny could handle the daily public exposure of customer service, with one user bluntly writing Girl, believe me, you don’t want this
and another warning that she wouldn’t last a day dealing with the general public.
Style, Homeschooling, and Unconventional Upbringing
North’s pursuit of normalcy sits alongside an unapologetic embrace of gothic aesthetics, electric blue hair, and facial piercings. While she loves how body modifications let her express her full self, parental boundaries remain in place; she admitted that she really wants a bridge piercing but is not allowed to get it.
That fierce sense of individuality also prompted a major shift in her education. In an exclusive chat with People magazine in February 2026, Kim Kardashian explained that North no longer attends traditional private school because the standard setting wasn’t built for that level of individuality.
Homeschooling now allows her to manage her academics alongside early ventures in music, fashion, and entrepreneurship.
