By Odeisel
It doesn’t take much talent to be a pop sensation these days. There’s almost a color by numbers approach. Take a blank yet charismatic canvas (i.e. a Rihanna) who you can style like a human Barbie doll. You can make them quirky or edgy or All-American depending on the tenor of the music at the time. Then you bring in some very big beats to overwrite the probably pedestrian talent of said canvas. Install a catch repetitive refrain that stays in the heads of listeners isteners isteners (see what I just did?) and there you have it.
Willow Smith is a bit different. She’s got that Smith blood running in her veins. That charisma and that charm add a lot to the pedigree so the canvas isn’t exactly blank. She’s got a new song, “Whip My Hair” which has all the above elements. But that star power I mentioned is evident and it forces you to take note of what, with someone else would be another kiddie pop record.
It has that big beat, and that repetitive chorus, but Willow’s voice can deal with it. The pop arrangement doesn’t contain any vocal runs, but you don’t need them with everything going on production wise. She snatches Rauce’s “whip it hard” for entirely different purposes and it’s cute. A song about hair is innocuous and just what someone her age can sing without you raising an eyebrow. Thankfully nothing “sexy” and grownup is here. Your kids can listen and teach you how to Dougie and all that.
It looks like Will has another hit on his hands. With a son in the movies and a daughter poised to breakout, he may not have any hair left to whip around. But Willow does. Back And Forth. Enjoy.
Willow Smith-“Whip My Hair”
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i love it! it’s slightly edgy and i’m excited to play it for my nieces.
OD, Willow may NOT have to wait for next; from the looks of it, she’s got now. Jada and Will have mastered the formula to success, and now their children get to reap the reward of their parent’s commendable navigation of the “business.”
Even though I thought she was “waving her head back and forth,” LOL, as soon as I heard it yesterday, I started visualizing what the video would look like. Willow has taken measured steps into the spotlight, slowly creating a fan base with her sense of style and well placed photo opps on the red carpet.
No doubt, we’ll all be whipping our heads back and forth with Willow, the Fresh Princess (per Thembisa Mshaka) for years to come.