Willow Smith's "Whip Your Hair" video

So the interwebs is all a-twitter (technical term) today with the release of Willow Smith's new music video, "Whip Your Hair." In case you've been living in a shoe, which is a highly uncomfortable living arrangement if I may be so bold as to say, Willow Smith is the son/daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. The latest creation in what will undoubtedly be a long assembly line of sassy, marketable, music/movie star crossover Smith's.

Ah, what is there to say about Willow Smith? He/she is 9, which Will and Jada have apparently decided is a completely appropriate age to unleash this child unto the world, and frankly I couldn't agree more. This bitch can work it. He/she is good! The song is... um... I don't know. Fine? I guess. Repetitive is a much more appropriate term, but one thing that cannot be denied is that this kid is a natural performer. I have a little bit of a hard time relating seeing as I'm not directly related to the Smith's, nor am I 9. Oh, and I've never worn a weave. OK fine, just that once. Alls I know is that when I whip my hair I do it with a little less finesse and a little larger of a chip on my shoulder than young Willow. Willow, the pioneer of the the next generation of stars. Paving the way for celebrities with an age that includes only a single digit (or less), Willow sashays around whipping his or her paint-dipped hair at things, with attitude. And bedazzled lips.

Much like Britney Spears' influential video to "...Baby One More Time," this video takes place in a school, I think. Either way, there is clearly very little color or style in this school. Stupid school. Soon enough though, thanks to the paint from his/her hair-whipping, Willow has transformed the school into a colorful and very unruly environment complete with breakdancing teachers and babies. It may be subtle, but little Willow's social commentary about the public school system these days packs a powerful punch. This 9-year old is way wise beyond his/her years. It's reassuring to see that the Fresh Prince is not blind to the plights of his society, as we can see through his next of kin.

All in all, the video is kind of cool. This kid can dance and obviously has talent but to be completely honest I just do NOT understand what this fascination is with children stars lately. And when I say children I mean kids that are not mentally capable enough yet to read. But, you got to give credit where credit is due and at least Willow Smith has talent, which is a lot more than you can say about many now-a-days.

Oh, and the video keeps getting removed from everywhere so good luck finding it.

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