I'm not so sure about this Willow....

Friday, September 10, 2010

It apparently hit the airwaves last week but this morning I just heard Willow Smith's first single 'Whip My Hair' and I've got to admit that I have mixed feelings. I don't think the song is just her, I definitely feel some studio has been added in to up the maturity level of her voice, but I'm probably more hesitant about the idea of someone her age going into the music business now.

I mean, 9 years old? Haven't we seen what happens to child stars who are bombarded with this type of fame too early? I'm the first to admit that Will and Jada seem like the kind of parents who would keep their children on lock down, but it worries me. Listening to this song I see it being played in clubs because it's got a good beat and a catchy (though a little irritating) chorus, and I don't think I'm ok with that. This girl is a child, a young child, and I feel like before being exposed to all the hype, pressure, and cynicism that fame can bring she should be nurtured within her familial sphere. It just seems a little early to be doing all this, but maybe with kids aging faster and faster these days I'm just being an old fogey.

Hmmmm.....


sssdawna said...

i had my eyebrows raised too...all we can do is pray that her parents will keep her in line on her success route

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