The media sensation of November 2010 is the ten-year-old Willow Smith.
She is the daughter of Will Smith (singer and actor) and Jada Pinkett Smith (famous to many as the voice of the hippo in Madagascar) and sister of 12-year-old Jaden Smith (Karate Kid 2010). Willow’s debut single is called ‘Whip my Hair’ and released in the UK to download on November 20 and buy in the shops November 21. She turned ten on October 31 and her worldwide impact is a little late in comparison to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, who had both achieved worldwide fame by the time they were eight.
Wikipedia would have me believe that ‘Whip My Hair’ is ‘a high-tempo R&B hip-hop piece, while incorporating dance-pop and crunk, while drawing from funk and disco influences’. I dare not disagree. The lyrics talk about breaking free and being an individual in the face of difficulties:
