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by Moriba Cummings
Young Hollywood royals Willow and Jaden Smith have been the topics of many a headline ever since they could talk. From their uniquely expressive fashion senses to their respective dabbles in music, the siblings have managed to forge their own distinctive brand of “Smithness” separate from their parents. With an announcement of a sibling clothing line dropping just last year and new music releases from them both, we can’t help but put it into the universe that a potential sibling album must follow.
Over the past few years, Willow and Jaden have been proving to the world that their talents expand way beyond the big screen. Back in 2010, a much younger Willow scored the song of the year with the über catchy “Whip My Hair,” with many gravitating towards her pop-heavy, age-appropriate, sassiness in the song’s visual. Listeners dubbed her the next Rihanna and parents felt secure in their children finding a “new idol.” Willow was well on her way to becoming bubblegum pop music’s next big thing. That is, until she realized that that wasn’t her calling.
After releasing a few singles possessing the catchy recipe of “Whip My Hair,” Willow made a complete 180 and diverted her sound in a much more emo-driven direction. Though her new sound received mixed reviews, the teenager managed to stick with her improved — and seemingly more authentic — formula ever since.
While Willow had youngsters and grown women alike unapologetically whipping their hair around the world, Jaden took a much more reticent approach to his musical debut. In 2012, he quietly released his first mixtape The Cool Cafe: Cool Tape Vol. 1, surprising many with the not so shocking fact that he’s incredibly musically inclined — c’mon, his dad’s been “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” for years.
It wasn’t until more recently, however, that music aficionados got a real taste of Jaden’s rap skills. Just this week, the 16-year-old emcee randomly dropped a geniusly minimalistic video for his newest track “Fast” — which he dedicated to Kylie Jenner via Twitter, but that’s none of our business. Though the cut doesn’t paint the cleanest picture (“Actually, I’m a catastrophe/ Go to your school and then ask for me/ I’m in your class making cash”), it’s practically undeniable that the kid’s flow is fiery.
So, with Jaden’s newfound claim to hip hop fame and Willow’s adoption of the emo-alternative route, this just seems like a match made in music heaven. With them carving out their own respective lanes outside of their superstar parents’ shadows, a joint LP will indefinitely cement their status in history as the firsts to ever complete such a feat.
With this potentially being the next stepping stone in their budding careers, the Smith kids are well on their way to becoming Hollywood’s most distinctively unique and dominant forces in media. Play on, Smiths! Play on!
