http://www.boldaslove.us/2010/10/20/video-willow-smith-whip-my-hair/ Music, Culture & The New Black Imagination Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:46:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.boldaslove.us/2010/10/20/video-willow-smith-whip-my-hair/#comment-885 Darrell McNeill Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:52:00 +0000 http://boldaslove.us/?p=2062#comment-885 Style as a substitute for substance never flies with me. Another biter sipping the Black punk surrup, giving no props and paying no dues. The music is straight out the Dirty South crunk bounce playbook–this could have just as easily been Souljah Boy, Flo Rida, Ke$ha or Lady Gag Me. Black rock sistas have been fly like this for years. I’m not going to be satisfied until Tamar-kali or Sophia Ramos or Militia can get equal shine for being originators instead of milquetoast, watered-down imitators.

]]> http://www.boldaslove.us/2010/10/20/video-willow-smith-whip-my-hair/#comment-884 Jenn Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:23:00 +0000 http://boldaslove.us/?p=2062#comment-884 Agreed, thought of Janelle when I saw this as well. I’m actually pretty impressed w/ Willow/her producers.

]]> http://www.boldaslove.us/2010/10/20/video-willow-smith-whip-my-hair/#comment-883 Carmella Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:23:00 +0000 http://boldaslove.us/?p=2062#comment-883 There’s a Janelle Monae quality to Willow. Striking.

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