Rap-Up.com || Video: Willow Smith – ‘21st Century Girl’

Willow Smith springs out of the desert sand in the video for “21st Century Girl,” the infectious second single off her upcoming Roc Nation debut. In the colorful clip, a gypsy played by actress Cicely Tyson raises the pint-sized popstress from the arid ground, soon joined by a gang of girlfriends who run with wolves and tug on chains to erect a city from the earth. To celebrate their urban creation, Willow and co. throw an impromptu dance party in the middle of the street.

“Willow’s colorful desert look was inspired by vintage Versace, borrowing shapes from Marie Antoinette with very current pops of color,” Brea Stinson, who styled the 10-year-old singer, tells Rap-Up.com. “The overall video was inspired by everything—the movie Blade Runner to Japanese street culture. 21st century girls aren’t afraid to take risks and live their dreams, and we did our best to showcase that in the wardrobe.”

Zoom into the 21st century by watching the bouncy visuals.

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24 Comments

B-rad
March 7th, 2011 at 7:56 am
It’s Cute!

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ohhhh!!
March 7th, 2011 at 8:01 am
is that Cicely Tyson????

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kendrick is ugly
March 7th, 2011 at 8:47 am
SIIIIICCKKK
AHHHHHHHHH
LOOOVVEVEEE ITTTT

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kendrick is ugly
March 7th, 2011 at 8:48 am
ahhhhhh love it!

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Nelz
March 7th, 2011 at 8:49 am
Cool video . . . I like it Aloooot

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J
March 7th, 2011 at 8:53 am
she looks like an avatar in that still.

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sagb
March 7th, 2011 at 9:16 am
pretty good!

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cari s.
March 7th, 2011 at 9:17 am
I wish this girl a succesful career… but this sounds like a Rihfund rihject with way better vocals. Once again Rihfund (formerly known as ‘Rihanna’) got upstaged. By a ten year old! Haha!

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Josh
March 7th, 2011 at 10:07 am
She has a good voice,she’s cute but that’s all. She’s nothing special at all. I’m not hating 10 year old girl but she’s doesn’t bring new on the table. I don’t like the song and video.

Whip My Hair was so much better. I wish her all the best!

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listen
March 7th, 2011 at 10:17 am
Is she missing teeth on her top grill?

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TYLER
March 7th, 2011 at 10:21 am
i agree this is the REAL WORLD justin bieber got criticized so willow can to. This song is garbage and the video is ok. Lil Romeo sister cymphonique is 14 years old and she got better vocals and bettter songs she should be at the top. wish willow the best tho

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the Dramatikan Reply:
March 7th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
@TYLER, lol PERSONALLY to you its garbage but to me its a good song not GREAT but its cute and catchy and appropriate for her age abd the video could’ve been TEN times better if they changed a few little things…now Cymphonique is pretty good NOW back when she was willows age they sounded the same…to me i think if she got with some REAL song writers and producers she’d be going somewhere bc for me all her songs have the same feel like Rockstar and Little Miss Swagger and All That have the same pattern in the chorus

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chris shorts
March 7th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
for a 10 year old shes great wait till she older shes gonna have a mean ass voice and dance skills out of this world

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Yeah
March 7th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
cute but nothing special

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I GO HAM
March 7th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Why is she tryin to be kesha ????

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Fan Ov A Fan
March 7th, 2011 at 1:34 pm
nice (:

i love it & the song is cool, keep it up willow

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Alejo
March 7th, 2011 at 2:10 pm
so cute, but i dont think is gonna be her year so better go bak to school my dear.

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victoria Reply:
March 8th, 2011 at 5:14 am
@Alejo, weird cause she has already won an award for outstanding new artist this week and it was MANY great artists who was nominated for that award so i think she is gonna take over this year=) cause she is releasing her album this year too

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lmao
March 7th, 2011 at 2:15 pm
its okay ..

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harper
March 7th, 2011 at 2:40 pm
who is that baby in all of her videos?

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ed
March 7th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
this video is dope

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Jay
March 7th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Real nice video! And that is a pretty catchy hook. The beginning is very captivating like a movie.

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Kevin
March 8th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
The song’s okay. The video’s okay. This is just okay. It’s no “Whip My Hairz”

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Troyfuss
March 9th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
I’d of thought Will would of kept his kids back a good 5 more years or so.
9.. 9yrs old… Like really??

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