Each year has a song that was played far too many times and far too many places, to the point that we can define the year with the song. Akin to how One Direction rocked the world with What Makes You Beautiful in 2011, Willow Smith had us all whipping our hair to Whip My Hair in 2010. The youngest Smith took her first steps into the music industry with the 2010 bop and later gave us another generation-defining song with 21st-century Girl.

The Whip My Hair singer took no time to reach the top 10 on the Billboard charts. Given that her father was a Grammy-winning music artist, it comes as no shock that junior Smith is brimming with musical talents. The Whip My Hair singer was just 9 years old when she made the song. And given her voice and unique sense of style, people could not help but compare her to the queen of pop, Rihanna.

What did Willow Smith borrow from Rihanna?

There is a reason why waiting for Rihanna’s performance at the Super Bowl feels like waiting for a miracle. Because it is. The Diamonds singer comes closest to what being a pop icon is in this decade. Furthermore, she is almost any and everybody’s favorite singer. While she may have taken a long break from music, no one forgets the back-to-back record-breaking albums that the Umbrella singer released. Apart from her brilliant music, Rihanna is also worshipped for her style.

Willow Smith is one of the many that admire the We Found Love singer. Junior Smith was not much into rap like her father. Instead, her first ever album titled Ardipithecus is heavy into R&B style and was inspired by Rihanna.

Not only is Smith double platinum-certified but also Beyonce-certified. When her songs first came out, she received shoutouts from Beyonce. Music is not the only field where Willow Smith takes inspiration from Rihanna.

For nine-year-old Willow Smith, this just meant wearing denim jackets and chunky boots. In 2020, a beautiful and confident Willow Smith lived her dream when she rocked at Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty show. And looks like old habits die hard because much like Rihanna, the Whip My Hair singer was also rocking black lingerie. You can watch the entire show on Prime Video.

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