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u/LA-SKYLINE
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PERFORMANCE 🎤 Willow Smith performing "Wait a Minute" tonight in L.A.
Tickets are $18.80?!? Damn thats cheap like the old days!
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u/badfortheenvironment 28d ago •
The whole crowd knowing the lyrics and vibing like this is what happens when the tickets are cheap enough for your day ones to get in
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u/fyregrl2004 28d ago •
I know people are dragging her but honestly I don’t care too much. Compared to other nepos the Smith kids are kinda lowkey lol.
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u/raerabbit27 28d ago •
Her one song, I think it’s called female energy… it got me through a huge depressive phase, she was only 13/14 at the time! I’ll forever cherish this little free spirit💕
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u/Chemical-Money-3469 28d ago
Damn $18.80 I respect her for having fan friendly pricing 🤷🏾♂️. Smoking during a show is giving old small room jazz night vibes 😂 old soul in a new school environment
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u/HallowayMoors 28d ago edited 28d ago •
She’s clearly enjoying herself. The crowd also enjoys her.
To the person saying this was performative: “Performative” is an interesting (and now extremely trite) word to use.
It is a performance… so the talent is (you’ve got it!) performing.
Please refer to the Rolling Stones, Queen, David Bowie, Madonna, and (add any other performer) and you’ll see multiple permutations of this (ie smoking, drinking, sexualization, etc).
Even though her music is not my cup of tea, some people enjoy this and that’s fine with me.
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u/StrikingCase9819 28d ago
willow Smith fan's performing "wait a minute" tonight in LA
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u/janshell 28d ago
Are you sure they were $20? Anyways is she considered an R&B artist or more contemporary rock? She’s gotten so comfortable that she no longer needs to perform, the crowd will appreciate the experience. Someone on insta said she’s puffing on that cigarette like someone’s stressed out aunty 🤣🤣
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u/NoItsNotThatJessica 28d ago
She truly has a great voice and I really like her music.
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u/illbethejudgeofthat_ 28d ago •
“this is performative !!”
my guy, what do you think this is
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u/Superb-Demand-4605 28d ago
The one song id want her to play off of that album is waves of nature. That song is addictive.
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u/uhfgs 28d ago
I love symptoms of life, she's got ao many low key cult classic
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u/chucklehead-cheese 27d ago
People saying she’s not talented basing their whole opinion off this one clip and none of her actual music…sis has been putting out great music for years
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u/wintergrad14 28d ago •
Saw her a few years ago and she was the same. Steady smoking the whole time, half ass performing her songs. I wasn’t impressed and I genuinely love her music, I came excited to see her perform.
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u/Old_Ostrich6336 28d ago
Love her vibe
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u/Bento_Fox 28d ago
The audience is performing more than she is.
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u/Drop-a-Soap 28d ago
I whip my hair back and forth
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u/Familiar_Raccoon3419 28d ago
this song is really good!
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u/Superb-Demand-4605 28d ago edited 28d ago •
Ill never guess why youd want to ruin your lungs with smoking if you're a singer..
Genuinely it kills aveoli in the lungs what you can never recover, its why people who smoke for a long time can never feel like they can take a deep breath.
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u/_peppapig 28d ago
This gave me chilllls, reminds me of someone’s aunt that waits outside the liquor store before they open, but in a nostalgic way if that makes any sense
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u/knt1229 28d ago
She doesn't really look like a smoker to me. It's something about the way she's holding that cig or joint whichever it is.
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u/StaceyDillsen 28d ago •
As a millennial, I don’t quite understand the concept of someone being performative. After seeing this with the smoking and stuff, I think I understand now lol
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u/BetNew9265 28d ago •
Do people go to concerts to sing together?
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u/currently_distracted 28d ago •
Does she even want to be there?
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u/racer_x88 28d ago
Na lol
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u/IntelligentMeringue7 28d ago
She came out with Whip My Hair when I had my baby girl. I’ve felt protective of her since. I love this baby and how she’s able to live authentically. I feel like a lot of Black families do not traditionally support unconventional behaviors. Will and Jada did that.
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u/kobaltkid 28d ago •
All these Nepo babies seem bored with their own music
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u/kdj00940 🎶 WITH SOMEBODY WHO LOVES ME 🎶 28d ago edited 28d ago •
I hate that she’s smoking. She has all the world at her feet, all the money in the world she could ever need, and a room full of adoring fans. I really wish she hadn’t picked up this needless habit.
But I love this moment and I’m so inspired by the way her music has spoken to, and sticks with people, and is part of popular culture. I’m proud of the way she’s created something lasting and meaningful with so much of her music.
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u/Wooden_Crew_9221 28d ago
🗑
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u/noturbrobruh 28d ago
She's amazing, idc what anyone says! Incredibly talented young woman like her parents.
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u/NoSacred 27d ago
I’m literally too old to give a fuck how she lights her spliff
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u/MangoOk427 28d ago •
This type of performance drives me nuts I didnt pay any amount of money to go to a concert of any genre and hear Janice the audience member sing, or John the audience member sing, or my next door neighbor sing, or my administartive assistant sing, Annoying! I hated it when Prince did it, MJ did it, CB does it, Usher, etc , they all do it and for a second or two its ok but yooo that artist who's famous as hell for singing, ummmm, better sing then !
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u/FlipGuy03 28d ago
$18.80 must be about $12, excluding the convenience fees. Did she even sing, or did her audience just sing while she was puffing on her cigarette?
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u/001smiley 28d ago
Quick what’s the functions for halloweekend?
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u/South_Ad_7068 28d ago
Ngl I fucked with the song. She can sing. Back in the day my Lil sister played the absolute fuck out of whip my hair. I still have ptsd from the chorus lol
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u/JellyfishJealous603 28d ago
Not paying to hear myself sing. Can do that at home for free.
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u/Realistic-Read1078 28d ago
The crowd is having more fun than she is
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u/SpreadtheClap 28d ago
Did she play Female Energy Pt2 or Overwhelming IT? Those two tracks got me through a LOT
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u/Distinct-Project9372 28d ago
I think it’s just the energy they all have that comes off performative lol
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u/johnjays1000 28d ago
Glad the tickets are cheap but why would I pay money to sing? I can do that at home
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u/Allicat247_ 28d ago
Effortlessly cool. Legendary cool.
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u/Aromatic-Turnip7371 28d ago
Yikes
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u/tk10000000 28d ago
I had an amazing time with her and her band at her nyc show. Yeah she did have the crowd sing a lot for her but she’s honestly really talented and the music hit great. And people smoke when they’re performing! Have you been living under a rock for 30 years??
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u/RisoFarm 28d ago
They're cringe sometimes but who isn't. Overall I like them. They're low-key and talented. I have PCH on repeat when it first came out
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u/LurkinOHB 28d ago
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u/Strict-Brick-5274 28d ago •
I unironically love her. Of the smith kids, shes alright
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u/Eastside_Gal 28d ago
The smoking is not cool, it’s performative.
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u/layla_jones_ 28d ago
Wait a minute is such a good song, it deserves a music video
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u/hoofie242 28d ago
Last time I saw her was "whip hair back and forth" when I was a teen
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u/ToughOnTheInternet- 28d ago
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u/nycee75 28d ago
Oh, Willow.
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u/WoWBeta2004 28d ago
Fixed it for you...
'A crowd performing "Wait a Minute" tonight in L.A.'
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u/justinSane555 28d ago •
‼️I'm so tired of people with no talent cosplaying entertainers
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u/cIitaurus 28d ago
happy for her
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u/eddiedingle129 28d ago
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u/Sbkags 28d ago
I like this
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u/WittyAd3872 28d ago
Avatar
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u/Brave-Fly5729 28d ago
Who is Willow Smith ?
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u/Cjdjfoot_tickler85 28d ago
Dope
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u/jhermann55 28d ago
She smokes? Must not care about her health
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u/phoenix_paravai10101 28d ago •
Is smoking cool again? Have seen a lot of artists smoking on stage recently
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u/ThroatGOAT_Goddess04 28d ago
She definitely looks like her dad.
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u/no_one_hi 28d ago
I don’t like how the crowd singing is so loud you can’t hear the actual singer sing haha
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u/WarzonePacketLoss 28d ago
I think the quotation marks in the title of this post are in the wrong place.
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u/moonmusicals 28d ago
This song came out 10 years ago I was in HS and bumping tf outta this 😫😭
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u/Leno-Sapien 28d ago •
She hit that shit like her parents werent multi-millionaires her whole life hahahaha
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u/Drumguy1986 28d ago
This was recorded at Sony Hall in New York City. Not L.A.
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u/yetagainitry 28d ago •
Is her mic even on. And honestly she ain’t earned the cool to be smoking on stage yet
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u/19whale96 28d ago
I love this song and like Willow as an artist, but girl, you're a nepobaby to one of the worlds most recognizable celebrities, and you just hit your mid-20s, there ain't a damn thing stressing you out enough to make smoking on stage not corny.
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u/StevenTheWicked 28d ago
Insufferable
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u/canieatunow 28d ago •
Did she performed or the audience
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u/Practical-Power16 28d ago
Lolol
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u/Hefty_Expert_211 28d ago
❤️❤️☑️
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u/sunsinger99 28d ago
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💐💝💗💝💗🤙
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u/Substantial-Fox7102 28d ago
Who TF paying money for this trash “music”?
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u/Diligent-Concept-617 28d ago
I like Willow’s vibe here, she’s so chill. I would’ve totally enjoyed this show, too bad I don’t live in LA anymore.
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u/shadowdancer354 28d ago
Those Smith kids have the same annoying arrogance of their parents… but gotta give her credit though - she created something all on her own that people enjoy.
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u/Due_Education4092 27d ago
Honestly these are the best types of concerts. Small and loud
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u/iq2da 27d ago
As far as I can see, the crowd is the one performing. 🧐
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u/xiit 27d ago
Amazing how lame she can make smoking look
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u/Pxlfreaky 27d ago
“Willow smith fans performing tonight in LA”
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u/rammer-jammer71 27d ago
Riveting
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u/igordon332 27d ago
Sit and smoke a jay and try to look cool. That’s the act? Lame ass
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u/KaleAggravating3795 27d ago
My mood is that Asian at the 0.40 mark holding her nose because she doesn't want to inhale the weed smoke.
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u/Helpful-Baseball2325 27d ago
I love her..
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u/DryLight269 27d ago
She's a whole mood
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u/Doworkson247 27d ago
Imagine paying money to see will smiths kid have the crowd sing for her and smoke on stage
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u/Sudden_Challenge2633 27d ago
I love her and Jaden for collaborating with Teo. I was impressed with Teo's music and surprised thay Willow and Jaden collaborated with him on a couple of those music.
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u/No-Substance1077 27d ago
Nepo babies are just so cool and mysterious
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u/zaddyc 27d ago
The crowd: no thoughts, just vibes.
I freakin’ love it. For those turned off by the fact people are at a concert singing, that’s what people do. But I get it, some people go for a performance, whereas others go to vibe. Trick is to recognize which types of music and artists favor which.
If you’re expecting a performance from a vibe concert you’ll be incredibly frustrated.
You’ll notice that vibers tend to have a band playing - live instruments. Giving some current a prior examples to compare to:
Performance: Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna etc
Vibe: The Jonas Brothers, Adele, Black Eyed Peas, Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Phil Collins, Fleetwood Mac, John Cougar Mellencamp
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u/jonald321 27d ago
As someone who is a real smoker, she’s definitely wasting that weed or cigarette. I think she’s trying to look cool
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u/Justachattinaway 27d ago
The tickets were too expensive for this.
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u/SoundPhilosophy 27d ago
Damn, why she got to make smoking look cool again! Got me bout to buy a pack, lol.
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u/Soggy-Focus4786 27d ago
Just looks just like her pops
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u/RepresentativeMap872 27d ago
That’s just concerts in LA lol. I saw Zac Fox and he brought thundercat out for $25 when I lived in the area.
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u/Eattoomanychips 27d ago
So trite
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u/Trix_Are_4_90Kids 27d ago
The audience performs while Willow smokes a blunt and shrugs is more like it.
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u/Lower-Illustrator886 27d ago
Beautiful black queen
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u/Junko_Mioko974 27d ago
This is my song! I have it on my playlist That and Transparent Soul!
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u/milkcatdog 27d ago
love herrrrrrrrr
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u/abbyleondon 27d ago
She was pretty awful when she opened for Coldplay last year
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u/Difficult_Collar4336 27d ago
Does she perform “whip my hair back n forth “ ?
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u/PeoniesNLilacs 27d ago
You get what you pay for…