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Born into life in the public eye as the daughter of high-profile celebrities Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith made her performance debut alongside her father in “I Am Legend”. This appearance proved to be the first in a string of movie contributions, with the young actress later featuring in “Kit Kitteredge: An American Girl”, “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”, and “Merry Madagascar”. It was announced in June 2010 Willow Smith was in the process of recording a solo album, which was led by the single “Whip My Hair”. The track peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200, went platinum and ultimately introduced the singer to a national audience.
Willow Smith’s subsequent single “21st Century Girl” was promoted by an appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, after which she released the single “Fireball” with Nicki Minaj which failed to chart. “Fireball” became Smith’s first single to miss out on the Billboard 200, however aided the singer inking a deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label. In May 2012 the single and video “Do It Like Me (Rockstar)” was issued, followed by “I Am Me” in July 2012. In a collaboration with DJ Fabrega entitled “Melodic Chaotic”, Willow Smith released a pair of singles “The Intro” and “Summer Fling”. The latter of which earned significant criticism for its mature themes and fake British accent. In November 2014 Smith officially issued her debut EP “3”, which was promoted by a show in New York City featuring SZA and brother Jaden Smith.
I saw Cassius live at Showcase in Paris, France. The venue was packed with eager crowds waiting for the show to get under way. When the lights dimmed and Cassius (members Philippe Zdar and Boom Bass) took to stage and began playing their smooth electronica and house sound a new energy came to the venue. In such a cool French venue with the light production Cassius created a truly chilled dance atmosphere. Songs such as ‘The Sound of Violence’, ‘I Love U So’ and ‘Les Enfants’ in particular brought the crowd to life. The racing beats and electronic melodies of ‘I Love U So’ partnered with the over- layered vocals filled the room with reverberating music. While the slightly eighties dance beats and synth melodies of ‘Les Enfants’ created swirling, trippy layers of sound. The crowd couldn’t stop dancing and Cassius were kind enough to play extended mixes – they were clearly enjoying themselves on the turntables. Amidst the light and smoke there was a brilliant party atmosphere. I will definitely try to catch Cassius live again because they brought such a funky, dance vibe to the evening. My highlights were probably ‘Toop Toop’ and ‘Feeling For You’- two brilliant house tracks.
Saw him in Germany somewhere, really epic, loads of styles, hard vibe, he had the place bouncing, great mix of a crowd to see him. Would 100% go see him again.