But Willow Smith's star status was sure to be lifted by the support of her model friends, Kendall Jenner, 18, and Hailey Baldwin, 17, on Friday.
The pair came out to watch their pal perform on the second day of the Fader Fort in Brooklyn on Friday.
And the twosome looked like they were getting into the spirit of the evening - snapping shots of their artistic friend as they watched from the sidelines.
Kendall and Hailey grooved to the tunes as they played photographer for the event. They also appeared to be whipping their hair around - probably in time to Willow's hit 2010 song.
Kendall appeared street chic in a red turtleneck knit, fringed black leather biker jacket, black skinnies, and matching boots.
Hailey opted for a similar look, sporting mostly black pieces including a blouse, slim leather trousers and boots.
She also had a grey sweater wrapped around her waist and layered on a collared grey plaid coat.
Willow, 13, has been blazing her own trail as an R&B singer, but on Friday evening, she invited big brother Jaden to join her on stage.
The teen wore a black roll neck sweater and high-waisted denim shorts over opaque black tights. She teamed her outfit with flat, lace-up, high-rise boots.
Jaden, 16, wore an extra long black hoodie, black skinny jeans and black Nike trainers as he rapped with his sister, bobbing his trademark dreadlocks.
Willow, who wore her ombre curly hair cut short, was at the gig to play new material for the first time, according to The Fader's website.
She played three tracks from her EP, which is called 3 and will be released on iTunes November 10, before launching into her R&B bop Summer Fling.
She closed with her debut hit, Whip My Hair, which she released in 2010 when she was just nine years old.
The young star also shared the stage with songstress SZA at The Fort, The Fader magazine's three-day music event at Converse Rubber Tracks, a community based recording studio
However, there was no sign of her famous parents Will, 46, and Jada, 43. Founded in 1998, The Fader is an independent Manhattan-based music and style magazine, published six times a year, and website that hosts pop-up Forts for new and emerging artists.
