Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff — collectively known as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — have been toying with the idea of new music for several months. Last December, Smith told HipHopDX he was “getting hyped” about it.
On Wednesday (May 23), Smith shared a YouTube video announcing he was finally ready to make his rap comeback.
“At my peak, I was doing a television show, a movie and an album every year, so it was like churning out that kind of creativity,” he explains. “What happens is you get to a point where you get empty. So, I’m excited. I’m reengergized and creating wildly like I used to. I’m ready. I got the beast back.”
During the roughly three-minute clip, Smith shows off some bars he’s been working on, which come complete with Uncle Phil and Fresh Prince references.
“I got inspired/Quickly I unretired/The Fresh Prince just rewired,” he spits.
Will’s children with wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jaden Smith and Willow Smith, have already established careers of their own.
Last November, Jaden put out his critically acclaimed debut album SYRE, while Willow’s latest album, The 1st, dropped the month before. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
Although several people appear in Smith’s YouTube video, Jazzy Jeff, who just released his new album M3, is nowhere to be seen. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
How about a good movie?
That’s awesome man. Will Smith a hip hop legend. First to win a Grammy. It’s good that he making music again. Much respect!!!! Can’t wait.
Will Sounds Ready
Bra…please…..stop!
Will Smith….just…cussed…in his raps…well, fuck him and fuck you too!
Don’t*
I know what I said. 😉
Will Smith… love you as an actor, but stop with your corny ass raps man. Somebody please tell this guy the truth about how bad his rapping really is.
Those Was Bars.
Man you absolutely nothing about rap music all this mumble ass rap out here is bullshit bet money he better off thetop of his head than any off these rappers out here respect him the legend and LL #thesemumblemouthmufuckasouthereaintshit #gotyallsomebusiness
He went the fuck off
Hard as fuck
Yo this was a lot better than I expected. This wasn’t fire but far from wack. He had some aggression and some slick wordplay.
But real hip hop heads from his era know he doesnt wright most his ryhmes . I’m messing w tho, still better than nonsense being shoved down my ear these days
Hey what’s up the cursing??? Lmao! Pretty Good still!!
I personally gave SYRE a 5/5 and think it’s one of the best records of the year…but come on HHDX most critics didn’t “acclaim” it.
That was and will always be a fake deep album. People seem to get confused by that and think it’s actually an amazing album. Which it isn’t. 2/5 at its best.
It appears he does need to cuss in his raps to sell records
Still harder than this trap MUMBLE bullshit
Will Smith is super corny but has always pretty much been offering cringe worth bars. Summer Time worked, that’s bout it.
Rakim wrote summer time.
still better than Revival. Anybody saying corny should listen to 90% of the “corny wack” music nowadays. I would def wait for an album full of shit like this and you would probably buy it/complain/whine so what can’t satisfy what you cant reach
Corny? Maybe. But not anymore cornball than repeating ‘gucci gang’ 50 times on a track
We need Will back in the game. There are no rappers secure enough to do clean normal raps nowadays
Dope
Fresh Prince forever. Fuck all you little kidz
I like his fresh Prince flow. Sometimes it ain’t always about bars even though I’m sure he can spit bars. What I’m saying is his fresh prince flow/persona is godly. What other rapper are you gonna that from. At least in his fresh prince stage he was himself. His style is legendary.
He should do a “Kids just don’t understand” song aimed at these young rappers. That’ll set shit off quickly and get him in the game again. Oh and have corny Alfonso as the dancer and hypeman.
Will got bars. And he writes his own shit.
My name is big willy now tell me if you be jelly I’m sellin these movie records and lessons for new inventors of creative youthful endeavors that you ain’t seen on no special see g I’m keeping it mellow there ain’t no rocking this fellow I chuck the deuces like hello and eat out jada like jello
Not mad at all. If you think this is corny but Lil Pump or Playboi Carti music is hot, get the fuck out of here.
who wrote the bars?? That’s what I wanna know. It’s a fact Nas has ghostwritten for him back in the day
Sounds like Eminem wrote the bars/flow
Pretty cool!!! For those who hating on this is prolly 25 years and younger. Only older heads can relate……
he’s still trash
Yo the hate is real with you Jaycen
well he obviously still poppin if he getting all these comments here lol
The industry skill level so bad that will smith sound hot LMFAO.
AT LEAST YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WTF HE IS SAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!! mumble,mumble,mumble, AND IT MAKE IT SINCE, IF YOU LISTEN!!!!
Really it’s a couple fucking bars people. He was a serious mc to begin with. He was the dude to listen to when you 1st smoking weed with homies n you wanted a good laugh. Because besides summer time all his other records was on some comedy shit. N who’s the jackass on here dat don’t know shit about hip hop n compared him to ll cool j are you fuckin serious? They are 2 completely different rappers. LL is always will be a true mc. Will just stick to where you get rich from. Just shut the fuck up n gv us bad boys 3 all fucking ready. Mic dropped