Will Smith has been a Hollywood megastar for three decades — but he still loves to prove he remains the Fresh Prince whenever he clutches a mic.
On Friday (January 10), Smith and his co-star Martin Lawrence made a guest appearance on Sirius XM Radio’s “Sways Universe” show to promote their latest film Bad Boys For Life.
Host Sway Calloway asked if Smith recalled the lyrics to his classic 1988 single “Brand New Funk” from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s multi-platinum album He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper. The 51-year-old Grammy award winner initially joked in his response that he may need help reciting them.
As Sway said some of the song’s opening lyrics, Smith picked up where he left to finish the first verse, drawing applause from the audience. During the following commercial break, the “Brand New Funk” track played in the background and the Philadelphia native began lip-syncing his lyrics.
Then Smith morphed into MC mode and went full throttle for an impromptu performance of the song’s second verse over the ensuing instrumental as if he was having a flashback performing onstage during his younger days.
The panel of Lawrence, Sway, co-host Heather B and Tracy G grooved to Smith’s energetic rendition and the audience rejoiced after he was done.
Bad Boys For Life arrives in theaters on January 17.
See, even our goofy rappers were nice, this generation SUCKS!
Lyricism, period!!
Fresh Prince, Jazzy Jeff, Ready Roc… certified dopeness – rhymes, beats, scratches, the beatbox. Another example of how no matter who you were, when you came into the game, u had to have “skills”.. If you’re still confused lil homie, shit, go listen to it
Yea it was a good interview. People have always underestimated will smith as a rapper. I’d sooner listen to him than some of the junk I’m hearing now .
People slept on him for real because he got flow and he was the first emcee to banned the grammys for not having hiphop as a category so before dissing the old school youngstas respect the ones who paved the way so yall could do this salute to the fresh prince
Will is one of the greats. Respect to him for what he has done in rap and beyond. Keep bending the universe to what you want it to be will
He’s a bum. His kids are mentally unstable bums. The universe existed far before will did and he won’t change that moron.
You need to study the laws of attraction and get some positivity in your life. That’s obviously what he meant with the last sentence.
Greg, no wonder your broke. I pray for you son
Dope!!
So dope. That’s my favorite Fresh Prince song
He’ll yeah he still got it!!!!
Fuck you greg