Keep in mind when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on the 2022 Oscars and the web exploded? In fact you do, it was one of the vital stunning stay TV moments in latest reminiscence. Smith simply launched his first full-length rap album in 20 years, and he determined to deal with the elephant within the room concerning his profession, not as soon as, however a number of occasions all through the album.
Will Smith’s fifth studio album, Primarily based On A True Story, simply dropped on Friday, and now that we’ve given it a pay attention, we are able to verify the rapper didn’t draw back from referencing the massive second on the Oscars along with his newest bars. The album even begins with the phrases “Will Smith is cancelled” in a track referred to as “Int. Barbershop Day,” the place a bunch of voices shuttle discussing him post-slap. You’ll be able to take a look at the track on YouTube beneath:
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Will Smith has beforehand shared that after the slap occurred, he “kooked out” for a few years, however out of the blue “music began popping out” of him once more and he started engaged on this album. Maybe that’s why he begins Primarily based On A True Story this fashion? Some particularly notable lyrics within the track are “I heard he received the Oscar however he needed to give it again/And they solely made him do this shit as a result of he’s Black” or this one: “Him and Jada each loopy woman, what you talkin’ bout?/ You higher preserve his spouse’s identify out of your mouth.”
To be clear, no, Will Smith didn’t have to present his Oscar again, however after the Chris Rock slap, he was banned from the Academy Awards for a decade and he resigned from the Academy as effectively. Within the second monitor straight after the introduction, the track “You Lookin’ For Me” Smith additionally will get into the controversy with the phrases: “Took lots, I’m again on high, Y’all gon’ need to get acclimated, Received’t cease, my shit nonetheless scorching, Though I received’t get nominated.”
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In the identical track, he additionally references his marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith with the strains: “Private life with my spouse, thoughts your corporation, it is sophisticated.” Whereas that does it for direct references to the incident, Will Smith’s new album does supply some perception into his private struggles and optimistic mantras with catchy hooks like “I’m bulletproof” and “I make it look simple.”
Since Will Smith’s viral Oscar second, the actor has launched two motion pictures: Apple TV+’s Emancipation and final yr’s summer season field workplace hit Dangerous Boys: Experience Or Die. There are a bunch of upcoming Will Smith motion pictures on the way in which, just like the sequel to I Am Legend and a Aircraft, Trains And Cars film with Kevin Hart. You’ll be able to stream Primarily based On A True Story on Spotify or wherever you take heed to music now.