JumpinJack AJ
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I love that you still do this. I like that this sounds more warm and colorful in contrast to the album version.
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I bought it on Amazon.
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You could say it's old school interms of consuming music, but I'm just stating facts. Streaming is just digits and micropennies. Buying the album is support. Buying albums the artist know if there is a market for a physical release. Buying contributes to charting.
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Yeah, I have no interest in reading any reviews unless someone who likes Will's music is like "this is a good read." I couldn't care less about someone's opinion. What I think is interesting, is if you go to YouTube or something where you're actually listening to the music, it's virtually all positive. However, if you go to social media, there's a lot of hate. I think that speaks volumes.
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A lot of the time, it's the digital purchases that will let an artist or label know if they want to do CD and vinyl. Additionally, we live in a time where songs/albums can be edited or removed without any warning. If you rely on streaming, you are relying on the music always being available. To not buy the digital release is a middle finger to the artist. There are already people on ebay bootleging the album on CD with unofficial copies of the album.
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We waited 20 years for a new album.
Two more are lined up. For the first time ever, Will Smith/JJ+FP is headlining a tour that's going around the world. 
Yes, stream it and get those numbers up, but BUY this digital album. 
Money talks. This is how we get more. 
This is how they know people want this music and more of it. 
Like the social media posts that support this album. 
Let's gooo!
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Man, the day has come. For Lost & Found, I want to Walmart to get the CD at midnight. I wish I had that kind of experience this time, but I had to settle for buying it/downloading it at midnight. I bought the regular version and the edited version. I drove around earlier today blasting the music on a super sunny 65 degree day. It was heaven.
1. Int. Barbershop - Day - I love this sound. More of this. I like the banter on this track and that Will specifically voices the characters who are critical of him. The back and for with Jeff is so welcomed. It brings the energy of the JJ+FP albums. B. Simone is a welcome addition to them.
2. You Lookin' For Me - Man, this is the Fresh Prince I love to hear. Especially those opening lines that borrow from Slick Rick. I love the lyrics and subject matter. The choir on the backup vocals sweeten up the kinda dark-sounding beat.
3. The Reverend (Rave Sermon) - I'll say this about all of the interludes. I like the encouragement and the gems he shares. It makes me wonder if they would be better coming from Will straight, instead of through the reverend character. With albums, I tend to get tired of interludes after the first few listens.
4. Rave In The Wasteland - Man, i love this beat and the energy. The subject matter is good, too.
5. Bulletproof - I like the energy and lyrics on this one, too, but I think the production is leaning average. Jac Ross has a great voice for this.
6. Hard Times (Smile) - Man, I love this one I must say, I slept on Teyana, but this song makes me want to check out her music. The slick, classic Hip-Hop meets R&B sound is my favorite. I like FP's relaxed flow and vocal presence. I'm so into this beat and the smoothed out chorus that I haven't really unpacked the lyrics yet.
7. Beautiful Scars - I love the production on this. I like the changes in his flow throughout it. Admittedly, I'm not a Big Sean fan. I always though his voice and presence was weak and his lyrics un relatable. I like him a little more on this compared to anything else I've every heard him on. I would have preferred to hear someone else on the track who is more on Will's level. No offense, to Omar, but I don't the auto tune chorus. I'd put someone like Usher on the chorus to upgrade it.
8. Tantrum - I'm not saying it's bad, but this is my least favorite song. It's just kind of repetitive. The beat is about as standard as you can get. Will holds it down. I'm not crazy about Joyner's voice. Why is Will kicking Joyner Lucas' butt on his own sound?
9. First Love - I like the artistic move with this one. I don't think it gets enough credit. However, I think it definitely takes down the pace of the album. I feel like it would serve better as a single or as a song oen one of the collaborating artists' albums.
10. Make It Look Easy - This is a really nice one. I love the sound and vibe. Like "Hard Times (Smile)", I think FP is the most comfortable on this sound. I guarantee this will be pumping through my car speakers all summer long.
11. The Reverent (YCMI) - I nice message to lead into "You Can Make It".
12. You Can Make It - This is a highlight. Heck, it crossed over to be a hit on gospel charts. Will is emotionally raw on the song. Fridayy complements it well and hearing Sunday Service literally gives me goose bumps. If this is the only real hit off the album, that's good enough.
13. Work of Art - The beat is modern, but dope. The lyrics sum up this era for Will. Jaden's feature is authentic and not forced. I know nothing about Russ, but his makes a mark on this.
14. The Reverend (WOA Sermon) A nice send off for the album.
Overall I'm really happy with this album. I think it was weird that we heard so many singles off it before we got the whole thing. It made the listening experience kind of weird compared to having only heard a song or two. I feel like the songs that weren't released as singles are the glue of the album. Most of them are my favorites.
I think my critiques are the sequence of songs. I feel like "Work of Art" should have been one of the first songs and that "You Can Make It" should have been the last song. I think the sound and production is kind of all over the place, which prevents it from feeling a completely cohesive album. I feel like I'll listen to some of these songs A LOT and some I'll only listen to when I'm in the mood to hear them. I haven't felt that about his previous albums.
I gotta be honest, Will cussin' in his songs still sits with me funny. I'm sure 99% of the time I'll be listening to the edited version of the album.
I really hope this album gets some shine. It's a reminder that the Fresh Prince is a legit emcee and musician. This is good music....good Hip-Hop.
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I was wondering if the Reverend bit on the tracklisting was kind of a tie-in to the actual song on And In This Corner. It's seemed unreal, but I guess it is. I'm really happy to hear that JJ+FP is in fact touring....but it makes me even more annoyed that they aren't touring the US.
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Agreed. I hate when albums don't get phyiscal releases. Many artists let the physical release come after the digital release. Black Star released CD and vinyl of their second album about two years after they released it digitally. Arrested Developement waited a month or two with their last album. Worse case scenario, maybe he releases all three as a box set.
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I appreciate that someone put this together. I just wish it was in order and not repeatative.
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13 hours ago, eagle1 said:
Will just got in the booth live on stream and started recording a new track. They named it “attention”.
he also played some of “bulletproof”.
Personally love the way he was spittin on both of these!
full stream HERE
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Thanks for the link. I woke up in the middle of the night and saw the footage in the booth. I love those lyrics. I like the beat he chose, too, but I'd really love to hear those raps over a mid-90's New York beat.
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I can't believe he's not booking US summer dates. Concert season, especially for artists who have hits that bring nostalgia, is huge.
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What do you think of the album cover and the photography that supports the album? I mostly likely it, but I'm slightly mixed. The photography seems very classic Fresh Prince, even though the subject matter and tone of this album will be different. It makes me wonder if it'll be a little ill-fitting. It also gives off 2000's vibes, which is cool, but again, does it complement the music that he's strived so hard to make more modern? I kind of wish "Will Smith" was spelled out instead of just "WS".
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How did you go undetected for 20 years?
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At first this felt like an album cut to me that he just put out for Valentine's Day based on the love theme, but the more I listen to it, the more I like it. It's probably the most different thing he's ever done musically. The guitarist on it is insanely talented. I like India, too, but I kind of wish there was an all English version.
That performance is great. Will always comes with real showmanship and always surrounds himself with a great team.
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I normally don't get into reaction videos, but this guy kinda unpacks the song in a way I like.
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Wow, I'm surprised he's trying to get a sequel off the ground. It sounds fun to revisit Hitch, but the movie is perfect as it is. I feel like it's going to be hard to stike gold with a sequel, especially all these years later. It's kind of disheartening that he didn't maintain any relationship with the director. It makes me wonder how often Will gets push back on movies. Does he usually get his way?
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WILL SMITH ON DRINK CHAMPS
in Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
Posted · Edited by JumpinJack AJ
Noriega is a terrible interviewer, but Will makes up for it. He tells some stories for the first time here.