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If Will wanted to go viral with his music it’s worked. Unfortunately he’s gone viral because everyone is just making fun of his music and saying how terrible the song is. i feel like he only releases the second album if he rights the ship and releases a good song next. Otherwise the comeback will go out with a whimper on this trash.

I've collated all the videos from the performance here: https://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/2025/06/15/will-smith-jazzy-jeff-perform-for-80000-at-wembley-stadium-in-london/

The Capital Radio summerball was one of the best JJFP performances of all time. The 90;000 Wembley crowd doing all the crowd response, Jeff’s scratches back on all the tracks. Just Will and Jeff being together after 40 years; it was really sweet. Give Jeff & Will get their flowers - they are getting older so this may be the last year they perform. Glad they did that! Amazing!

I don’t mind Will doing fun songs, I actually think it’s a good idea. But compare Getting Jiggy Wit It to this. There’s just no comparison. How bad Wills raps are is really disappointing. I feel like the stuff when he was going to make his comeback maybe 6 years ago was way better.

It’s a cynical play for dumb tik tokkers- I don’t mind Will doing some fun rap but this is not it. I mean he is capable of making something like Summertime - this has no substance and just straight bad. I always defend Will but I can’t defend this record.

I think it’s going to backfire - look at the comments on Wills tik Tok - he is being absolutely savaged for how bad this is.

This is seriously one of the worst tracks Will has ever released. What was he thinking? Bad beat, horrible lyrics and horrible concept. I feel like he has killed his musical comeback with this rubbish. Very disappointing. How did no one near him not tell him this song is awful.

I'm hoping it is the first single off the new album.

The only number that matters is streaming stats these days.

Sounds like the second album is gonna have some hard hitting hip hop!

Hey Vipa I like that it is more of a hip hop beat I just don't think it changes up enough for the chorus.

Listen to our thoughts on the album in the latest episode of the Will Smith Podcast:

You are sounding OLD AJ! I have an Apple Music subscription so I'm not going to download anything.

Reviews have started to come in on the new album: Variety: https://variety.com/2025/music/album-reviews/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-album-review-1236351175/ - they call for a JJFP album in this! Axios: https://www.axios.com/2025/03/28/review-will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-return-rap Clash: https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story/ The Times: https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-review-album-5gcgwt0g7 Screen Rant: https://screenrant.com/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-album-songs-ranked/ RIFF Magazine: https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story/ A lot of the reviews are pretty negative.. don't if it's just holdover hating, I think the RIFF magazine one is pretty fair though.

One thing I find funny about the reverand interludes is Will doing an old man voice when he is old now On the Reverand in And in this Corner it was much more of a shift in his voice!

The only music I buy these days is vinyl man. If Will drops the record on vinyl I'll definitely grab it.

The more I listen to the album the more I love Tantrum. That one is pure hip hop. Will & Joyner are spittin’ yup I would absolutely take a Joyner Lucas X Will Smith album or EP. They have chemistry!

I love it but is it really a track? It’s more an intro.

Bulletproof and you looking for me are really great tracks!!

Okay I got the album so my thoughts, Opening track is very good. Perfect intro to the album with Will playing the haters after the slap where he got cancelled and Jeff defending him. Makes perfect sense that Wills potna of 40 years steps in here, Its hard to judge the album when it’s only 36 minutes and we’ve already heard 80% of it but it’s nice to hear it as a whole and a singular piece of work. You can tell this album Will was getting out of the hell of post Oscar slap and I love that Will used music to get out of that situation. there is a lot of cursing on the album which is definitely very different and there isn’t much rapping. And all the rapping is in a new rap style. I know I’d prefer a hip hop album and something more old school and fun but it is what it is. i do think it’s a good album. My fav tracks are You looking for me, Bulletproof, Tantrum and You Can Make It. when you listen to the album Tantrum really stands out as a hard hitting rap track. I think First Love is the weakest track and could have been left off. I’m interested in everyone else’s thoughts. Also interested in the second album in the series I presume it’s going to be about 35 minutes like this one.

This is hard but my top 4 would be You Looking For Me, Bulletproof, Tantrum and You Can Make It

Let us know.

Very happy about this, JJFP Forever!

Chris I hope you and your family are doing well!

I would say it kind of hides that Will in his 50s now and yeah it looks more old school rapper than the music he is doing.