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" Will Smith, who played the crowd like a pro, as if this were a West Philadelphia block party. He stepped back from his hosting duties to be introduced by Jimmy Smits, who urged "feel the love, feel the vibe, but don't forget the message." Smith took the stage to the Rocky theme and stroked the crowd - "North Philly in the house?" - while keeping it light and cutesy. He performed "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It," and the new "Switch" while giving DJ Jazzy Jeff Townes time to stretch out on the wheels of steel." "Carried out on a throne behind women spreading rose petals in his path, Will Smith gave a delightfully over-the-top show in his hometown of Philly" Will Smith, Philly welcome Live 8 Saturday, July 2, 2005 Posted: 2248 GMT (0648 HKT) Will Smith: "Today, we are here to declare our interdependence."WATCH Manage Alerts | What Is This? PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The U.S. edition of the global Live 8 extravaganza turned into the Will Smith Show, featuring the return of the Fresh Prince to his old home town. After British rockers the Kaiser Chiefs kicked things off Saturday with their hit "I Predict a Riot," Smith took the stage to begin hosting duties before a sun-drenched crowd stretching a mile down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway from the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Right now you're watching the biggest concert event in the history of the world," Smith said. Pleading for leaders of the G-8 summit to "end this daily tragedy" of African poverty, Smith was beamed around the world by satellite as he led the global audience in snapping their fingers every three seconds, signifying the child death rate in Africa. "Today, we are here to declare our interdependence," said Smith in the city where the Declaration of Independence was signed. "Today we hold this truth to be self-evident: We are all in this together." Later, the rapper-turned-movie star returned for the most theatrical performance of the day. He was carried onto the stage on a throne, with women spreading rose petals in his path. The theme from "Rocky" played just yards from the steps that Sylvester Stallone famously climbed in "Rocky." That segued into a repeated sample of "the champ is here!" line that Smith delivered in the movie "Ali." Smith then introduced his old sidekick, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and they performed "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" before launching down memory lane with the theme from Smith's early '90s sitcom, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," and his classic hit "Summertime." 1:37 To the tune of the theme for "Rocky," Will Smith is carried onstage by six men hoisting the throne on which he sits. DJ Jazzy Jeff, who harkens back to Smith's days as the Fresh Prince, spins a looping sound byte: "The champ is here." "Philly," Smith growls to a rapt audience. "I am home." He opens with "Getting' Jiggy Wit It" and follows with his newest single, "Switch," a bass-heavy tune that gets the crowd moving in spite of the heat. Smith then tests his audience's memory, rapping, "Now this is a story," then waiting for the crowd to finish the verse from his theme song for "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," the popular sitcom that catapulted his acting career. "Summertime," perhaps the most locally applicable song to this point, gets hundreds of thousands on the Parkway rapping along.

wow i just saw the summertime performance that was awesome!!! :word:

people have been dissing Will for 20 years..hate comes with greatness..

hey typhoon upload summertime 4 me.. like u they went to london before they showed that here and i dont have bbc

Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme was great!! 1st time ive seen them play the whole thing

every1 jump in the chat after the jjfp performance for a post live 8 performance discussion :2thumbs:

spearhead - love is da **** :2thumbs:

another person jealous of wills success.. im sure it makes this guy feel better to diss will.. keep waving those haters off i guess

awesome!!

okay everyone you can now vote for this battle!! voting ends in 2 days from now

check out the lose your mind remix

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some more remixes This remix I really like! Party Starter (Lose your Mind Remix) and heres a couple more Party Starter (Passing Me By Remix) Party Starter (Jazz Remix)

that was dope brakes liked the little boom moment

im gonna be watching 9:30 pm saturday till the next morning will and jeff are gonna come on about 3 am here.. break out the coffee :2thumbs: :1-say-yes:

im glad you mentioned slash forum scy :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

cookies the show is free will and jeff are on at 1:30

RIP

enjoy your painting Jeff! i know nat woulda put her heart and soul in2 it. Thanks 4 the music

i was making the same point to this big hip hop dj in texas..tryin to get him to play will he said no way we'll leave that to our pop stations.. they say their audience wouldnt like it..the funny thing is if they played party starter i bet a hell of a lot their listeners would be feelin it

Hey Jim im so excited you're going to see them live after all these years i know you are gonna love it!

20 mins how disappointing ..oh its more than most actually i predict i wanna rock switch party starter and summertime

yeah that performance is classic

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