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I still buy physical media, CDs, vinyl. Call me old-fashioned but I like opening the package and putting on music.

Will released his new album Based On A New Story in March. It was meant to be the first part of a trilogy, but the second and third albums never came out. I think this is because the first album didn’t do as well as expected. I also believe the album didn’t connect with people for several reasons. First of all, it felt like he didn’t keep his core audience in mind. Will tried to sound modern, but it didn’t really work for either group. Older hip hop fans missed the classic Will Smith vibes. Younger listeners didn’t find it fresh or exciting enough. In the end, it sounded like he was trying too hard to stay relevant. Another problem was the production. There were no big names involved, and that surprised me. His long-time partner DJ Jazzy Jeff didn’t even handle the beats. He only appeared on the intro, and that was disappointing for people who love their chemistry. A third issue was the release strategy. Will dropped way too many singles before the album came out. On release day, only three or four songs were actually new. Most people had already heard the rest. So if you didn’t like the early singles, you probably didn’t feel any need to check out the full album. Some people were also surprised that Will started cussing in his songs. For years, he was known as a clean rapper who didn’t need swearing to make good music. Hearing him curse now felt strange and went against the image he built in the past. Another thing that didn’t help was the lack of a physical release. There was no CD or vinyl version, which made people feel like the album wasn’t treated as a serious project. And finally, the song “Pretty Girls” didn’t do him any favors. Many listeners thought it sounded silly and corny. Because of that, people didn’t have much hope for the rest of the music. Overall, the album had potential, but these choices hurt its chances. It’s a shame, because I was really excited to see Will return to music. Hopefully, he learns from this and still decides to release the rest of the trilogy one day.

Welcome back Cookie! Blast from the past.

There’s really no AI in these pictures or videos. I went to three of his shows, all the people you see in those pictures and videos are real. This is just some media bull****. People keep finding new ways to hate on him.

Don’t you mean Pretty Girls here Tim? He’s not doing the song on his tour at the moment. I went to three of his shows and he didn’t perform Pretty Girls. He did do Get Lit.

I went to this show. Setlist was a bit different from his shows in Orange. Had a great time!

I went to both shows in Orange. The venue was crazy, so impressive. I don’t want to post and talk too much about it because I know a lot of you guys are still going to see the show and I don’t want to spoil the experience. Let me tell you one thing: people love him! They don’t care about Jada, the slap and all that bull****. They just want to see him do his thing. The classic songs get the show going, Get Lit gets a huge response. The newer stuff sounds great live. Loved these two shows! Seeing him again in my homeland Belgium next week.

No not a word. I doubt we will get it soon. He’s on tour at the moment so I don’t see him dropping a new album.

Glad you enjoyed it man! I'm seeing him this week in France and next week in Belgium.

Get Lit and First Love are indeed worse! People are just not feeling the song because he’s trying to stay relevant and blow up on social media.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLlXNFQslF1/?igsh=ZmtqODZ5YzZjZjB0 Will just dropped a sped up version of the song.

Thanx for posting!

Yeah the comments are brutal. I feel like he just can’t win. People just keep hating on him.

Was just about to post this. This is fire. Why is he doing these great freestyles and not releasing the same type of songs?