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Will Smith is officially back in the music game — and he’s bringing the sunshine. After a long hiatus from the music scene, the global star drops a fun, carefree new track titled “Pretty Girls”, featuring up-and-coming rapper OBanga. Blending nostalgic ’90s energy with a fresh 2025 urban twist, “Pretty Girls” is exactly what its title promises: a breezy, danceable tribute to summer, fun, and — of course — the girls who light up the season. With a rhythmic beat laced with dancehall influences and smooth, catchy hooks, the track is tailor-made for beach parties, car rides with the windows down, and TikTok dance clips. Will Smith keeps things light and playful, sticking to his signature clean style: positive vibes, cheeky humor, and effortlessly likable charisma. There’s no need for bravado here — just feel-good rhymes and a groove you can’t help but move to. Meanwhile, OBanga injects the song with modern street flavor and energetic flow, offering a cool contrast that keeps the track dynamic and relevant. His presence adds that necessary edge, helping “Pretty Girls” land comfortably between throwback charm and contemporary heat. Though not meant to be deep or groundbreaking, “Pretty Girls” succeeds as a sunny, feel-good soundtrack to summer 2025 — and marks a confident step in Will Smith’s musical reawakening. Expect buzz, smiles, and replay buttons getting worn out. source: https://hit-channel.com/will-smith-pretty-girls-obanga-2025/

I get what he's trying to do. It's a song made for TikTok and social media. He's trying to stay relevant, he's riding trends. It doesn't appeal to the old skool Hip Hop heads like most of us. We're all hoping he will get back in the lab with Jeff but he's just having fun and trying things. I could see this blow up on TikTok and other social media. It's got a catchy hook and a fun beat. Lyrics are basic club rap, it's better than First Love in my opinion.

That's dope! Lucky you!

Nice surprise! Sounds like the new single/album will be less serious and more fun. Looking forward to it.

Looking forward to this one. Hope it will be great.

He said the second album would drop in June, let's see if he keeps his word. I really hope so but I'm skeptical. The first album didn't do well, so maybe that discouraged him a bit.

I hope so but I doubt it.

According to this website he will need a lot more streams to go gold or platinum. https://producergrind.com/blogs/blog/how-many-streams-to-go-platinum-on-albums-singles?srsltid=AfmBOop3PLSssiHjZZTgw2p8Nw07VYRwURImhZgGVo735ZoHq8BhGwtN How Many Streams Equal 1 Album Sale? 1 "album" sale is equal to 150 streams. How Many Streams to Go Gold? For a single to be certified Gold it needs 75 million streams For an album to be certified Gold it needs 750 million Streams How Many Streams to Go Platinum? For a single to be certified Platinum it needs 150 million streams For an album to be certified Platinum it needs 1.5 billion streams

A lot of the singles have millions of streams on Spotify, but I guess that isn’t enough to be considered successful.

Love this mashup. That Work It beat is awesome!

Anyway we can find those numbers?

He posted this on his IG.

Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-review-1235307144/ (Spoiler: they don't like it)

That “freestyle” is good! He needs to put stuff like this on the next album.

I’ve seen some reaction videos online that were very positive. So I guess people like it.

Legendswillneverdie.com https://legendswillneverdie.com/2025/03/28/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-review/ The art desk https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-will-smith-based-true-story?amp Ratingsgamemusic.com https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2025/03/28/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-album-review/ Top Three Us https://www.topthreeus.com/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-album-review/

Maybe a bit early but how would you guys rank Will’s albums after the release of B.O.A.T.S? I’m having a hard time making a list. I know I will change my mind next week but at the moment I would rank the albums as followed: 1. Willennium 2. BWS 3. Lost & Found 4. B.O.A.T.S 5. Born To Reign I might switch Lost & Found with BOATS afters a couple more listens.

He always gets bad album reviews, people just love to hate!

Yeah, we need a CD or vinyl!

Great to some of the old heads returning to the forum! Make It Look easy is also really catchy!

The intro is straight fire! Love hearing Will and Jeff on the same track.

Been blasting the album all morning. Rave In The Wasteland is such a banger. I was kinda scared when Tim said it sounded like Get Lit but this is nothing like it! Great stuff! You Lookin For me is such a powerful track. Love the beat too. Kinda wished he didn't put "First Love" on the album, feel out of place.

Hard to pick just one. You Lookin For Me, Bulletproof, Tantrum, Work Of Art, Rave In The Wasteland are among my favorites at the moment.