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I really agree with Def. Yes he’s having fun and doing his thing which I can respect, but it’s very forced. Listen to the new albums by LL, KRS, and the multiple recent albums by Nas. They adapted but still kept that old school vibe that makes them genuine. Will isn’t really doing that. I don’t know how else to word it. He’s not reading the room at all. one thing I always wanted to see Will do is come back and embrace hip hop. Work with some bigger producers. Spit real raps. Tap into his fresh prince side. But in reality he’s too busy trying to catch lightning in a bottle with a quick hit on some average beats. This isn’t what we wanted. I was listening to big Willie style the other day and it’s crazy how much more of an emcee he sounds like compared to today. Yes he was younger but that’s no excuse. Others can do it. No reason he can’t.

Yea.....its not reviewing well.

Yea, watching Jeff leave the tables to take a bow with Will in the middle of the stadium was poignant. They got a few more shows to do but this does feel like its coming to a close soon. What a 40 year career its been.

FWIW, the r/CrappyMusic sub on reddit has already gotten its hands on this. To be fair they hate Will Smith, but stuff like this isn't going to help...Like i said in another thread, Im glad he's having fun, but he's fumbling a great opportunity here. LL, Snoop, Busta, KRS...They all recently released some dope albums. Will can do that, but he just seems apprehensive to deviate from what's brought him success in the past. And what did it in 97 isn't going to do it in '25. Do what Kendrick and Jay allegedly told you, and just spit that real ****.

The new song is cool and I’m glad Will is having fun with the music again, but I was thinking of something…he constantly talks about wanting to be respected as an artist. He wants his name in the same breath as Dre, Jay, Rakim, LL, Slick Rick, etc…but if he wants that we need some real hip hop. He needs to dig back deep to his roots. We know he’s capable of spitting bars. We need more tracks like Tantrum. These days it’s hard to sell and it’s even harder to get a hit like Jiggy…I feel like that’s kinda what he’s shooting for with a summer anthem like this but at the end of the day he has a chance to really do something to cement his name in hip hop. Not that that isn’t already in stone, but to really show out and prove himself in a rap game that’s currently lacking. You look at Nas, LL, Dre, Snoop…these old heads are still spittin and still getting respect. I really hope these next 2 seasons have some real stuff. Just my two cents. If this is what he wants and he’s just having fun then I support it.

I thought Nore was fine. it was just a bunch of friends vibin'....But interviews like this remind me why i became a fan of Will Smith and stayed one for 3+ decades. its an understatement to say he's deep. Its not just the same old cliche answers. Some of what he says can resonate with me. What he said about death at the end really touched me due to some personal things. I can relate to everything he said about his sister in that part is the short of it....But that aside he's just a very human, and humble person. Great interview.

Yea i still do this lol. At this point its just a Demo, still finalizing the mix and elements. just wanted to post it for some early opinions. I was thinking of doing the entire album but that's an idea for another day.

Damn. Will spazzed on that Attention joint. Might be one of his best tracks.

The tracklist seems to be missing some features.

Premiering Live on IHeartRadio right now. https://www.iheart.com/live/hit-nation-4422/

Nice to see he can joke about it now. I hope Chris can see the mistake for what it was and make amends with Will. Time will tell.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFLPpTrRpAJ/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== dope that he’s working with other established artists like this.

the Song and Video are amazing. I can not wait for this album

the new song is flames. I'm glad he's kinda branching out, you can see the influence from everyone he had reportedly worked with in the past couple of years. This album is gonna be the one, can't wait for it.

Yea, of course places like reddit have a hivemind and are still whining about the slap (i swear they act like he murdered their dog on stage), but the overall consensus is positive...Seems like people are willing to give him a 2nd chance, finally. I don't know how "Over" the new music will be in today's market, but i think people are intrigued to say the least, especially after that performance.

So...is the song called Bulletproof or You Can Make It?

where are you guys listening to this? the only link i can find is his Youtube channel which says not available.

Sunday Service is Kanye’s Choir. Very interesting. Can't wait to hear this.

It drops tonight FYi https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8uouhFvokS/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

I’m glad to hear that and I hope he’s working with some bigger name producers. I felt like he’s kinda shunned embracing more of the hip hop world on previous albums. You look at guys like LL working with Pharrell, Timbo and what not. I’ve always wanted to see what Will could accomplish with that level of production behind him. Trackmasters were fine for the hits, but for some real hip hop I wanna see him branch out.

JBalvin sort of mentioned it in his last instagram post as well.

J Balvin posted this on Instagram thanking Will for coming out, and in the caption put..."Also I heard the album, Don't leave me out of it".....Could something be brewing? https://www.instagram.com/jbalvin/reel/C5zDX_ayyD6/?hl=en

The entire special made me feel kind of emotional. It was really well put together. Missed some people but not everyone could be there. JJFP closing the show and seeing fans and artists in the crowd rapping along to Gettin Jiggy wit It, etc. **** was hype lol. People finally not embarrassed to just say F it, this music is dope, will smith is dope, this is hip hop.

Here’s a clip, taken by Talib Kweli. looks to be post show. Will has the mic in his hand with Summertime playing so I’m guessing they closed the show which is dope! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzcNfFXosdA/?igshid=ZDJmM3NlbWJvZTN3