Admin Hero1 Posted March 29 Admin Report Share Posted March 29 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan 4ever Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 He always gets bad album reviews, people just love to hate! VIsqo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan 4ever Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 (edited) 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/ Edited March 31 by fan 4ever VIsqo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 I don't remember an album he has made that has gotten universally positive reviews. The people tho seem to have been enjoying the album in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Yeah Will doesn’t tend to get good reviews for either film or music so it doesn’t make much difference to me. What’s most important is that the fans are enjoying it and on the most part we are. I’m sure it matters more to Will what we think. i was going to make a joke about reviewers knowing nothing because it’ll be some 40 year old white person, but that’s actually describing me now haha. VIsqo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Yeah, I have no interest in reading any reviews unless someone who likes Will's music is like "this is a good read." I couldn't care less about someone's opinion. What I think is interesting, is if you go to YouTube or something where you're actually listening to the music, it's virtually all positive. However, if you go to social media, there's a lot of hate. I think that speaks volumes. VIsqo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan 4ever Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 I’ve seen some reaction videos online that were very positive. So I guess people like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan 4ever Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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