close
close

Will Smith announces the release date for the first album in 20 years

Will Smith announces the release date for the first album in 20 years

After a 20-year break, Will Smith returns to the hip-hop world and announces that his new album, which is based on a real story, will fall on March 28th. The actor rapper producer announced the exciting news with its 69.5 million followers on Instagram this Sunday.

“It's official !! My new album based on a real story falls on March 28th. Two weeks !! Beat the pre -tracking. Work on this project for a minute and I am itchy to bring it to you, ”wrote Smith on the Social Media platform.

The 14-track album has become Mark Smith's first music project with long-standing employee DJ Jazzy Jeff reunification for over two decades. Remarkable cooperation with Teyana Taylor and Jac Ross will also be included. At the beginning of this year, Smith published the single “Beautiful Scars” with Big Sean and Obangain.

Smith's music career began at the end of the 1980s when he became famous for the first time as half of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince. The couple achieved big hits with tracks such as “Do not understand parents” and “girls are nothing but trouble”, both of whom had a heavy MTV rotation. Smith's musical career continued when his acting career began, and his hit NBC sitcom the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air often showed his rap talent.

When Smith switched to Hollywood Blockbusters, including Wild Wild West and men in black, he often contributed title tracks to his films. With the publication of BIG Willie Style in 1997, followed by three other albums: Willenium (1999), Born to Reign (2002) and Lost and Found (2005). Then he concentrated on his acting career and production work and left the music scene.

Despite his massive success in music and film, Smith's reputation has been a few challenges in recent years. In 2022 he made headlines because he had hit the comedian Chris Rock during the Oscar awards after a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith. The consequences of the incident led to a 10-year ban on the Oscars, although Smith works to rebuild his image after the controversy.

With the release of his new album, Smith is ready to return to the music industry and connect its legendary legacy to both hip-hop and Hollywood.