Will Smith is on the mic! The Philly native announced that he will release his first full-length album in 20 years
“It’s OFFICIAL!! My new album Based On A True Story drops March 28,” Smith wrote in a post on social media. “TWO WEEKS!! Hit that presave. Been working on this project for a minute and I’m itchin’ to get it out to y’all.”
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Smith’s last album, “Lost and Found,” was released in March 2005. Also known for his lead role in “The Fresh Prince of Bel–Air,” where he sang the theme song, he has since garnered movie fame outside of music, starring in blockbuster movies like “Independence Day,” “Men in Black,” and “Bad Boys.”
The new album will include collaborations with Teyana Taylor, Jac Ross, and Obanga, as well as DJ Jazzy Jeff, Smith’s longtime friend and DJ.
Smith spoke about the single “Beautiful Scars“ during an interview in January on the “Big Boys Neighborhood,“ mentioning that the new music is a departure from some of their previous work.
“There’s a thing, there’s a brand that is Will Smith, you know, and the brand is slightly different from the man,” he said. “The brand is just a really narrow slice of what the man is, and the man has expanded in a way that the brand can almost feel like a prison.”
Smith made a surprise appearance during J. Balvin’s Coachella is set in April 2024, so we can only imagine what the performance will be like with this new album.
Are you excited to hear new music from Will Smith? What was your favorite Will Smith album from years ago?
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