The countdown to Will Smith‘s first album for the reason that Bush administration is on.
The once-and-current rapper has slapped collectively 5 beforehand launched singles and added 9 different tracks for Primarily based on a True Story, which streets on March 28. It’s his first new disc since 2005’s Misplaced and Discovered, which, like three of his different 4 solo units, reached the High 10.
“It’s OFFICIAL!!” the erstwhile Recent Prince wrote on Instagram. “My new album Primarily based On A True Story drops March 28. TWO WEEKS!! Hit that presave. Been engaged on this undertaking for a minute and I’m itchin’ to get it out to y’all.”
Smith hinted that Primarily based on a True Story is the primary of an album trilogy, therefore the subtitle Season 1: R.I.T.W.:
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The set on indie Slang Information options a number of songs launched in 2024 — “Tantrum,” “Work of Artwork,” “First Love” and “You Can Make It” — and this yr’s “Stunning Scars.” Among the many different Primarily based on a True Story tracks are album opener “Int. Barbershop Day,” that includes Smith’s previous rap accomplice DJ Jazzy Jeff together with Simone, and “Laborious Instances,” with Jac Ross. The album additionally consists of “Rave within the Wasteland,” “You Lookin’ for Me?” and “Make It Look Simple.”
Watch the four-time Grammy winner and Oscar winner’s debut efficiency of the hip-hop/gospel music “You Can Make It” from the 2024 BET Awards right here:
Smith obtained his begin as a part of the ’80s rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Recent Prince, which broke out with the 1988 sophomore album He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper that featured a pair of High 20 pop singles in “Dad and mom Simply Don’t Perceive” and “A Nightmare on My Avenue.” After Smith started his run starring on the NBC sitcom The Recent Prince of Bel-Air in 1990, the duo had their greatest hit with “Summertime,” which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Scorching 100.
After three extra studio units with DJ Jazzy Jeff, Smith went solo and scored with the smash debut set Large Willie Fashion, which arrived a year-plus after Independence Day made him a film star. The album spawned the primary of his two chart-topping singles, “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It,” and went on to promote greater than 9 million copies within the U.S. alone. He additionally hit No. 1 with “Wild Wild West,” the title observe from his 1999 film, and went on to launch the albums Willennium in 1999 and Born to Reign in 2002.
Smith is about to carry out stay on March 23 after the CONCACAF Nations League ultimate at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
