Will Smith returned to the studio last month. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star’s latest project Based on a True Story released on March 28. The album is 14 tracks and features a star-studded list of guest features including Teyana Taylor and Big Sean.
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Will Smith Claims GOAT Status in New Freestyle
Following the release of the album Smith has been on a press tour for the new project. He recently stopped by Lyrical Lemonade to do a lunch break freestyle. During the freestyle, Smith proclaims himself as the G.O.A.T rapper.
Hip Hop’s Messi, Neymar, and Ronaldo / Goooal! Scored on these boys / I’ve won damn near every award on these boys / Sold-out movie theaters and even tours on these boys / Feelin’ like a mop, wipe the floor with these boys,” He raps, comparing himself to the legendary soccer players.
He also adds: “I be overcoming shit that y’all be having trouble with / Let ’em run they mouths, I mean really, that’s what comes with this / They built a wall but I’m jumping it and loving it / They want me to be done with it, but I’m still havin’ fun with it,” he spits.
It had been nearly 20 years since Smith dropped an album. He stepped away from the music scene for a while after becoming one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood in the late ’90s and 2000s.
The Oscar winner revealed that he tapped Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z for advice about his return to the studio.
“Jay said, ‘Don’t fake your story,’ he was like, ‘You gotta say what’s true for you and you’ll be looking at the younger rappers and you’ll want that to be true to you, but you don’t live like that. Be true to your story. Tell your story.’ And that’s where I got the ‘Based on a True Story,’ from Jay,” he said.
“And Kendrick said, ‘Man, just say that s–t you have always been f—ing scared to say.’”
