"Will" is a song by American rapper Joyner Lucas, and the ninth single from his debut studio album ADHD (2020). It was released on March 25, 2020 with an accompanying music video. The song is a tribute to actor and rapper Will Smith, one of Lucas's biggest influences.
In 2020, Lucas released “Will,” which served as a standout single from his ADHD album, as a tribute to Smith. The song nodded to the actor's iconic roles, including “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and Men in Black. Smith later joined the official remix.
But Will's still been trying to revive his rap career - recently doing the odd impromptu performance on late night talk shows and name-dropping Kanye and saying they've spent time in the studio together. Today we heard some new material from Will, his first track in ten years.
XXL has referred to him as "one of the most important rappers of all time". As of 2013, his debut solo album Big Willie Style (1997) is among the best-selling rap albums of all time.
He got his start as part of the rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. He became an actor when he starred on the television show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Will Smith, a teenager from Philadelphia sent to live with his rich relatives in Southern California.
The actor and rapper took to Facebook where he posted the visual for Joyner Lucas' latest single. “Broski,” while singing the artist's praises. “My Favorite Rapper!,” Smith wrote Smith, alongside the clip.
After Will Smith met Jeff Townes at age 16, the duo launched a highly successful rap career as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Smith starred on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air for six seasons, before establishing himself as a Hollywood A-lister with Bad Boys (1995) and Independence Day (1996).
In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Will Smith's net worth is $350 million as of 2023. These earnings are thanks to an entertainment career spanning over three decades, from his work as a rapper to his many roles as an actor and producer behind the scenes.
But at last night's monster tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, one of those first winners didn't perform: Will Smith, who won Best Rap Performance in 1989 for “Parents Don't Understand” with DJ Jazzy Jeff (who was there and scratched the hell out of “Rock the Bells”).
There was no MC Hammer, Puff Daddy, Lil' Kim, 50 Cent, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West or Drake, who has taken to boycotting the show himself. (Jay-Z, who rapped along from the audience, performed later in the show with DJ Khaled instead.) But this was always going to be the case.
Fresh Prince's original show decided to use Will Smith's real name because Smith already had name recognition from his music career, plus Smith and Carlton actor Alfonso Ribeiro realized they would be called by their characters' names for eternity if the show became a hit.
A decade and change ago, Will Smith earned the nickname “Mr. July,” for his blockbuster near-Independence Day releases like Men in Black, Wild Wild West, and that other one. The week of the 4th was Smith's stomping ground — the films he chose fit right into the American holiday.
Will Smith and Jeff Townes have remained close friends and claim they never split up, having made songs together under Smith's solo performer credit. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince have sold over 5.5 million albums in the US.
Eminem Says His Battle Rapper Origins Were The 'Greatest Thing' To Happen To Him. Eminem also gave credit to Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar and Joyner Lucas in 2020, while naming Big Daddy Kane, 2Pac, Redman, Rakim, Naughty By Nature's Treach and Kool G Rap as his favorite rappers of all time.
During the two-and-a-half-hour interview in the podcast, she addressed her relationship with Tupac, claiming that although they were kindred spirits, they had no physical nor sexual chemistry arguing that when she dared him to kiss her, they both had an 'Eew' moment.
The actor, 52, has three children: Trey, 30, whom he shares with his ex-wife Sheree Zampino, and Willow, 22, and Jaden, 25, whom he shares with his estranged wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
