Will Smith returns with first album in 20 years

[Ziggiy]

On track 6 right now.

Kind of a weird vibe sonically. Will wasted no time addressing the slap incident and Jada on the first two tracks.

Best song so far is the joint with Teyana Taylor (Hard Times) real smooth track and Will is laid back and not trying too hard just having fun.

 

[Ziggiy]

Just finished

Album is all over the place sonically, its like Will wanted to be inspirational/aspirational with the gospel tinge but didn’t dig deep enough, then wanted to be the playful Fresh Prince of old but didn’t commit fully to inhabiting the persona, then wanted to boast about his success but doesn’t want to come off arrogant so its just random bragging.

His flow is still on point and his mic presence is as charismatic as ever but this album doesn’t know what it wants to be because, as much as he raps about having found himself, Will as an MC in 2025 doesn’t know WHO he wants to be. Are you confessing your sins and making amends? Are you partying all over the globe? Are you going to Church and therapy to be a better person? The best rappers can take all of these clashing flaws and philosophies make great art out of the hypocrisy of the human existence. But unfortunately what Will does here is just throw a mess of a mind-state into a blender and serve it to the audience without proper context. The sequencing is bizarre, the skits fall flat, and the actual production ranges from half-assed to “good”. The album feels like a thrown together greatest hits album with NO hits.

Will has said there are two more albums supposedly on the way. Lets hope this first offering is just a warm up and not indicative of what Will is capable of musically in this generation, because if it is we’re better off being nueralized by Tommy Lee Jones than attempting to get Jiggy with this shyt.

 

[Heretic]

Just finished

Album is all over the place sonically, its like Will wanted to be inspirational/aspirational with the gospel tinge but didn’t dig deep enough, then wanted to be the playful Fresh Prince of old but didn’t commit fully to inhabiting the persona, then wanted to boast about his success but doesn’t want to come off arrogant so its just random bragging.

His flow is still on point and his mic presence is as charismatic as ever but this album doesn’t know what it wants to be because, as much as he raps about having found himself, Will as an MC in 2025 doesn’t know WHO he wants to be. Are you confessing your sins and making amends? Are you partying all over the globe? Are you going to Church and therapy to be a better person? The best rappers can take all of these clashing flaws and philosophies make great art out of the hypocrisy of the human existence. But unfortunately what Will does here is just throw a mess of a mind-state into a blender and serve it to the audience without proper context. The sequencing is bizarre, the skits fall flat, and the actual production ranges from half-assed to “good”. The album feels like a thrown together greatest hits album with NO hits.

Will has said there are two more albums supposedly on the way. Lets hope this first offering is just a warm up and not indicative of what Will is capable of musically in this generation, because if it is we’re better off being nueralized by Tommy Lee Jones than attempting to get Jiggy with this shyt.

It wasn't bad on first listen, it's definitely better than Missionary by far. Better than I expected from him tbh. I'd say a solid 3.5 outta 5, I'll revisit this when I get some time to run it back and see if I feel any different.

 

[god shamgod]

I fukk with lookin for me

 

[Playaz Eyez]

I was initially very curious about this cause Will can still actually rap his ass off, and I was wanting to know what kind of producers he’d have on here in 2025. After looking at the track listing and production credits, I am not curious at all. I don’t recognize a single producer name on there other than one, and the one I do recognize has credits for Trey Songz, Eric Bellinger, Cardi B, Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller, and some others. Now I’m not saying I need to hear him over stuff Westside Gunn would have, or Metro Boomin, but good lord.

 

[seraphx]

The first few tracks really threw me off on here and I almost shut it off. After around track 5 I realized that this was just a gospel album lol. It's not bad per say but, I dunno who it's really for. Good for a listen but I won't be listening again.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

Will doesn’t have to cuss to sell records

 

[Primetime21]

This shyt garbage

 

[Pop123]

On track 6 right now.

Kind of a weird vibe sonically. Will wasted no time addressing the slap incident and Jada on the first two tracks.

Best song so far is the joint with Teyana Taylor (Hard Times) real smooth track and Will is laid back and not trying too hard just having fun.

You got me fukking giddy right now brother, lmao...bout to listen now.

 

[valet]

B. Simone why?

 

[valet]

I fukk with lookin for me

My head is bobbin

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

My head is bobbin

will got ya head bobbin ..

 

[valet]

will got ya head bobbin ..

A YO, A.I. in a harlem way

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

A YO, A.I. in a harlem way

Song fye

 

[QU Hectic]

I see this on iTunes and notice there some E’s (explicit) on some of the songs. Is Will finally cussin on records ?