Will Smith returns with first album in 20 years

[Tommy Gibbs]

is he doing hip hop, or is he another 50 year old rapper doing trap music trying to blend in with teenagers?

 

[winb83]

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

He swore twice on that Joyner Lucas song.

 

[Damnshow]

Will Smith been wack as a rapper in the 90s, who asked him to rap 25+ years later? He don't even write his rhymes, damn the bar is set so low these days...

 

[J-MIL]

Imagine listening to Willie in 2025

 

[Pegasus Jackson]

Jaden is on the tracklist but not willow? Playing favourites eh ?

I was at Amobea Records in Hollywood last June and it just so happened Willow Smith was doing soundcheck for some in store and she invited me to watch. I was shocked that she could actually somewhat sing. She's definitely the more talented sibling.

 

[Da King]

is he doing hip hop, or is he another 50 year old rapper doing trap music trying to blend in with teenagers?

Yes

 

[rabbid]

I added some of the rappity skappity songs to the rotation. You Looking For Me is kinda fire.. It's nice to hear him rapping again. The gospel stuff i wasn't really fukking with but it wasn't necessarily bad, just not what I'm tryna hear. I'm looking forward to the next two albums. Anyone expecting him to restore the feeling will be disappointed. Feels like he deliberated tried something different, prob to address all his bullshyt, so the next albums should be better.

 

[Mystic]

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

He been cussing a records, how yall call yall selves HIPHOP heads and don’t know this

 

[Illmagic]

I just listened to it. Honestly I think it’s decent. As it’s been said the production is the big problem here. That’s not saying he spitting crazy high quality bars on here but they are good enough to where better beats make this a solid listen. Now he was spitting crazy on Beautiful Scars. That was fire. It’s just some of those big stadium beats are straight trash. The gospel songs didn’t grab me either.

Int Barborshop, You looking for me, Beautiful Scars, and Hard Times are good songs. I think It’s good enough to warrant a 2nd spin.

 

[Waka FICO Flamez]

I give it to him. This nikka love rapping. Cause nobody is looking for this music in 2025 and it's not like he needs money

 

[Dilltastic VolWon(derful)]

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.

Great review breh. Did you use ChatGPT for this?

 

[Ziggiy]

Great review breh. Did you use ChatGPT for this?

F u c k Chat GPT. I’d rather write something everyone considered bullshyt than be the Drake of the Coli

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

He been cussing a records, how yall call yall selves HIPHOP heads and don’t know this

"you saw my blinker bytch"

 

[Ziggiy]

 

[L $ C]

I still cant get over nore with hair