Will Smith

Released: November 25, 1997

Songwriter: Will Smith

Producer: Tone Poke

Good evening ladies and gentleman
I'm Mia Pittson
I'm standing in front of the historic Manns Chinese Theatre
Where thousands, literally thousands of fans, journalists, and well-wishers have gathered merely to catch a glimpse of the artist formerly known as The Fresh Prince
This album premiere marks Will Smith's return to the world of rap
The long awaited album entitled Big Willie Style has broken sale records everywhere from Bangkok to Madagascar
As we all anxiously await the arrival of the man himself...
(crowd cheers)
Oh, wait a minute... Judging from the stir of the crowd, yes!
He has arrived ladies and gentlemen, Will Smith has arrived!

{Keith B-Real}
Uh, Will
Will, Will, brotha, real brothers

{Will}
Hey, hey, what's up man?

{Keith B-Real}
No, how you doin?
Look, I'm Keith B-Real from Keep-It-Real Radio and founding editor of Keep-It-Real Magazine and motivational tapes
We practice what we preach here brotha
And that is keepin it real
Now uh, Will
(*mumbles under breath*)
Lemme ask you something, do you think that you make quote-on-quote real rap music? 'Cause I ain't never seen no Will dancin' with no singing alien-- keep it real

{Will}
(*laughs*)
Well, yeah brotha I like to have a good time
Ya know, and have fun with the music that I make
Ya know, let people have fun with it

{Keith B-Real}
Mmmhmm
Fun in times like these
Anyway, keep it real
Another question if I can move on
Will, uh, you've saved the world two years in a row
Now do you feel you have some sort of superbilistic complex?

{Will}
I-I'm sorry brotha, superb... Superbilistic?

{Keith B-Real}
Yeah, uh, you know..
Look it up, look it up
I ain't got time
I'm keepin it real brotha
I mean do you feel that you're superbilist than everybody else?

{Will}
Now wait... Hold on, hold on.. Umm
Yo Charlie, Charlie
Look why don't you uh, escort Mr. Real inside?
Show him to a real nice table

{Keith}
Oh, okay, is that the VIP?
Easy, easy man... I just got this out the cleaners

{Will}
Hey, you take care, Keith

{Keith B-Real}
This is crushed linen
Dude, my motivational tapes....
{*fades*}

Will Smith is a famed actor who has so many iconic movie roles in Hollywood blockbusters under his belt you sometimes forget he’s an accomplished rapper, too.

Smith started as the MC of the hip-hop duo “DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince,” with his childhood friend Jeffrey “DJ Jazzy Jeff” Townes as turntablist and producer. They gained critical acclaim and won the first Grammy awarded in the Rap category (1988).

As a result of spending money carelessly, Smith was nearly bankrupt in 1990, when the NBC television network signed him to a contract and built a sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, around him.

more tracks from the album

Big Willie Style

From the album

Big Willie Style (1997)

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Will Smith

Big Willie Style