He’s no longer the Fresh Prince but Will Smith is again at the back of the mic.
Smith, 55, performed his new song, “You Can Make It,” at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, 30 June. It adopted the song’s reputable liberate on Friday, June 28.
Immersed in a theatrical burning fire pit, Smith kicked off the performance by means of telling the gang, “I don’t know who wishes to hear this presently however no matter’s occurring in your lifestyles, I’m right here to inform you, you'll make it,” which flowed into the Bad Boys: Ride or Die actor’s new track.
The song is Smith’s first since 2017’s “Get Lit,” which was released more than 10 years after his final studio album, Lost and Found, from 2005.
The lyrics of “You Can’t Make It” read, “Don’t surrender on me, I want you to hold on / Know you’re deep up within the typhoon / But I do know you'll face it.”
The song also contains the lyrics, “The darker the hell you gotta endure / The brighter the heaven you get to experience / The more difficult the autumn, the higher you jump / God opens a window when the satan closes the door / Believe me, they tried to bleed Will Smith / In the rear view I see adversity was once the reward.”
Three days previous to Smith’s BET performance, the superstar posted a video of himself taking part in his track at the piano by means of Instagram. “Through some of my darkest moments, music has all the time been there for me – to lift me and assist me grow,” Smith captioned the video. “It’s my humble wish that it might do the similar for you and produce you all the joy and light-weight you deserve.”
The actor was joined on stage at the BET Awards by Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore and the Sunday Service choir because the efficiency moved via an onstage rainstorm.
Smith’s musical profession has scored him global acclaim up to now, incomes him four Grammy awards over the years. In 1988, he and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s hit unmarried “Parents Just Don’t Understand,” which featured in movies including The Parent Trap and Jersey Girl, received a Grammy for Best Rap Performance.
Smith’s foray at the back of the mic comes as his film profession soars, with Bad Boys: Ride or Die opening to a a success $56.Five million, in line with The Hollywood Reporter, at the home Box Office on June 5.
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The film features Smith being repeatedly slapped through Martin Lawrence’s persona whilst experiencing a panic assault, which some have interpreted as a nod to Smith hitting Chris Rock on degree at the 2022 Oscars.
Although the notorious incident was met with complaint, Bad Boys producer Jerry Bruckheimer said later that yr, all through an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, that he would “completely” work with Smith on some other movie, .
“Will made a mistake, sadly,” Bruckheimer, 80, said within the interview. “That’s not who he is. He’s a good looking actor and there’s at all times forgiveness on the earth.”
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