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Will Smith ‘ignored me all week’ says Fresh Prince of Bel-Air guest star

Kathy Griffin said the star ‘did not talk to me until show day’

The Independent UK

Will Smith reveals the advice Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar gave to him before his music comeback

The younger men said 'keep it real’

MusicRadar

Will Smith’s album Based on a True Story isn’t the mask-off moment we were hoping for

2/5 It seems fair for Smith to want to exorcise the past few years. It’s just a shame that he’s chosen to do it with quasi-inspirational songs that don’t bang

The Independent UK

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Comeback kid: Can Will Smith rehabilitate his image after the slap?

Stars Will Smith and Jonathan Majors are both back in public touring new material just a few years after both were embroiled in assaults. Will they be able to reclaim their friendly public images?

Euronews

Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’

Will Smith could have let his infamous Oscar slap be his cinematic fade out with a career bruised, a marriage dissected and a reputation in a free fall

The Independent UK

Will Smith announces first album in 20 years, Based on a True Story

Actor-rapper will release project on 28 March, including the song Beautiful Scars which makes reference to his infamous Oscars slap

The Guardian - UK

CDs sales are growing. How I wish I hadn’t given my beloved collection away

Compact discs provided the soundtrack to his life. Then came streaming and he couldn’t get rid of them fast enough. As CDs enjoy a renaissance, our writer looks back at what he lost

The Guardian - UK

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New Kids On The Block To Release 'Still Kids' Album

New Kids on the Block to release 'Still Kids' album after 11 years, featuring nostalgic tracks and collaborations. Fans can pre-save the album and secure t...

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What did Jay-Z say at the Grammys and does Blue Ivy have a Grammy?

Here's what you need to know about Jay-Z's speech at the Grammy Awards as the artist accepted the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award

Woman & Home

The 20 best podcasts of 2023

From fake porn stars to staggering environmental exposés, it’s been a year of extraordinary audio – not least the ‘poodunnit’. It’s our top pods of the year!

The Guardian - UK

A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop is airing tonight

How to watch the star-studded Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop on TV or streaming on Sunday, December 10.

WhatToWatch

Rumor Has It Will Smith Might Revive His Rap Career, And I Have Mixed Feelings About Him Possibly Bringing Back His Fresh Prince Persona

Will Smith is rumored to be considering a return to music, and I have mixed feelings about him possibly reviving the Fresh Prince.

Cinemablend

DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fresh Prince Reunite at ‘A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop’

Concert event is on CBS Sunday, December 10

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The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Ghost Story; Class of 88 with Will Smith; Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind – review

Tristan Redman uncovers a tangled web of secrets, lies and murder; Will Smith goes back to his his hip-hop roots; and Shaun Keaveny makes everything seem better

The Guardian - UK

Will Smith and rap royalty break down the year that changed hip-hop

The Fresh Prince, sidekick DJ Jazzy Jeff and more take a trip down memory lane and explore how 1988 revolutionised music forever. Plus: five of the best spin-off podcasts

Chicago Sun-Times

Hip-hop legends a ‘F.O.R.C.E’ to be reckoned with at United Center show

LL Cool J, The Roots, Common, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Z-Trip, Rakim, Common, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary in grand style.

What Hi-Fi?

14 best summer tracks to test your music system

We've put together some of our favourite tracks to enjoy in the sun or help brighten up those grey afternoons.

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The Independent UK

Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on 'Rapper's Delight' and their early hip-hop influences

Remember the first rap song you heard

Sports Illustrated

DJ Jazzy Jeff on Jalen Hurts: ‘The New Fresh Prince’

Jeffrey Allen Townes, better known as DJ Jazzy Jeff, is a producer, deejay and actor famous for a show that the Eagles have embraced en route to Super Bowl LVII. We’re talking, of course, the 1990s classic, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He’s also a lifelong Philadelphia sports fan, who,…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Rasheed Wallace, proud son of Philadelphia, is a Chiefs fan?

PHILADELPHIA — A week after the 2020 Super Bowl, won by the Kansas City Chiefs, some visitors showed up from Philadelphia to see Rasheed Wallace, coaching high school basketball in North Carolina at the time.

Tribune News Service

Swizz Beatz will be featured in Grammy Awards all-star 50th anniversary of hip-hop tribute Sunday

SAN DIEGO — The Grammy Awards on Thursday announced an all-star tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop segment as part of Sunday's 65th annual Grammy Awards telecast and the lineup includes La Jolla resident and 2011 Grammy-winner Swizz Beatz. He is married to singer-songwriter and 15-time Grammy Award-winner Alicia…

Daily Mirror

Will Smith pays special tribute to his 'day one' Jazzy Jeff with throwback birthday snaps

Will Smith sent longtime pal DJ Jazzy Jeff a birthday message with throwback images to mark his 58th birthday

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly DJ Diamond Kuts joins the cast of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

PHILADELPHIA — When the reboot of "Yo! MTV Raps" drops Tuesday on Paramount+, Power 99′s DJ Diamond Kuts will be the first woman to serve as a DJ on the rap show.

The Independent UK

Will Smith defended by DJ Jazzy Jeff over Chris Rock Oscars slap

Smith has since been banned from attending the Academy Awards for 10 years

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