Will Smith wastes no time addressing his Chris Rock Oscars slap on new album “ Based on a True Story ,” which released on Friday. In fact, the project’s first track, “Int. Barbershop — Day,” opens ...

Will Smith didn't hold anything back on his new album, Based On A True Story – his first full-length record in 20 years. The 56-year-old has poked fun at his now-infamous 2022 Oscars appearance, where ...

Will Smith faced the most infamous moment of his career in March 2022 when, on what was meant to be his night of triumph at the Oscars, he ended up banned by the Academy for slapping Chris Rock. Three ...

Will Smith addresses his infamous Chris Rock slap from the 2022 Oscars in his new “Based on a True Story” album — boasting that he’s officially “back on top.” His first track ...

Will Smith addressed the fallout of the slap heard around the world on “Int. Barbershop — Day”, the opening track of his Based on a True Story album he dropped today. The song, featuring DJ ...

Will Smith formally apologized to Chris Rock via an Instagram post shared shortly after the 2022 Oscars, and he provided an even longer apology in a video shared to social media that summer. In it ...

Will Smith addresses his notorious Oscars slap head-on in his first new album in 20 years, ‘Based on a True Story’ ...

Will Smith has demonstrated countless artistic facets throughout his life. Once the American decided to focus on film and television, his short musical career was put on the back b ...

Chris Rock's brother, Tony Rock, calls Will Smith's new album, Based on a True Story, a "piece of sh*t" and "trash," despite not having actually listened to it. On Monday, April 14, 2025 ...

Will Smith raps about his infamous Chris Rock slap as his new album is teased. Using the Oscars encounter from three years ago to inspire music on his upcoming release, Based on a True Story ...

Indeed, there are some clear lyrical indicators to real moments in his life, including slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, his complicated relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith, and references ...