39 h. ago Will Smith raps about Chris Rock slap in new song as he teases album release

Will Smith has used his infamous Oscars 2022 slap on Chris Rock as inspiration for his new music, with the actor rapping about the incident on his upcoming album

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64 h. ago Will Smith references Oscars slap on new album: ‘You better keep his wife’s name out of your mouth’

Smith was banned from the Oscars for 10 years after slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 ceremony

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65 h. ago ‘I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back’: Will Smith gets jiggy with the Slap

Three years after the infamous incident at the Academy Awards, Smith is continuing to rap about his attack on Chris Rock on a new albumWhen you have embarrassed yourself in front of the entire world, as Will Smith did during the 2022 Oscars, you find yourself confronted with two choices. Either you can slink off embarrassed and wait however long it takes for the furore to die down, or you can make an entire album about it.You probably don’t need to be told which option Smith took. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago I won’t get an Oscar nod again – Will Smith makes slap references in new album

He has released his first record in two decades.

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2 d. ago Will Smith’s rap comeback could be a sign of a career in freefall

Three years after the slap seen and heard around the world, the Oscar winner is performing in Scarborough and releasing an album of inspirational hip-hop. Has it all gone wrong for one of our biggest stars, asks Ed Power

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3 d. ago Will Smith’s resurrected rap career could be a sign of a career in freefall

Three years after the slap seen and heard around the world, the Oscar winner is performing in Scarborough and releasing an album of inspirational hip-hop. Has it all gone wrong for one of our biggest stars, asks Ed Power

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3 d. ago Lucy Dacus: Forever Is a Feeling review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Geffen/Polydor)The Virginia songwriter gets lost in understatement on a loved-up album about her relationship with bandmate Julien Baker, shrouding sharp lyrics in shy melodiesLast February, the American “indie rock supergroup” Boygenius – AKA Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus – announced an indefinite hiatus. The announcement came a couple of weeks before their solitary album, The Record, won three of the seven Grammys for which it had been nominated. This was a suitably triumphant ending to a project that had been garlanded with acclaim, both for their music – “at the vanguard of keeping rock alive,” as one US magazine editor put it – and their willingness to indulge in attention-grabbing gestures, frequently designed to prick at the male domination of rock history.Their debut EP came in a sleeve that referenced that of Crosby, Stills & Nash’s eponymous 1969 album. They dressed as the Beatles for an appearance on Saturday Night Live and as Nirvana on the cover of R...

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8 d. ago Is Will Smith 'uncancelling' himself? Actor has been on a mission to rebuild his career with viral videos and a return to his Fresh Prince roots

With a tour announcement, new music, and a few viral videos, the actor seems to be throwing himself back into the spotlight and attempting to make his Hollywood comeback.

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