An Intimate Q+A with Will Smith

West Philadelphia Legend Will Smith stopped by the station Wednesday (Mar. 28) after having his childhood road renamed in his honor, to speak about his new album Based mostly on a True Story Classix’s personal Girl B. RELATED: West Philadelphia Avenue Renamed “Will Smith Means” In Honor Of The Metropolis’s Authentic Recent Prince

An intimate sit down that lasted 45 minutes, noticed the 2 inform a narrative from Will Smith’s early days because the “Recent Prince”, being a humble hungry child from Overbrook Excessive Faculty, rising into the person he’s at present.

Smith stated he took years to make this album, taking a short interval of isolation to really get to know himself greater than ever earlier than. Taking trip to look himself within the mirror grew to become probably the most transformative works he’s accomplished up to now.

“What this album will actually signify, is that there are new issues that I found, as I bought to take an sincere take a look at myself, and never solely present the best components of myself” Smith stated. “To truly begin to be sincere and provides my actual testimony. I believe the songs will signify a brand new taste, as a result of there’s a number of issues in right here that I didn’t actually find out about myself.”

Smith additionally the charted #1 on the Billboard gospel charts along with his tune You Can Make It. He talked about how his first time ever charting beneath the inspirational style wasn’t intentional, and a direct results of authenticity and being susceptible with himself and God

“The [song] was an thought — like one of many first issues that bought revealed to me is the concept that life is difficult for everyone” Smith stated. “Once we’re in our particular person factor, we expect it’s simply us, it’s all people… I don’t must know you personally to know you’re going by way of one thing, I simply need my eyes to say ‘You may make it’… I wanna be a part of the rationale you step again from the ledge, I don’t wanna be a part of the rationale you get shoved over.”

Girl B and Will Smith additionally talked about previous instances at Overbrook Excessive, The Philly vs. New York ‘Battle of Hip-Hop World Supremacy’, Household life, and what’s subsequent for the Recent Prince.

Take a look at Based mostly on a True Story: An Intimate Q+A with Will Smith beneath!

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