West Philadelphia Legend Will Smith stopped by Classix Philly Wednesday (Mar. 28) after having his childhood avenue renamed in his honor, to speak about his new album Primarily based on a True Story with Classix’s personal Girl B. RELATED: West Philadelphia Road Renamed “Will Smith Manner” In Honor Of The Metropolis’s Authentic Contemporary Prince
Throughout an intimate sit down that lasted 45 minutes, noticed the 2 inform a narrative from Will Smith’s early days because the “Contemporary 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 quick interval of isolation to really get to know himself greater than ever earlier than. Taking day out to look himself within the mirror grew to become probably the most transformative works he’s finished thus far.
“What this album will actually signify is that there are new issues that I found, as I received to take an sincere have a look at myself, and never solely present the best components of myself,” Smith stated. “To really begin to be sincere and provides my actual testimony. I feel the songs will signify a brand new taste, as a result of there’s plenty of issues in right here that I didn’t actually find out about myself.”
Smith additionally the charted #1 on the Billboard gospel charts together with his music You Can Make It. He talked about how his first time ever charting below 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 received revealed to me is the concept that life is tough for everyone” Smith stated. “After we’re in our particular person factor, we expect it’s simply us, it’s everyone… I don’t should 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Girl B and Will Smith additionally talked about outdated instances at Overbrook Excessive, The Philly vs. New York ‘Battle of Hip-Hop World Supremacy’, Household life, and what’s subsequent for the Contemporary Prince.
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