The Music of the one and only Will Smith

[simmytbone]

Hey guys,

Blowing out 43 candles today is none other than....

Willard Christopher Smith, Jr.

Born in Philadelphia, PA and standing 6'3"

Will Smith ia a Rapper who have had big hits as a Solo Rap Artist and also w/his friend a Tag Team Partner DJ Jazzy Jeff

Big Hits includes Parents Just Don't Understand, Girls Ain't Nothin' But Trouble, Summertime and Boom Shake the Room and as a Solo Artist, he had Big Hits such as Men in Black, Wild Wild West, Gettin' Jiggy Wit It, Miami, Will2K, Freakin' It and Switch.

He also did a remake of the Bill Withers-Grover Washington, Jr. classic Just the Two of Us

He is also an accomplished actor and he has also starred in a Handful of Movies such as Made in America Starring Whoopi Goldberg & Ted Danson of Cheers, Six Degrees of Separation Starring Donald Sutherland, Bad Boys w/Good Friend Martin Lawrence, Independence Day Co-Starring Vivica A. Fox, Men in Black co-starring Tommy Lee Jones, Enemy of the State co-starring Gene Hackman, Wild Wild West co-starring Kevin Kline & Selma Hayek of Fools Rush In, Ali based on the TRUE story of Muhammad Ali co-starring Jamie Foxx, Hitch, I Robot, I Am Legend, Shark Tale w/Angelina Jolie and Hancock

But it was Television that brought him to the main stray media playing the role of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air a series in which he plays William Smith a kid that moved from West Philly to Bel-Air, CA some people called it Homeboy meets Harvard the series was produced by Music Icon Quincy Jones and Created Susan Borowitz and Andy Borowitz and it co-starred James Avery better known as the voice of The Shredder in the TV Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 1987-1994, Alfonso Riberio of Silver Spoons and In the House, Karyn Parsons who also starred in the Kid 'N' Play Comedy Film Class Act, Tatyana M. Ali a former Star Search Contestant, British Actor Joseph Marcell as Geoffrey Butler and it also starred Ross Bagley as Nicky Banks who also co-starred with Will Smith in the film Independence Day and it had 2 different actresses playing the role of Will's Aunt Vivian Smith Banks Janet Hubert from the 1st 3 Seasons and the last 3 Seasons she was replaced by Actress Daphne Maxwell Reid who is also the wife of Actor Tim Reid of WKRP, Simon & Simon and Sister Sister

The series featured many Special Guest Stars such as Jasmine Guy (A Different World), Vivica A. Fox (Out All Night, Soul Food and Independence Day), Gregory Sierra (Sanford & Son, Barney Miller and A Low Down Dirty Shame), Singer/Actress Vanessa Williams, Tisha Campbell Martin (Martin and My Wife and Kids), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Cosby Show and Malcolm and Eddie), Game Show Legend Bob Eubanks, Bel Biv Devoe, Famed Musician Bill Overton, Dedrich Bader (The Drew Carey Show), Kim Fleids (The Facts of Life and Living Single), Motownphilly Group Boyz II Men, Comedian D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys), Comedian Chris Rock, Supermodel Tyra Banks, Ben Vereen (ROOTS and Zoobilee Zoo), Zachery Ty Bryan (Home Improvement and Disney's First Kid), The Original Shaft Himself Richard Roundtree, the late Isabel Sanford, Sherman Helmsley and Marla Gibbs all from The Jeffersons, Conrad Bain and the late Gary Coleman from Differ'ent Strokes, Dr. Dre (Yo MTV Raps and Who's The Man?), Bernie Kopell (The Love Boat), the late Milton Berle, Jay Leno, Comedian George Wallace, John Amos (Good Times, ROOTS and Let's Do It Again), the late Isaac Hayes, Robin Givens (Head of the Class and Sparks), Famed R&B Singer Al B. Sure, Kadeem Hardison (A Different World and Between Brothers), Football and Baseball Legend Bo Jackson, Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager), TV Icon Dick Clark, Star Trek Legend William Shatner, Supermodel Naomi Campbell, Famed Television Emcee Regis Philben and Fellow Rappers Heavy D and Queen Latifah (Living Single and Set It Off)

Will lives w/his 2nd wife Jada Pinkett Smith of the films A Low Down Dirty Shame and Set if Off w/Queen Latifah and Vivica A. Fox and he has 2 children, he has a named Trey from his 1st wife Sherri and has a son named Jaden from his current wife Jada and together, Will and Jada produced the TV Series All of Us which was based on the life of Will Smith and his family

Will was also featured in Moving Image Salutes Will Smith

Will also remains Good Friends w/many actors and fellow music stars including Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx and many others, he also remains Good Friends w/the cast of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and he was also featured in Tatyana Ali's song Boy You Knock Me Out, in fact, it was Will Smith who inspired her to pursue her dream as a singer and his Fresh Prince Co-Star Alfonso Riberio was featured in Will Smith's Music Video of Wild Wild West and he also directed episodes of Will and Jada's Hit TV Series All of Us

and here's another fact:

Winifred Hervey who created the TV Series In the House and The Steve Harvey Show produced Seasons 2 & 3 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

and Queen Latifah and Kim Fields made Guest Appearances on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air before starring together in the Hit TV Series Living Single and during the premiere of Season 2 of Fresh Prince, Tisha Campbell Martin was starring Season 1 of FOX's Martin

He and Karyn Parsons have also appeared on the hit TV series In the House in which Alfonso co-starred and it also starred fellow Actor and Rapper LL Cool J

and he still remains very active and he also spends time with his friends and family and there's no slowing down and there's no stopping him and he also remains one of the top leading men in Hollywood and he stills earns the respects of many fans and fellow TV and Music Stars

and if you want to know more about the man now known as The Artist Formally Known as Fresh Prince, please visit his website

http://willsmith.com

and also, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air continues to air on syndication and it can also be seen on cable on TBS, Nick @ Nite, The-N as well as abc family and MyNetworkTV

and all 6 Seasons can be found on DVD from Warner Home Video

Will was also outspoken towards Gangsta Rappers and their use of profanity and using women to degrade themselves

Happy 43 to Will Smith and God Bless and keep on Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

and now, here it is:

The Music of the one and only Will Smith

Check it out:

DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince

"Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble"
Their 1st Top 100 Pop & Soul Hit


"Parents Just Don't Understand"
Their 1st Top 20 Pop Hit and their 1st Top 10 Soul Hit


"Nightmare on My Street"
Their 2nd Top 20 Pop Hit and their 2nd Top 10 Soul Hit


"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson"
Their 4th Top 100 Pop Hit, Their 3rd Top 40 Soul Hit and their 1st Top 10 Rap Hit


"Summertime"
Their only Top 5 Pop Hit and their only #1 Soul & Rap Hit


The Remake of "Ring My Bell"
Their 4th Top 20 Pop Hit and their 5th Top 40 Soul Hit


"Boom! Shake the Room"
Their 5th and Final Top 20 Pop Hit and Their 6th and Final Top 40 Soul Hit


"I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)"
Their 8th and Final Top 100 Pop Hit and their 13th and Final Top 100 Soul Hit as a Duo


Will Smith as a Solo Artist

"Men in Black" Featuring Coco
His 1st Top 5 Mainstream Top 40 Solo Hit and his 1st #1 Solo Hit in Australia


"Gettin' Jiggy wit It"
His 1st #1 Pop Solo Hit


The Remake of "Just the Two of Us"
His 2nd Top 20 Pop & Soul Solo Hit


"Miami"
His 3rd Top 20 Pop Solo Hit


"Wild Wild West" Featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee
His 2nd #1 Pop Solo Hit


"Will2K" Featuring K-Ci
His 5th Top 40 Solo Pop Hit


"Freakin' It"
His 6th Mainstream Top 40 Solo Hit and His 6th Top 100 Solo Pop Hit


"Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" Featuring Trā-Knox
His 7th Top 100 Solo Pop Hit


"Switch"
His 3rd Top 10 Solo Pop Hit and his 2nd #1 Solo Hit in Australia

[Zoneboy]

I don't know what's worse, his acting or his singing.

[simmytbone]

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

I don't know what's worse, his acting or his singing.

I happen to like both

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by tnawcwvictoriafa

I happen to like both

Some do, some don't.

[isiahthomas]

Happy birthday Will Smith. Are you sure he's 40 years old? I thought he was born in 1968? IMDB.com says he was born in 1968. So he should be 43 years old. Most of his movies are terrible but i like The Pursuit Of Happyness, Ali, Hitch and Bad Boys 1 and 2 movies. I like some of his rap songs too like Gettin Jiggy With It, Miami, Summertime, Nothin But A Dog, Men In Black, I Wanna Rock, Boom Boom Shake The Room, Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble.

[simmytbone]

Originally Posted by isiahthomas

Happy birthday Will Smith. Are you sure he's 40 years old? I thought he was born in 1968? IMDB.com says he was born in 1968. So he should be 43 years old. Most of his movies are terrible but i like The Pursuit Of Happyness, Ali, Hitch and Bad Boys 1 and 2 movies. I like some of his rap songs too like Gettin Jiggy With It, Miami, Summertime, Nothin But A Dog, Men In Black, I Wanna Rock, Boom Boom Shake The Room, Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble.

Yes, he's 43, I meant to put 43 instead of 40, but I've corrected it

Thanks

[isiahthomas]

I figured he was 43. He's gotten dissed by a few gangsta rappers because they think his music is soft. What they fail to understand is that every rapper doesn't have to be hardcore and from the ghetto. I like some of Will's songs and he's one of the few clean rappers because most rappers curse. There's nothing wrong with a rapper not cursing. I saw at another website that there's gonna be a Bad Boys 3 movie coming out next summer. I hope that's true because i like the first 2 Bad Boys. Will and Martin Lawrence make a good team. Some people complained about the last Bad Boys saying that it was too long. I didn't have a problem with the movie being long. I was glad that Gabrielle Union was in Bad Boys 2. I love her. She is so hot and a good actress.