Will Smith is an American born (Sep 25) actor, producer and rapper. His early music success was with Jeff Townes under the infamous monkier of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Together they are best known for "Summertime" and the UK chart-topper "Boom! Shake the Room". Their success led to being cast in their own TV sitcom, "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air."
Will branched out into movies and song the title track for "Men in Black", which sampled Patrice Rushden's "Forget me nots". That was #1 in the UK and 1 week at #1 on the Canada Dance chart in August 1997. Will released a solo album "Big Willie Styles", which hit singles, US chart-topper "Gettin' jiggy wit it", "Just the two of us" and "Miami". Another solo album, "Willenium" spawned two more hits in US chart-topper "Wild Wild West" and "Will 2K".
"Gettin' jiggy wit it" spent a total of 2 weeks at #1 on Canada Dance Chart in February/March 1998.
He was featured on Tatyana Ali's UK Top 3 hit, "Boy you knock me out"
Date UK Song Aug 1991 8 Summertime (as Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) Sep 1993 1 Boom! Shake The Room (as Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) Nov 1993 24 I'm Looking For The One (To Be With Me) (as Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) Feb 1994 29 Can't Wait To Be With You (as Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) Aug 1994 29 Summertime (re-entry) (as Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) Dec 1995 40 Boom! Shake The Room (remix) (as Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) Aug 1997 1 Men In Black Dec 1997 23 Just Cruisin' Feb 1998 3 Gettin' Jiggy Wit It Jul 1998 37 Lovely Daze (as Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) Aug 1998 2 Just The Two Of Us Dec 1998 3 Miami Feb 1999 3 Boy You Knock Me Out (featured with Tatyana Ali) Jul 1999 2 Wild Wild West (featuring Dru Hill) Nov 1999 2 Will 2K
What happened next?
Will Smith is probably better known for acting in Hollywood blockbusters than for his music. His recent acting credits include "Bad Boys for Life" and "Emancipation". His most recent dip into music was "Get Lit" (2017) and "Will" (2020).
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