Watch Will Smith rap ‘Recent Prince’ theme over Missy Elliott’s ‘Work It’ beat

Will Smith has rapped the Recent Prince Of Bel-Air theme monitor over the beat of Missy Elliott’s monitor ‘Work It’.

As a part of Lyrical Lemonade’s Lunch Break Freestyle collection, Smith performed a mashup of the theme monitor over the Missy Elliott beat. He seems to have visited Lyrical Lemonade’s Chicago HQ, as he’s additionally photographed hanging out, taking part in basketball and performing in a skit.

Smith seems to be selling his newest album ‘Based mostly On A True Story’ – his first studio album in 20 years – which was launched on March 28. It options collaborations with artists equivalent to Teyana Taylor and DJ Jazzy Jeff. and follows on from his 2005 report ‘Misplaced And Discovered’. “Been engaged on this venture for a minute and I’m itchin’ to get it out to y’all,” he mentioned.

Watch the clip of Smith rapping the Recent Prince Of Bel-Air theme monitor over the beat of Missy Elliott’s monitor ‘Work It’ beneath.

Will Smith Performs “The Recent Prince Of Bel-Air” Over The “Work It” Beat 🍋 (LL MASHUP) pic.twitter.com/0xVcfUwZrm

— Lyrical Lemonade (@LyricaLemonade) April 9, 2025

Smith has introduced his first-ever headline tour, with exhibits set to happen within the UK and Europe this summer season. The rapper is scheduled to play quite a few European festivals, in addition to his personal headline live shows in Hamburg, Hanover and Frankfurt.

In August, he’ll head to the UK for bill-topping gigs at Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Cardiff’s Bute Park, Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse, London’s O2 Academy Brixton, and The Halls in Wolverhampton. He then wraps up the forthcoming tour with a efficiency at Zénith in Paris on September 2.

Will Smith’s 2025 UK ‘Based mostly On A True Story’ tour dates are:

AUGUST

24 – Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Scarborough

25 – Bute Park, Cardiff

27 – Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

28 – O2 Academy Brixton, London

You’ll be able to find any remaining tickets here (UK) and here (Europe).

Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar gave Smith recommendation forward of his return to music. Talking on the present Sway In The Morning, Smith talked about his preparation for returning to rapping. “Earlier than I began, I made two telephone calls,” Smith mentioned. “I talked to Jay and I talked to Kendrick. I used to be like, ‘Hey, I wish to get again in music. What’s the recommendation?’”

He revealed Jay-Z’s reply: “Don’t pretend your story”, recalling: “He was like, ‘You gotta say what’s true for you’. He’s like, ‘You’ll be wanting on the youthful rappers and also you need that to be true for you, however you don’t dwell like that’. He was like, ‘Be true to your story. Inform your story’”.

He then mentioned that Lamar informed him: “Say that shit you’ve at all times been fucking scared to say… Mainly the identical factor. It was like, ‘Be trustworthy.’ It was scary. That’s the factor with style. Make the report you wish to make. Don’t attempt to make the report that you simply assume folks will such as you for. Make the one which’s genuine”.

In different information, Smith and Doechii have teamed as much as recreate the viral ‘Nervousness’ dance, which options choreography from The Recent Prince Of Bel-Air.