Will Smith called Jay Z for advice before returning to the music industry and his wise words inspired the new album’s name. This collaboration between two entertainment titans marks a ...

"You’ll be looking at the younger rappers and you want that to be true for you, but you don’t live like that," Smith recalled Jay-Z telling him Phil McCarten/CBS ...

In an appearance on Sway in the Morning, Smith credited Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar with nudging him toward a new level of honesty in his artistry, per TheSource. Jay-Z told him to lean into his ...

Before digging into the recording process for the project, Smith made two phone calls to a pair of rap titans, soliciting advice from Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar. Smith sat down with Sway in the ...

Before Will Smith completed his first new hip-hop album in 20 years, Based on a True Story, he called two hip-hop heavyweights to get some much-needed advice: Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar.

They do say great rappers think alike! Will Smith has revealed that JAY-Z and Kendrick Lamar gave him the same brutally honest advice for his new album. Earlier this month, Smith announced his ...

Kanye West has called Will Smith an "inspiration," as well as praising ... including antisemitic remarks and attacks on Jay-Z and Beyoncé over comments about their children.

"You’ll be looking at the younger rappers and you want that to be true for you, but you don’t live like that," Smith recalled Jay-Z telling him Will Smith has revealed that he called Jay-Z and ...

“Before I started, I made two phone calls,” Smith said in an interview with the US radio show Sway In The Morning. “I talked to Jay and I talked to Kendrick. I was like, ‘Hey, I want to get back in ...