Will Smith‘s longtime musical accomplice DJ Jazzy Jeff has lavished praise on the new Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air reboot, calling the show “mind-blowing”.Bel-Air sees newcomer Jabari Banks take on the role of Will as his life changes up following the move from West Philadelphia to Bel-Air in Los Angeles.Speaking in a recent interview with HipHopDX, Jeff spoke highly of Smith’s work as executive producer on the show.He said: “I wasn’t involved in the making [of the show], but I am one of the hosts of the official Bel-Air podcast that’s coming out.
I am super-duper excited because, without giving any spoilers, if someone was to take The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air in the ’90s and move it to ’20 to ’22 and put a dramatic spin on it, I don’t think they could have done a better job.“I think more people are going to be talking about Bel-Air than the Super Bowl.
It is that good. If I take myself out of it, this is mind-blowing. This might be my favourite show ever.”Watch the first trailer below.The Bel-Air: Official Podcast debuted on February 14 with DJ Jazzy Jeff and co-host Aida Osman speaking to Bel-Air director and executive producer Morgan Cooper, followed by a music and fashion-oriented interview with Cooper, composers Terrace Martin and Robert Glasper and co-showrunner Rasheed Newson.The Peacock series, which premiered on February 13 in the US and arrived on Sky and NOW the same month, has already been ordered for a second run.
It’s based on the 2019 viral clip by show superfan Morgan Cooper, which reimagined The Fresh Prince as a drama. The cast also includes Adrian Holmes as Phillip Banks, Cassandra Freeman as Vivian, Olly Sholotan as Carlton, Coco Jones as Hilary, and Akira Akbar as Ashley.
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