Will Smith pokes fun at Oscars slap controversy on new album: “You better keep his wife’s name out of your mouth”

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Will Smith has poked fun at his slap at the Oscars on Chris Rock on his new album ‘Based On A True Story’.The record, his first full-length project in 20 years, was released yesterday (March 28).From the outset on the opening track, ‘Int.

Barbershop – Day’ starts with the phrase: “Will Smith is cancelled” before Smith’s Fresh Prince collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff and B.

Simone, trade barbs about the rapper such as “Who the fuck Will Smith think he is?” and “I ain’t never going to forgive him for that shit he did.”It also tackles the Oscars incident more directly with the lyrics: “I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back / And you know they only made him do that shit because he’s Black.”The song later references Smith’s infamous response to Rock’s joke with the line: “Him and Jada both crazy girl, what you talkin’ bout? / You better keep his wife’s name out of your mouth.”Smith became embroiled in controversy after slapping Rock onstage during the 2022 Oscars.During his appearance, Rock commented that he couldn’t wait to see Jada Pinkett Smith in “G.I.