Will Smith's getting push from Kanye to make new music
May 22nd, 2013
05:12 PM ET

Will Smith's getting push from Kanye to make new music

Will Smith has been making more movies than music for a while now, but that doesn't mean he's done laying tracks.

As the "After Earth" star showed Letterman's "Late Show" audience on Monday night, he still knows how to rock a mic - as well as spit all of the lyrics to his hit with DJ Jazzy Jeff, "Summertime."

According to an interview with HipHollywood.com, Smith might have newer sounds on deck soon with a little encouragement from Kanye West. The two were spotted in a studio together in Brazil back in February.

"I've been messing around with Kanye, we went in the studio a couple times," Smith said. "I might get the bug. I'm not going to do it unless I'm truly inspired, but 'Ye's been pushing me a little bit."

Smith's last studio album, "Lost and Found," arrived in 2005.


Filed under: Celebrities • Kanye West • Music • Will Smith

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  3. heywood

    Can he stick to acting? hes already proven that he is not very musical. he cant sing and he has to put his words on others peoples music. Stick to what he knows, acting.

    June 10, 2013 at 12:57 pm | Report abuse |
  4. Real Musician

    I wouldn't actually call it "music..."

    June 10, 2013 at 8:04 am | Report abuse |
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    he's hot for an older dude.

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  8. nancy

    I lost a lot of respect for Will Smith when he and his power hungry (only claps for black people at awards shows) wife started promoting their kids as the new best thing. Now that he is listening to the rude man known as kan-yay......I am done.

    May 27, 2013 at 4:31 pm | Report abuse |
  9. Alvarez

    He's a fine looking man...if he had a few stink nuggets lodged in his nostrils.

    May 26, 2013 at 10:22 pm | Report abuse |
  10. What i was saying was...clearing if there is a movie for a year its more then just a movie.

    thanks for helping dear but pitbull know what i am saying...thanks

    May 25, 2013 at 6:38 am | Report abuse |
  11. Not quite there but more then a typical movie.

    May 24, 2013 at 5:35 pm | Report abuse |
    • plaidshirt

      Will seems to have become one of those big ego hollywood types. At this point who cares what he is into.

      May 25, 2013 at 6:35 am | Report abuse |
  12. LetBeHonest

    I love Will Smith but I do NOT want to hear him making music. His comedic and light-hearted style worked well, but he's not a great lyricist and I think making a record would serve no purpose. That said, if he's inspired to do so, I get it. But I hope not. 🙂

    May 24, 2013 at 5:29 pm | Report abuse |
  13. anonymous

    i love will smith he is respectable and also a good actor/ director and i love all his music

    May 24, 2013 at 10:36 am | Report abuse |
    • Lisa W

      I adore Will smith. I respect the hell out of him. He is never 'Blue' and proves that black men can be intelligent, successful in Hollywood, and be a talented, decent man with sense.

      May 24, 2013 at 2:28 pm | Report abuse |
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  15. Its almost year...not totally boredom at this point--just sayin

    May 23, 2013 at 3:42 pm | Report abuse |
  16. Monique

    Will's open marriage, Kanye knocking up married wh!te tr@sh. Fine pair of african american role models right there.

    May 23, 2013 at 2:01 pm | Report abuse |
    • WhoAreYou

      You know nothing of Will Smith's marriage. And Kim K made a marriage mistake. So what? I don't know them , but I also don't pretend to know them and make ridiculous assertions based on rumors and speculation. Check the mirror. And then check yourSELF.

      May 24, 2013 at 5:24 pm | Report abuse |
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    May 23, 2013 at 11:10 am | Report abuse |
    • jimmer

      "My friend Emily has just married to a handsome wealthy black man"

      Well, that's it. All three of them are now taken.

      May 23, 2013 at 4:20 pm | Report abuse |
    • Gross

      Emily seems to be somewhat of a hoe bag, and an apparent polygamist. Is she from Utah?

      May 23, 2013 at 7:54 pm | Report abuse |
    • M.A.P.

      I thought Emily died like weeks ago. Stupid b!tch back from the grave n hungrier for c0ck

      May 24, 2013 at 12:10 pm | Report abuse |
  18. Kanye

    I am on the toilet and in the middle of taking a huge, messy pliny right now. It smells something fierce! This'll probably be a 2-3 roll job.

    May 23, 2013 at 10:07 am | Report abuse |
  19. Pliny

    The only push Kanye should be giving is a big hard one to get all that sh!t out of him. He's literally overflowing with sh!t.

    May 23, 2013 at 9:59 am | Report abuse |
  20. jimmer

    Great, just what we need. Two overrated black guys making lousy non-music.

    May 23, 2013 at 9:11 am | Report abuse |
    • Deshawn

      Even crazier, people will pay for the music and go to their concerts. Never underestimate bad taste.

      May 23, 2013 at 9:52 am | Report abuse |
    • butty

      As an action actor , Dont think Will is overated, as a talented artist I dont think Kanye is either. Kany might be more polarizing BC of his off the cuffs antics at times. Then again they might seemed overrated because their millions of fans always rattle up their naysayers.

      May 23, 2013 at 12:16 pm | Report abuse |
    • Will Fan

      Calling die hard ball breaker...nothing complicated here....however there are certain blocks because of the 3 stooges
      truth.....but 99% was all ball breaking ....

      May 23, 2013 at 12:18 pm | Report abuse |
    • jimmer

      "As an action actor , Dont think Will is overated"

      I guess, he was pretty good in Man on Fire.

      Oh wait, that was Denzel, a talented black actor.

      May 23, 2013 at 4:22 pm | Report abuse |
    • jimmer

      A gay Michael Jackson?

      Isn't that like calling him a Michael Jackson Michael Jackson.

      May 23, 2013 at 9:13 am | Report abuse |
    • Pliny

      Will Smith looks like a straight version of ME, if I was a neegro.

      May 24, 2013 at 9:54 am | Report abuse |
  21. Marcie

    Hate to see Will's name linked with Kanye's....

    May 23, 2013 at 5:58 am | Report abuse |
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  24. SKY

    FACT: YOU ARE TOO OLD FOR THAT!

    May 22, 2013 at 9:47 pm | Report abuse |
  25. fermanbits

    Reblogged this on 1000 Points Of View and commented:
    I think Will Smith's rap is too clean, decent and educated and this is why it didn't make it at the time; however, times and audiences have changed and therefore he may be considering joining and embracing the dark side...

    May 22, 2013 at 8:59 pm | Report abuse |
    • Lisa W

      Will's made more mad money in movies that Ye ever will on music.
      Leave Will be. The day you can be a movie star (not) Kanye, then you got room to speak. Why not shut your gums, and actually marry the woman you are making a baby with. Real men do that. Look at Will and Jada.

      May 22, 2013 at 9:48 pm | Report abuse |
      • fermanbits

        Just so you know, I am not attacking anyone here. As a matter of fact, I don't give a rat's ass about these two guys, but I have an opinion and so are you. Let us just agree to disagree and move on. Thank you for your comment though.

        May 23, 2013 at 9:51 am | Report abuse |
    • Laronica

      My inside source reports that Kim and Kanye have open marriage intimate get-your-freak-on with Will and Jada. So who is Kim's baby's Daddy?

      May 23, 2013 at 9:57 am | Report abuse |
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  27. Clete

    Isn't the only messing around with Kanye West Kim Kardarshian?

    May 22, 2013 at 5:50 pm | Report abuse |

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