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 ...

"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 ... called Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar for advice before ...

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.

Will Smith made two important phone calls before recording new music. The actor and rapper, 56, shared during a recent interview on Sway in the Morning that he called Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar for ...

Will Smith has opened up about the advice he received from Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar before working on his new album, 'Based on a True Story'. According to People magazine, in a recent interview ...

The 56-year-old entertainer reached out to both Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar for guidance, hoping to navigate the landscape of modern hip hop authentically. Their advice resonated deeply with Smith ...

Jay Z, Will Smith, and Kendrick Lamar. CREDIT: Kevin Mazur, Jason Merritt, Antony Jones via Getty Images Speaking on the show Sway In The Morning, Smith talked about his preparation for returning ...

JAY-Z’s advice stuck with Smith so much that it became the foundation of his upcoming project. “That’s where I got the Based On A True Story from Jay,” he explained. Kendrick Lamar’s ...

As he prepared for his first album in two decades, Smith sought advice from two of hip-hop's most influential voices: Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar. Their words played a crucial role in shaping his ...

A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since, but of course Will Smith actually started out as a rapper back in the more innocent days of old-school hip-hop. Before Hollywood stardom, even before ...

before returning to music after 20 years Both Jay-Z and Kendric Lamar advised Will Smith to stay authentic with his music for his recently released album, Based on a True Story Recalling Jay-Z’s ...