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You are sounding OLD AJ! I have an Apple Music subscription so I'm not going to download anything.

Reviews have started to come in on the new album: Variety: https://variety.com/2025/music/album-reviews/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-album-review-1236351175/ - they call for a JJFP album in this! Axios: https://www.axios.com/2025/03/28/review-will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-return-rap Clash: https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story/ The Times: https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-review-album-5gcgwt0g7 Screen Rant: https://screenrant.com/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story-album-songs-ranked/ RIFF Magazine: https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/will-smith-based-on-a-true-story/ A lot of the reviews are pretty negative.. don't if it's just holdover hating, I think the RIFF magazine one is pretty fair though.

One thing I find funny about the reverand interludes is Will doing an old man voice when he is old now On the Reverand in And in this Corner it was much more of a shift in his voice!

The only music I buy these days is vinyl man. If Will drops the record on vinyl I'll definitely grab it.

The more I listen to the album the more I love Tantrum. That one is pure hip hop. Will & Joyner are spittin’ yup I would absolutely take a Joyner Lucas X Will Smith album or EP. They have chemistry!

I love it but is it really a track? It’s more an intro.

Bulletproof and you looking for me are really great tracks!!

Okay I got the album so my thoughts, Opening track is very good. Perfect intro to the album with Will playing the haters after the slap where he got cancelled and Jeff defending him. Makes perfect sense that Wills potna of 40 years steps in here, Its hard to judge the album when it’s only 36 minutes and we’ve already heard 80% of it but it’s nice to hear it as a whole and a singular piece of work. You can tell this album Will was getting out of the hell of post Oscar slap and I love that Will used music to get out of that situation. there is a lot of cursing on the album which is definitely very different and there isn’t much rapping. And all the rapping is in a new rap style. I know I’d prefer a hip hop album and something more old school and fun but it is what it is. i do think it’s a good album. My fav tracks are You looking for me, Bulletproof, Tantrum and You Can Make It. when you listen to the album Tantrum really stands out as a hard hitting rap track. I think First Love is the weakest track and could have been left off. I’m interested in everyone else’s thoughts. Also interested in the second album in the series I presume it’s going to be about 35 minutes like this one.

This is hard but my top 4 would be You Looking For Me, Bulletproof, Tantrum and You Can Make It

Let us know.

Very happy about this, JJFP Forever!

Chris I hope you and your family are doing well!

I would say it kind of hides that Will in his 50s now and yeah it looks more old school rapper than the music he is doing.

Looks like Jeff is just on an intro not an actual track the other person featured is a stand up comedian. Well the moment is finally here… 20 years for a new album is wild we were all young when Lost & Found came out. I’m looking forward to hearing the whole thing together instead of singles.

Okay Will is dropping 3 albums this year! Wasn’t expecting that. The second album which is more positive and uplifting I’m looking forward to the most. I also can’t believe Will has recorded 60 tracks none without Jeff and he is embarking on a huge stadium tour without Jeff.