Ataraxia

O.K., all of us on here have one thing in common: We love Will Smith/JJFP, right?

Well, differing slightly from the usual "praiseworthy" posts that we like to make, I thought I'd ask everyone: Which are the songs that you don't really like listening to by the Philly rapper?

I mean, these could be songs that you once loved when they were released, but over time they've gotten annoying.

Or they could quite simply be songs that "don't do anything for you".

I'll begin with a few examples of my own:

'Freakin' it':
Yeah, people might argue that Will is a very good "party rapper", and I agree. But 'FI' is has gotten to be incredibly corny in my mind. At the time of its release, it was fashionable for many to hate on Will Smith, and this track just seems like a pretty weak backlash to the "haters" in question. I just don't like it.

'La Fiesta':
An obvious experimentation in styles, this is one of the tracks I always skipped on Willenium. Doesn't work for me.

'Willow is a Player':
Gotta admit, this is just plain awful by Will's standards.

'Nod Ya Head (Black Suits Comin'):
Can't blame Will for wanting to cash in on the first MIB's success, but this is way below par.


Don't misinterprete -- I've got mad respect for Will -- and these are just a few examples from his huge catalogue of music that I just don't like.

Does anyone else have any examples?

I agree with Willow is a Player, La Fiesta. I dont like the beat of the Nod Ya Head song (the one used in his music video) But I do think the remix of Nod Ya Head is much better. Freakin it beat is not great, but Wills lyrics in Freakin It are ON POINT!

Once and for all lets get this straight, How you measure a rapper what make an MC great, Is it the sales? - 20mill Is it the cars? - Bentleys Is it the women? - Jada, Is it the money? - please, Mr. Clean yet the fact remain, Got girls that dont speak english screamin' my name, All you rappers yellin bout who you put in a hearse, Do me a favour write one verse without a curse!

Uh!

Yeah, the 'Nod Ya Head' remix is a bit better.

'Just the Two of Us' has also been played to death in my house. I'm pretty fed up of hearing it now, to be honest.

Check this one. At 56 seconds in, Prince starts to do some Freestyle Raps for the callers who call in. Looks to be around 93 or 94 around Code Red time

Theres some little start lines from Boom Shake the Room, but it seems for the most he is going off top of the dome

Here is another short little Freestyle Will did, just a couple lines. But cool none the less for Big Willy Fans....Start at 14:04 minutes in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-lVGlUqUhk&feature=related