The star’s first album in two decades is a pointless apology tour for the dumbest Oscar gaffe in history, treating his Chris ...

Will Smith's first album since 2005, 'Based on a True Story,' is full of self-help talk and a cocky sense of self-forgiveness, but not enough fun.

Will Smith, a name synonymous with ‘90s hip-hop and blockbuster Hollywood success, is once again stepping into the music industry with his latest album, Based on a True Story. Smith, who began ...

Will Smith lays it all out in the Based On A True Story album. Released on Friday (March 28), the opening track, “Int. Barbershop — Day,” goes straight to the elephant in the room.

Will Smith addresses his notorious Oscars slap head-on in his first new album in 20 years, ‘Based on a True Story’ ...

Many things are bringing Smith down, or pushing him to endless self-examinations, as he (mostly implicitly) deals with the fallout from that angry slap during the 2022 Oscars and its immediate ...

Smith doesn’t. At least not judging from the weighty rationalizations (or downright excuses, you decide) that drive the convoluted hip-hop of “Based on a True Story,” his first new album ...