Will Smith called Jay Z for advice before returning to the music industry and his wise words inspired the new album’s name.
Will Smith has explained the inspiration behind his new album’s name
The ‘Independence Day’s star is returning to the charts with ‘Based on a True Story’ – his first new record since 2005’s ‘Lost and Found’ – and he’s revealed he made two phone calls before hitting the studio to start the recording process – calling both Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar.
During an interview on the ‘Sway in the Morning’ radio show, Will explained: “Before I started, I made two phone calls. I talked to Jay and I talked to Kendrick. I was like: ‘Hey, I want to get back in music. What’s the advice?’ …
“[Jay said] ‘Don’t fake your story’. He was like: ‘You gotta say what’s true for you.’ He’s like, ‘You’ll be looking at the younger rappers and you want that to be true for you, but you don’t live like that.’ He was like: ‘Be true to your story. Tell you story.’ “
Will added that Jay’s advice inspire the name ‘Based on a True Story’.
He went on to reveal that Lamar told him to be brave and honest in his lyrics. Will shared: “[Lamar said] say that s*** you’ve always been f****** scared to say.”
Will previously declared he is entering the “greatest artistic creative period” of his life with the release of the new record last week.
In a video on Instagram, he explained: “The past couple of years, I’ve been doing a very deep exploration of who and what I truly am.
“The process of this album is really allowing myself to be more honest with myself than I ever have about who and what I actually am.
“This is about to be the greatest artistic creative period of my…
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