Willennium by Will Smith
Hip-Hop Classic!
Will Smith is the future of hip-hop--in the sense that Willennium, his follow-
up to 1997s multiplatinum Big Willie Style, is sure to dominate pop-rap
airwaves and sales in the months after its release. Proud of his kid appeal
but also self-mocking (he carries the title concept further with the single
Will2K, a party jam built on a sample of the Clashs Rock the Casbah),
Smith celebrates the early-rap values of good-natured boasting and fun-
fun-fun. This megastars desire to remain part of the community is reflected
in his savvy choice of guests, who number everyone from K-Ci to rappers
new school (Lil Kim, Eve) and old (Slick Rick, Biz Markie); once and future
partner DJ Jazzy Jeff even gets his own four minutes of funk on the
scratch-happy Pump Me Up. Smith also attempts cinematic--natch--
storytelling on Afro Angel and The Rain, which are admirably solemn if far
from the best things here. Smith may not be the hippest hip-hopper
around, but as Chuck D once said of another, very different figure, Dont tell
me that you understand until you hear the man. --Rickey Wright
Personal Review: Willennium by Will Smith
How could anyone diss this album? You must have your ears clogged if
you think Will's not rapping about anything, you're right he's not rapping
about drugs, gangbanging, or hardcore sex, he's rapping about more
important things in life like being a positive influence on songs like "Who I
Am?", "Afro Angel", and "The Rain", like he said, "I put the gold and ice
away/Nicer day/live foul homie it's a price to pay", sure Will's dissin'
gangsta rap in some of his songs, but it's ok for gangsta rappers to diss
him first? Shouldn't you defend yourself if you're being dissed? Hip-hop is
many things not just gangstaisms,there's Slick Rick, Will Smith, and KRS-
ONE who rap about more important things in life, Will's in that class, he
could easily outspit these Jiggas and 50 Cents today, I also recommend
that you pick up his new album "Lost and Found" and the "Code Red"
album with Jazzy Jeff and you'll realise that Will's one of the greatest
lyricists to ever touch the mic, god bless you Big Willie for being a bigger
man than these fake thug rappers out now!
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