Will Smith made two important phone calls before recording new music. The actor and rapper shared in a recent interview that he reached out to Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar for advice before returning to ...

Before digging into the recording process for the project, Smith made two phone calls to a pair of rap titans, soliciting advice from Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar. Smith sat down with Sway in the ...

“Before I started, I made two phone calls,” Smith said in an interview with the US radio show Sway In The Morning. “I talked to Jay and I talked to Kendrick. I was like, ‘Hey, I want to get back in ...

JAY-Z’s advice stuck with Smith so much that it became the foundation of his upcoming project. “That’s where I got the Based On A True Story from Jay,” he explained. Kendrick Lamar’s ...

The 56-year-old actor and rapper revealed in a recent interview he reached out to both Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar ... Both Jay-Z and Kendric Lamar advised Will Smith to stay authentic with his ...

Will Smith made two important phone calls before recording new music. The actor and rapper, 56, shared during a recent interview on Sway in the Morning that he called Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar for ...

Jay Z, Will Smith, and Kendrick Lamar. CREDIT: Kevin Mazur, Jason Merritt, Antony Jones via Getty Images Speaking on the show Sway In The Morning, Smith talked about his preparation for returning ...

Before Will Smith completed his first new hip-hop album in 20 years, Based on a True Story, he called two hip-hop heavyweights to get some much-needed advice: Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar.

As he prepared for his first album in two decades, Smith sought advice from two of hip-hop's most influential voices: Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar. Their words played a crucial role in shaping his ...