Will Smith released his first album in 20 years, "Based on a True Story," last month to mostly closed ears ... the album failed to hit any Billboard Charts ... a new career low!!!
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00:00Will Smith's new album and a review of it, a very critical, harsh review of Will Smith's new album, coming from one Tony Rock.
00:11Oh, he's got a dog in the fight.
00:12Yes, he does. Well, I don't know if I would call him a dog.
00:15I didn't mean...
00:16But Chris Rock is a very accomplished comedian.
00:21You know I...
00:21You call him your dog. I get it. You're tight.
00:23Okay, well, I'm a dog.
00:25Yeah.
00:26Why did you have to do that?
00:27I just had to.
00:28Anyway, we got Tony Rock out, and, you know, he has been, ever since the slap, has been very vocal in his support for his brother, and has...
00:37More so than his brother.
00:38Yes. Like, while Chris has stopped talking about it, Tony won't.
00:42And he believes that he has more reason now to talk about it after Will dropped this album.
00:49And listen to Tony's review of it. It is interesting for one very funny reason.
00:55Will Smith has an album out, and it's a piece of s***, and he addresses the Oscars.
01:03It's a good time to be a comic right now.
01:05Album's trash.
01:06I'm just assuming that.
01:07I have you...
01:07I haven't listened to it.
01:09I'm just protecting my brother.
01:10I'm not...
01:10Well, I like...
01:11My brother's keeper, that's all.
01:12This album probably s***, because I haven't heard anything about it.
01:14Other than, oh, he addresses your brother.
01:16If that's the only selling point, that's s*** the album.
01:18Does this make things worse or better?
01:20Will him and your brother have...
01:22No, no, no.
01:23It's just...
01:25This is the saying that I don't like, but this applies.
01:29It is what it is.
01:30They ain't friends, they ain't gonna be friends.
01:33It is what it is.
01:34Well, to be fair, it's not that Tony is not stopping talking about the slap.
01:39Will's track, his album, renewed the conversation.
01:42So Tony had to react.
01:43I mean, everybody covered the song that, you know, Will was addressing.
01:47You know, he addressed it several songs, but, you know, it didn't even hit billboards,
01:50so no one cared.
01:51Yeah, I mean, I guess...
01:53That's a problem.
01:53What about his review, considering he hasn't actually even listened to it,
01:57but I guess he can look at the charts and go, well, it didn't even...
02:02It didn't chart.
02:02Didn't get on the top 200, which is the album chart, and...
02:07That's a big deal.
02:09No, it's a real big deal.
02:10Will Smith actually has the first Grammy for a rapper.
02:12You know, like, once upon a time, you know, he was a living legend with the microphone,
02:17and now, like, people are not even caring to even push play on the album.
02:20Everybody has Spotify or Apple Music.
02:23Eric from San Francisco.
02:25I understand where Tony is coming from, defending his brother,
02:28but if Will's gonna drop an album, would he not talk about it?
02:32Like, what else would he rap about?
02:33The 20-year anniversary of Shark Tale?
02:35Like, he's trying to get these numbers going.
02:38Now, if he wanted to boost those numbers, he should have rapped over the I'd like to move
02:42it, move it beat, but everybody's trying to benefit off this slap, including Tony.
02:47So, what's the issue?
02:48It didn't work.
02:49Didn't work.
02:49Didn't work for Will.
02:50No, it hasn't worked for Will, although he's got a tour coming up.
02:53We'll see how that does once the world tour.
02:55We'll see you next time.