Will Smith has divided fans after continuing his music comeback with a brand new single.
The 56-year-old released a music video for his new single Pretty Girls on Friday, less than three months after the release of his last studio album, Based on a True Story, which flopped in the charts.
In the video, Smith raps about his love of beautiful women while surrounded by four female backup dancers.
‘It’s a full house, better play your cards right / I’ma post your pic if you pose / Make one phone call, you in Vogue / Head, shoulders, knees, toes / Hold up, wait, pose,’ he raps.
‘I like BBLs / That stand for “Bad b**ches link up” / Poppin in the club all night in the section / Picture perfect, I swear you perfection.’
The song drew a mixed reception online, with one person writing, ‘My ears bleeding again good god.’
Another commented, ‘Somebody stop him, please!’ while a third added, ‘Need the ghost of Quincy Jones to slap him.’
Others said that the song was ‘corny’ and that it was time for Smith to give up on his hip-hop career.
Will Smith has divided fans after continuing his music comeback with a brand new single, Pretty Girls
However, others were more complimentary, with one fan gushing, ‘This brought a much needed smile to my face. I love the fact that I still get happy when I see Will happy.’
Another wrote, ‘A song about women that doesn’t feel degrading. Good stuff!’
The new single comes after Smith made his long-awaited return to music with Based on a True Story — his first album in 20 years.
Released on March 28, the project reunited the Men In Black star with longtime collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff and featured contributions from Teyana Taylor and his son Jaden Smith.
He released five singles from the album, including Beautiful Scars with rapper Big Sean.
Alongside the album, Smith also announced an accompanying tour — one that had fans in stitches after he revealed the unexpected and unconventional locations for his first-ever UK and European shows.
Despite a large promotional push behind the record, Based On a True Story became Smith’s first album to miss the charts entirely.
Smith has faced controversy in recent years, most notably when slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022.
The song drew a mixed reception online, with one person writing, ‘My ears bleeding again good god’
The new single comes after Smith made his long-awaited return to music with Based on a True Story—his first album in 20 years
Rock was presenting the Oscar for Best Documentary at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood when he joked about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.
He compared her to the shaved head look of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie G.I. Jane – and Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia, did not laugh at the joke.
Smith approached the stage and slapped Rock across the face with his right hand.
Rock responded by telling the shocked audience: ‘Will Smith just smacked the s*** out of me.’
That same evening, Smith won the Best Actor award for his performance in King Richard as Richard Williams, the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.
