Will Smith is ready to return to his roots. On Friday, March 14, the multi-hyphenate announced that his first full-length album in 20 years, Based on a True Story will be arriving on Friday, March 28. Smith's last album, Lost and Found, was released in March 2005.
Smith's 14-track album will feature a variety of collaborators, including DJ Jazzy Jeff , with whom Smith first made his mark in music, Teyana Taylor and Jac Ross. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! "It’s OFFICIAL!! My new album Based On A True Story drops March 28. TWO WEEKS!! Hit that presave.
Been working on this project for a minute and I’m itchin’ to get it out to y’all 🫶🏾," Smith wrote alongside the release date and album cover on Instagram . He first announced that he would be releasing a new album when he unveiled his latest single, "Beautiful Scars," in January. The track is a collaboration with Big Sean featuring Obanga.
Related: Will Smith Transforms into Neo for Epic The Matrix- Inspired Music Video Featuring Big Sean The music video for the track caused a stir online, as it featured Smith playing Neo, The Matrix film character he famously turned down to star in Wild Wild West. Big Sean starred alongside him playing the role of Morpheus. Other previously-released singles included on the new record include “ Work of Art, " which features his son Jaden Smith and Russ, “ Tantrum, ” featuring Joyner Lucas and “ You Can Make It ,” which Smith .
