Will Smith: Rapper

Will Smith
Now known to millions around the world as the superstar actor in such films as "Bad Boys," "Independence Day," "Men In Black," "Enemy of The State" and "Ali," Will Smith first made his name as a pioneering rapper back in the Eighties as half of the popular duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The pair were best known for a series of hits in the late Eighties and early Nineties like "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble," "Parents Just Don't Understand" (for which the pair won the first ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance in 1988) and "Summertime," which also won a Grammy in 1991. Having become an even bigger household name as a TV actor in the hit sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and numerous films including the Oscar-nominated "Six Degrees of Separation," Smith boldly returned to his recording career with 1997's Big Willie Style -- a massive commercial success that featured such standout smashes as "Getting" Jiggy Wit It," "Just The Two Of Us," "Men In Black" and "Miami." 2000's Willennium ushered Smith's music into a new century with "Will 2K" and "Wild Wild West," as well as a number of tracks that found Smith working once again with Jeff Townes, a.k.a. DJ Jazzy Jeff, his friend and collaborator since his days when he was The Fresh Prince.