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Will Smith is finally ready to drop his first studio album in 20 years.
On Friday, March 14, the seasoned rapper and actor took to social media to reveal the plans for his long-awaited comeback album, Based On A True Story. He shared the official album cover along with the tracklist, which is split up into 14 episodes. The project is set to feature DJ Jazzy Jeff, B. Simone, Teyana Taylor, Russ, his son Jaden and more. It also holds his recent single "Beautiful Scars" featuring Big Sean and OBanga along with "First Love" which dropped last month.
"It’s OFFICIAL!!" Smith wrote in his caption. "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 🫶🏾"
Will Smith has been teasing his comeback album for over a year. After he premiered his gospel-inspired track "You Can Make It" last year, Smith has been operating on all cylinders to push the message out about his transformative album. The album is the first of three installments Smith plans to release. He recently explained why he structured the album into seasons and episodes.
"So rather than trying to jam it into one project, I'm doing it like a television show," Smith said. "I'm releasing it in seasons. I have three seasons. I'm not calling it an album. I'm calling it season one of Based On a True Story. Season one is called 'Rave In the Wasteland' and season two is a Quincy Jones quote. Season two is called 'The Gift of Madness.'"
Look out for Based On A True Story - Season 1: "Rave In A Wasteland" dropping March 28.
