"Why did will smith never blow up as a rapper" WTFF LMAOOO...Dude went multi-platinum in the 80s, won the first rap grammy and has as many grammies as Drake. Big WIlli Style in the late 90s went multi-platinum to the point where rappers like Jay-z and eminem would reference his record sales in their songs. HOMEWORK son...DO THE HOMEWORK.
That's all true but dont give him a hard time hes learning an no one knows everything. But yeah before the fresh prince of bell air tv show in 1990 Will was already quite well known amongst young people and those who enjoyed hiphop and watched MTV. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince were one of raps biggest acts in the late 80s and would continue making music in the 90s while Will worked on the show the fresh prince with Jazzy Jeff being a recurring character. In 1997 or 1998 I think it was 1997 though Will Smith released Big Willie Style which is still one of raps biggest selling albums
It’s hilarious. He won the very FIRST GRAMMY AWARD for RAP/HIP HOP. He was only 17 or 18 years old when this album came out ... literally a kid and it sold 3 million copies. There was NO INTERNET. He IS a major music icon. Tv and movies just eclipsed his music success. “Parents Just Don’t Understand” is why he got the tv show and “Summer Time” is a Hip Hop CLASSIC!!!
Will did 5 albums with DJ jazzy Jeff and he’s the first rapper to win a Grammy in 1989 and the first rapper to have a double album in the hip hop culture history with he’s the DJ and I’m the rapper in 1988 and it was the first album to win the Grammy in 1989…real talk and facts and no cap
"He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper" was the first hip hop album I ever purchased, way back in 1988, and there has never been a point in my life since then that I did not own a copy of it. I highly recommend that you check it out.
I've said it before and will most likely say it again, Will Smith, as the Fresh Prince is one of the greatest rappers of all time. His storytelling is on the level of Slick Rick, if not better. His catalog is absolutely worth going back and checking out.
DJ jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince had multiple CDs multiple out. The only reason why a lot of people didn’t take him to Sirius what cause you’ll notice the Ennis bars and then his wraps he never curses only one song that he cursed in and that was you saw my blinker.
he has three grammys in a 10 yr span. He got one in 91 for Homebase and 97 for his solo joint. Yeah when he said that I was done. I didn't watch anything else after that.
Great reaction! This whole album is so much fun! I can’t tell you how many times ‘I popped in my cassette’ back in the day in order to polish up on my white girl moves 😆It was a little secret I kept hidden from my metal head friends.. oh to be 13 again!!
Bro, Will Smith started out as a Hip Hop artist back in the 1980s many years before he became an actor. He was already a very popular rapper with gold albums and a platinum selling album during the 1980s. His MC name was “Fresh Prince”, and his DJ was Jazzy Jeff. He first became an actor in the next decade (1990s). You can check out his 1980s hits such as: “Girls of the World Ain’t Nothing But Trouble”, “Parents Just Don’t Understand”, “He’s The DJ and I’m the Rapper”, “The Amazing Jazzy Jeff,” “Nightmare On My Street”, and so much more. Check out the original RUclips videos.
Will Smith is one of the most underrated rapper all time. Miami ,Gettin Jiggy, MLB samples and production are top notch. he is smart clever could have went to MIT
LOL, exactly, he did make a lot of songs and you didnt know about it. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were huge in the late 80s. Their videos are easy enough to find man. Still, big props to you for appreciating the old stuff.
Will Smith started as the fresh prince which was his rap name in 1986 with DJ jazzy Jeff and ready rock C. Their first album blew up and they went on tour! They released two more albums before the show named after him. Loved your video
lol he said “Why Will Smith never blew up as a rapper?” So hilarious to me! Can’t blame you for not knowing how much of a Hip Hop icon he is!✌🏽😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Are you serious he did he was the first rapper to ever receive a Grammy I forgot he must be really super young he don't know nothing about my generation LOL no this to you brother
Theres alot of actors that started out as rappers. Queen Latifah, Ice T, Mark Wahlberg, LL Cool J, Ice Cube. You should do a few more of these type of reactions cool discovery.
They made 5 studio albums as jazzy jeff & fresh prince in the 80s and early 90s, then Will released 4 solo albums and jeff has 3. Will and eminem where probably the two biggest mcs of the time when it comes to reaching a wide audience, including people who would normally not listen to hip hop. They have so so many great tunes! Hope you do more of these.
Prince and Jeff did blow up.... the TV show just overshadowed his rap career.. then movies came in and you gotta remember his career just to a left turn and a whole new generation just knows his acting career... its like Eddie Murphy the day my kids saw his delirious stand they flipped cause they only know Eddie as a G rated actor .. nutty professor, Dr. Doolittle, etc.
Im a 80s baby here , And i just love it too see you grand kids react too our Era lol yes. I would say Don't you Know who Fresh Prince is or was Before his show The Fresh Prince Of Belair, And The movies ''oh'' i forgot yall grew up on Men In Black, Bad Boys, And the rest of what yall might of seen from the movie star Will Smith after 2000'.' But anybody who grew up in the 80s, we Knew Will Smith As The Fresh Prince The Rapper, And 1 of the Dopest Rappers From 1986'' to about 1989'' And would'nt nobody fuckin with DJ Jazzy Jeff on the 1200's at that time he was the Baddest DJ on the planet in 1987'' Setting the standard for Hip Hop DJ's in 1986''87'' And 1988'' do your homework on DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince on who he was before yall's time😎😎😎
Never blow up as a rapper? WTF is he talking about? Man this generation is unlike any before it. To them, nothing existed before their birth. Wil Smith has three grammys over a 10 year span. 1988 Parents" 1991"homebase" 1997 "big Willie Style" His huge career in rapping is what got him where he is today. Im done,,cant watch anymore.
Sorry just before my time I guess. By the time I got into rap it was when Eminem was starting to pop. At least I'm trying to go back and learn some lol.
@@WhatTheBlastt I hear ya. Its just crazy cause Wil was really really big. Like we said his career ran from the mid 80's to the late 90's and had three Grammys over this time. well like you said. You are atleaat going back to listen to the older stuff.
He did 5 hip hop albums with dj jazzy Jeff and if you want to listen to jazzy scratching and mixing then listen to his first hip hop album called rock the house in 1987 and listen to the track called the magnificent dj jazzy Jeff
Why didn’t he blow up as a rapper? Dude! He’s considered a damn pioneer and he did blow the duck up and was one of the biggest hiphop acts in the 80s and won the first Grammy for rap/hiphop and DJ Jazzy Jeff was always considered and is STILL considered the greatest DJ of all time. This song is a classic in hiphop and so is there song “girls of the world ain’t nothing but trouble”. Back in the day will smith known as the fresh Prince was considered one of the greatest freestylers off the top of his head. They made severally albums. You gotta do your homework. Will is well respected in hiphop.
Hey dude Please check out Simply Red's "Holdin Back the Years" 1992 live version! Gonna blow you away with THAT VOICE!!! Would love to see your REACTION!!!
I never knew honestly lol. Just always knew him as an actor. I didn't get into rap until like 2000 and never backtracked that much to be honest. I'm def awake to his rap ability now tho haha
"Why did Will Smith never blow up as a rapper?" He kind of did, it come with his own TV Show, and movie roles..... LMAO. This is what got him noticed man, he was huge back then... Look, if you would have told me Will Smith from Dj Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, or Queen Latifah, or Even LL Cool J, would have had the success they have today, I wouldn't have thought it weird. I didn't expect it, but you could definitely see it in their videos and personalities.
Will.smith was one of the biggest rappers in hip hop back in the 80s...he got the show bcuz Quincy Jones knew it would be a hit cuz of how famous he already was of the smash hit PARENTS JUST DONT UNDERSTAND...he was bigger than Eric b and rakim. Big daddy kane, public enemy...everybody
You need to do your research he was a rapper before the actor the acting where have you been do your research before you start talking Loosely I know you just learning but I'm kind of disturbed by those comments
the thing is...Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff were not completely unknown. They were quite known in the hip hop community but this was long BEFORE hip hop was part of the Pop machine. This was before rap and hip hop was even used to sell burgers. Think about that. There was nothing in the machine that supported hip hop in those days. The MTVs and Much Musics were initially reluctant to support this music and culture. So hip hop was not a global phenomenon ...yet. The first time I heard a hip hop beat looped in a commercial on main stream tv channels I knew it was over. and over in a bad way not a good way.
Where did you come from Will Smith dead blow up as a rapper do your history The Fresh Prince who's the first solo rapper whoever received do your research young man
the album version of this song is way better than this. And yeah...over the years, Will was snubbed because he was laid back, but he had major skills, that stood out in many songs.
New rap heads weaned on a diet of terrible of MC'ing from hip hop's worst decade hearing actually MC'ing for the first time and being amazed at lyrical flows. This is what it was like in the golden era classic after classic every single month - rappers with talent, complex rhymes - MC's that actually rapped in time to the beat. I genuinely feel sorry for those who only know Drake, Kendrick, mumble etc. and believe these are 'good' hip hop. Kudos for digging into the past, you'll not be able to listen to modern hip hop after this because you'll realise how bad is actually is. I'm jealous of the journey you're about to take.
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"Why did will smith never blow up as a rapper" WTFF LMAOOO...Dude went multi-platinum in the 80s, won the first rap grammy and has as many grammies as Drake. Big WIlli Style in the late 90s went multi-platinum to the point where rappers like Jay-z and eminem would reference his record sales in their songs. HOMEWORK son...DO THE HOMEWORK.
Wow had no idea about all that lol. Def diving into his stuff more.
That's all true but dont give him a hard time hes learning an no one knows everything. But yeah before the fresh prince of bell air tv show in 1990
Will was already quite well known amongst young people and those who enjoyed hiphop and watched MTV. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince were one of raps biggest acts in the late 80s and would continue making music in the 90s while Will worked on the show the fresh prince with Jazzy Jeff being a recurring character. In 1997 or 1998 I think it was 1997 though Will Smith released Big Willie Style which is still one of raps biggest selling albums
And he has the beat DJ in history! Do a reaction to “DJ jazzy Jeff transformer”you’ll definitely be impressed
THE GAME CHANGER Menoken He always been my favorite DJ
Lol yea u right
It’s hilarious. He won the very FIRST GRAMMY AWARD for RAP/HIP HOP. He was only 17 or 18 years old when this album came out ... literally a kid and it sold 3 million copies. There was NO INTERNET. He IS a major music icon. Tv and movies just eclipsed his music success. “Parents Just Don’t Understand” is why he got the tv show and “Summer Time” is a Hip Hop CLASSIC!!!
Yes sir you are seriously right king..real talk
Will did 5 albums with DJ jazzy Jeff and he’s the first rapper to win a Grammy in 1989 and the first rapper to have a double album in the hip hop culture history with he’s the DJ and I’m the rapper in 1988 and it was the first album to win the Grammy in 1989…real talk and facts and no cap
"He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper" was the first hip hop album I ever purchased, way back in 1988, and there has never been a point in my life since then that I did not own a copy of it. I highly recommend that you check it out.
DJ Jazzy Jeff is the greatest DJ of all time.
he11 yeah
He was the truth as a mc will is so underrated as a story telling rapper one of the 🐐
He’s a Grammy winner
I've said it before and will most likely say it again, Will Smith, as the Fresh Prince is one of the greatest rappers of all time. His storytelling is on the level of Slick Rick, if not better. His catalog is absolutely worth going back and checking out.
DJ jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince had multiple CDs multiple out. The only reason why a lot of people didn’t take him to Sirius what cause you’ll notice the Ennis bars and then his wraps he never curses only one song that he cursed in and that was you saw my blinker.
FIRST RAPPER TO EVER GET AN AWARD...HES A BOSS!
DID YOU JUST SAY WHY HE DIDN'T BLOW UP AS A RAPPER!!!!!!! THEY WON THE FIRST GRAMMY FOR HIP HOP!!!!!! They first 4 albums went Platinum!!!!!!!SMH
Thats wild I had no idea hahaha
he has three grammys in a 10 yr span. He got one in 91 for Homebase and 97 for his solo joint.
Yeah when he said that I was done. I didn't watch anything else after that.
Great reaction! This whole album is so much fun! I can’t tell you how many times ‘I popped in my cassette’ back in the day in order to polish up on my white girl moves 😆It was a little secret I kept hidden from my metal head friends.. oh to be 13 again!!
Bro, Will Smith started out as a Hip Hop artist back in the 1980s many years before he became an actor. He was already a very popular rapper with gold albums and a platinum selling album during the 1980s. His MC name was “Fresh Prince”, and his DJ was Jazzy Jeff.
He first became an actor in the next decade (1990s). You can check out his 1980s hits such as: “Girls of the World Ain’t Nothing But Trouble”, “Parents Just Don’t Understand”, “He’s The DJ and I’m the Rapper”, “The Amazing Jazzy Jeff,” “Nightmare On My Street”, and so much more.
Check out the original RUclips videos.
Dude... The Fresh Prince show was way after he was famous. I remember being 10 and being super stoked that they gave him a show.
Will Smith is one of the most underrated rapper all time. Miami ,Gettin Jiggy, MLB samples and production are top notch. he is smart clever could have went to MIT
"why did will smith never blow up as a rapper?" .....bro...he had a very successful rapping career way before he got into the acting game.
LOL, exactly, he did make a lot of songs and you didnt know about it. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were huge in the late 80s. Their videos are easy enough to find man. Still, big props to you for appreciating the old stuff.
Will Smith started as the fresh prince which was his rap name in 1986 with DJ jazzy Jeff and ready rock C. Their first album blew up and they went on tour! They released two more albums before the show named after him. Loved your video
He was a rapper
Philly stand up!
lol he said “Why Will Smith never blew up as a rapper?” So hilarious to me! Can’t blame you for not knowing how much of a Hip Hop icon he is!✌🏽😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Are you serious he did he was the first rapper to ever receive a Grammy I forgot he must be really super young he don't know nothing about my generation LOL no this to you brother
This IS hip hop...
Sure is. Glad I found this gem.
Theres alot of actors that started out as rappers. Queen Latifah, Ice T, Mark Wahlberg, LL Cool J, Ice Cube. You should do a few more of these type of reactions cool discovery.
You are seriously not putting Mark Wahlberg with that list of historic rappers?!
@@jaxcoss5790 bruh Marky Mark was cold put some respect on his name
They made 5 studio albums as jazzy jeff & fresh prince in the 80s and early 90s, then Will released 4 solo albums and jeff has 3. Will and eminem where probably the two biggest mcs of the time when it comes to reaching a wide audience, including people who would normally not listen to hip hop.
They have so so many great tunes! Hope you do more of these.
Yea Fam...Will was a RAPPER FIRST! Their first Big songs were "Parents Just Don't Understand" & "Girls of the World Ain't Nothin But Trouble"
He was a big rapper in his day dude The guy made 5 albums Has won tons of awards videos etc
What do you mean he never blew up as a rapper? He's OG Rapper. This album was triple platinum... before digital downloads!
will smith was the bighest rapper in the biz for like 3 yrs...starting with his song PARENTS JUST DONT UNDERSTAND...his fame is how he got the show
how do you not know this? Not blow up as a rapper? If he wasn't a rapper how did he get the show? Amazing!
Prince and Jeff did blow up.... the TV show just overshadowed his rap career.. then movies came in and you gotta remember his career just to a left turn and a whole new generation just knows his acting career... its like Eddie Murphy the day my kids saw his delirious stand they flipped cause they only know Eddie as a G rated actor .. nutty professor, Dr. Doolittle, etc.
He is a rapper and he did make a lot of songs and albums number 1 sold album big willie style man 9 million sold
Still so crazy I just remember him from Fresh Prince show and all his movies. lol
Im a 80s baby here , And i just love it too see you grand kids react too our Era lol yes. I would say Don't you Know who Fresh Prince is or was Before his show The Fresh Prince Of Belair, And The movies ''oh'' i forgot yall grew up on Men In Black, Bad Boys, And the rest of what yall might of seen from the movie star Will Smith after 2000'.' But anybody who grew up in the 80s, we Knew Will Smith As The Fresh Prince The Rapper, And 1 of the Dopest Rappers From 1986'' to about 1989'' And would'nt nobody fuckin with DJ Jazzy Jeff on the 1200's at that time he was the Baddest DJ on the planet in 1987'' Setting the standard for Hip Hop DJ's in 1986''87'' And 1988'' do your homework on DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince on who he was before yall's time😎😎😎
Never blow up as a rapper? WTF is he talking about? Man this generation is unlike any before it. To them, nothing existed before their birth. Wil Smith has three grammys over a 10 year span. 1988 Parents" 1991"homebase" 1997 "big Willie Style" His huge career in rapping is what got him where he is today.
Im done,,cant watch anymore.
Sorry just before my time I guess. By the time I got into rap it was when Eminem was starting to pop. At least I'm trying to go back and learn some lol.
@@WhatTheBlastt I hear ya. Its just crazy cause Wil was really really big. Like we said his career ran from the mid 80's to the late 90's and had three Grammys over this time.
well like you said. You are atleaat going back to listen to the older stuff.
People slept on Will. He had bars
I def was. Had no idea he could rap other than the Fresh Prince intro lol
They don't know
you know what i have....stop stoping ever second
You gotta check out their song "Rock The House" from 1987. It's one of the best human beat box songs ever.
Added to the list!
He did 5 hip hop albums with dj jazzy Jeff and if you want to listen to jazzy scratching and mixing then listen to his first hip hop album called rock the house in 1987 and listen to the track called the magnificent dj jazzy Jeff
Why didn’t he blow up as a rapper? Dude! He’s considered a damn pioneer and he did blow the duck up and was one of the biggest hiphop acts in the 80s and won the first Grammy for rap/hiphop and DJ Jazzy Jeff was always considered and is STILL considered the greatest DJ of all time. This song is a classic in hiphop and so is there song “girls of the world ain’t nothing but trouble”. Back in the day will smith known as the fresh Prince was considered one of the greatest freestylers off the top of his head. They made severally albums. You gotta do your homework. Will is well respected in hiphop.
Did they discover you on another planet??? "Why wasn't will smith ever a rapper" What world is this?? Smh
Dude you really have to do your homework on Will Smith! He is a current legend! He’s made hit movies and music simultaneously throughout his career!
Yeah I'm gonna have to dive in more to his catalog!
Hey dude Please check out Simply Red's "Holdin Back the Years" 1992 live version! Gonna blow you away with THAT VOICE!!! Would love to see your REACTION!!!
I can't believe you said y didn't he ever blow up as a rapper. He was a very successful rapper way before acting lol. Do some research bro
I never knew honestly lol. Just always knew him as an actor. I didn't get into rap until like 2000 and never backtracked that much to be honest. I'm def awake to his rap ability now tho haha
"Why did Will Smith never blow up as a rapper?" He kind of did, it come with his own TV Show, and movie roles..... LMAO. This is what got him noticed man, he was huge back then... Look, if you would have told me Will Smith from Dj Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, or Queen Latifah, or Even LL Cool J, would have had the success they have today, I wouldn't have thought it weird. I didn't expect it, but you could definitely see it in their videos and personalities.
You said he wasn’t a rapper? What? That was what got him those movies cuz! 🤣
You talk about his movies. did you not see men in black? Did you not know he did the title song? da fuc is going on?
Rapper before actor.
if u do a large amount of will smith reactions im going to live on this channel with you
His acting career
Will.smith was one of the biggest rappers in hip hop back in the 80s...he got the show bcuz Quincy Jones knew it would be a hit cuz of how famous he already was of the smash hit PARENTS JUST DONT UNDERSTAND...he was bigger than Eric b and rakim. Big daddy kane, public enemy...everybody
He has 4 grammies and probably isnt even done yet. Jay z got 4 i think like rick ross and eminem are like the only ones with more than 4 grammy awards
You need to do your research he was a rapper before the actor the acting where have you been do your research before you start talking Loosely I know you just learning but I'm kind of disturbed by those comments
the thing is...Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff were not completely unknown. They were quite known in the hip hop community but this was long BEFORE hip hop was part of the Pop machine. This was before rap and hip hop was even used to sell burgers. Think about that. There was nothing in the machine that supported hip hop in those days. The MTVs and Much Musics were initially reluctant to support this music and culture. So hip hop was not a global phenomenon ...yet. The first time I heard a hip hop beat looped in a commercial on main stream tv channels I knew it was over. and over in a bad way not a good way.
Where did you come from Will Smith dead blow up as a rapper do your history The Fresh Prince who's the first solo rapper whoever received do your research young man
Dude check out his song party starter of 2005 i would love to see your reaction to it
Added it to the list!
Instrumentation is hot
the album version of this song is way better than this. And yeah...over the years, Will was snubbed because he was laid back, but he had major skills, that stood out in many songs.
New rap heads weaned on a diet of terrible of MC'ing from hip hop's worst decade hearing actually MC'ing for the first time and being amazed at lyrical flows. This is what it was like in the golden era classic after classic every single month - rappers with talent, complex rhymes - MC's that actually rapped in time to the beat. I genuinely feel sorry for those who only know Drake, Kendrick, mumble etc. and believe these are 'good' hip hop. Kudos for digging into the past, you'll not be able to listen to modern hip hop after this because you'll realise how bad is actually is. I'm jealous of the journey you're about to take.
Hey, can you react to k.a.a.n eagles?
peedi crakk and dj jazzy jeff did a remake of this song that is really dope with a pretty good video check it out
He was a rapper