Will Smith's first album in decades is here. Remember when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars and the internet exploded? Of course you do, it was one of the most shocking live TV moments in recent memory.

Almost three years to the day after the slap heard around the world went down, Will Smith is attempting the most improbable of comebacks by going back to his roots in music with “Based on a True

Will Smith's "Based on a True Story," out now, includes sermons and a shout-out to wife Jada Pinkett-Smith. Listen now.

Among the topics mentioned on Smith's new album is his first Oscar win in 2022 and the now-infamous incident in which he slapped Chris Rock during that awards ceremony, leading to his 10-year ban from the event and rumors the award would be rescinded. In the end, Smith was not asked to return the award.

We all remember when Will Smith marched on stage in a fit of rage at the 2022 Oscars and slapped the host, comedian Chris Rock, for all the world to see. He then promptly returned to his chair, but not before demanding in an expletive-filled rant that Rock keep his wife's name out of his mouth.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sang a few lines from The Fresh Prince's "Brand New Funk" before gifting Smith a key to the city and a replica of the street sign

Will Smith has officially returned to music with the release of Based on a True Story, his first studio album in two decades. Out today (March 28), the album marks his first full-length project since 2005’s Lost and Found and arrives amid a wave of personal reflection and renewed creative energy for the multi-hyphenate star.

In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, there’s now a street called Will Smith Way. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders honored the Oscar and Grammy winner on Wednesday by renaming a street next to Smith's old high school.

Will Smith didn't hold anything back on his new album, Based On A True Story – his first full-length record in 20 years. The 56-year-old has poked fun at his now-infamous 2022 Oscars appearance, where he stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss.

Will Smith’s resurrected rap career could be a sign of a career in freefall - IN FOCUS: Three years after the slap seen and heard around the world, the Oscar winner is performing in Scarborough and releasing an album of inspirational hip-hop.