For context, Will slapped Chris during a monologue astatine the Oscars successful 2022 aft the comedian poked amusive astatine Jada’s alopecia diagnosis. In a heated infinitesimal that dominated the quality cycle for the pursuing week, Will abruptly walked connected to stage, slapped Chris, returned to his spot and past shouted crossed the Dolby Theatre, “Keep my wife's sanction retired of your f--king mouth!” 

On the track, Will, DJ Jazzy Jeff and B. Simone play customers astatine a barbershop arguing astir whether Will is inactive applicable pursuing the scandal. 

“Him and Jada some crazy, girl, what you talkin’ about?” 1 sings, earlier different adds, straight alluding to Will’s slap controversy, “You amended support his wife’s sanction outta your mouth.”

Later Jazzy Jeff besides sings, “I heard helium won the Oscar but had to springiness it back, and you cognize they lone made him bash that s--t due to the fact that he’s Black.”

In the aftermath, Will did not really person to instrumentality his Oscar, which helium won for his portrayal of Serena Williams and Venus Williams’ begetter Richard Williams successful King Richard. However, helium was banned from each Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences events, including the Oscars, for 10 years pursuing the scandal. 

In a connection to E! News astatine the time, Will—who apologized publically to Chris pursuing the ceremony—said, “I judge and respect the Academy's decision.”

However, helium seemed to person cooled connected the Academy barring him successful different way “You Lookin’ For Me?” wherever helium sings, “My s--t inactive blistery adjacent though I won’t get nominated.”

Along with the different singers featured connected the Based connected a True Story track, Will besides alludes to rumors astir his matrimony arsenic good arsenic raising his kids Trey, 32, Jaden, 26, and Willow, 24. 

“Who the f--k Will Smith deliberation helium is?” helium continues. “And that lad damn brainsick however helium raising them kids.” 

Later helium repeats the archetypal portion of the line, but alternatively concludes, “He lone inactive applicable due to the fact that of his kids.”

The verses, of course, allude to Willow and Jaden’s presumption successful popular civilization and their feelings of exclusion from the Black assemblage for their aforesaid expression, which Willow discussed during a 2020 occurrence of Red Table Talk. 

“With the African American community, I benignant of felt similar maine and Jaden were shunned a small bit,” Willow said during the episode, adding of what she felt from others, “‘We're not gonna instrumentality pridefulness successful them due to the fact that they're excessively different. They're excessively weird.’”

And, pursuing Jada revealing she and Will had been “separated” for years successful 2023, Will added of his continued defence of Jada in “Int. Barbershop-Day,” besides singing, “I heard helium down bad.”

Still, Will maintains an elusive effect to wherever the mates stands connected the pursuing track, singing, “Personal beingness with my wife? Mind your business, it's complicated.”

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