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Will Smith Seemingly References Infamous Oscars Slap In New Freestyle Rap
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUN 26 – Will Smith uses a recent freestyle to confront the fallout from the 2022 Oscars slap, with his March 2025 album reflecting on personal struggles and public backlash.
- On June 27, 2025, Will Smith delivered a freestyle rap on Charlie Sloth’s well-known hip-hop platform, revisiting the controversial Oscars incident from 2022 involving the slap.
- Smith delivered verses about standing up for his wife and addressing disrespect during performances, including a line warning that anyone speaking nonsense or showing disrespect to him on stage should be ready for a response there, all without explicitly mentioning Chris Rock.
- In March 2025, Smith released the album Based on a True Story, which includes an opening track alluding to the Oscars incident; however, in April, comedian Tony Rock expressed strong disapproval of the album, describing it with a harsh insult despite not having listened to it.
- Smith's slap at the 2022 ceremony led to his resignation from the Academy and a 10-year ban from all Academy events, as Chris Rock slowly returns to Oscars festivities and both men continue to speak about the incident.
- The slap and its aftermath have affected public discourse and comedy, with social media showing mixed reactions to Smith's freestyle and ongoing references to the event.
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Three years after the scandal at the Oscars, Will Smith shows himself fighting. In a freestyle rap, he talks about the incident in which he slapped Chris Rock - his remorse at the time gives way to a new tone.
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