The Great “Summertime” Debate (i.e., IS WILL SMITH BLATANTLY LYING?)…..

[Juggalo Fred]

Will Smith wrote summertime. Live with it

Did you watch him write it?

 

[Hersh]

victors write the history books

 

[nieman]

Will Smith is lying, which makes me suspicious about everything he says.

Why would he lie about Summertime, but not lie about Big Willie Style album? He's open about what he writes.

 

[Ziggiy]

Did you watch him write it?

Did you watch Juice?

 

[The Dust King]

@Jerz-2

excellent thread btw. this is my favorite will smith song so i would like to believe he wrote it considering some of his lyrical prowess

now if juice wrote it like he said then was juice purposely trying to sound like rakim?

because juice did not rap like that back then

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Did you watch Juice?

Yeah, great movie.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

I always heard the rumor that Rakim wrote it, not Juice. I believe Will until I no longer have a reason to.

 

[Mr Rager]

Everyone knows Janet Hubert wrote "Summertime". Will stole it.

 

[shawntitan]

I’ve got no inside info, but it DEFINITELY “feels” like Rakim... whether that’s because he wrote it or the writer was trying to sound like Ra, someone did a great job duplicating him.

 

[Ukbrotha]

Who has Will Smith as their favourite rapper?

 

[Crumple]

He recorded it with a sore throat and it sounded dope and like Rakim so they kept it.

Where is the reference where he said he recorded it with a sore throat? If possible.

That is soooo comforting to hear.

I'm about to record my next album in these winter months and am so worried if I get a sore throat or cold.

Imagine preparing an album but being sick while recording vocals. It's like how do you even tell if the vocals are affected?

To hear that Will had a sore throat while recording one of the most feel good hip hop tracks of all time is inspiring!

Thanks for mentioning that!

 

[Crumple]

Who has Will Smith as their favourite rapper?

I don't know, he is very different and very special. As a human being period.

When I first saw Fresh Prince I literally thought he was the greatest ever as a kid.

And It was more like I knew he rapped but it's like who he was.

Will is a goat in his own right for certain.

He is more of an Actor all in all so I see what you mean.

 

[Crumple]

Off topic but

I still can't believe rap fans are so stupid and sheep-like that they really let Drake get away with having ghostwriters on rap songs, lol, under the guise of "Everybody does! Music is a concerted effort!"

Any rapper who has a ghostwriter is trash and shouldn't be taken seriously, yall aint gonna mindfukk me into thinking that up is down, no matter how many media people you get to cosign it.

Very, very well said!

 

[NormanConnors]

Off topic but

I still can't believe rap fans are so stupid and sheep-like that they really let Drake get away with having ghostwriters on rap songs, lol, under the guise of "Everybody does! Music is a concerted effort!"

Any rapper who has a ghostwriter is trash and shouldn't be taken seriously, yall aint gonna mindfukk me into thinking that up is down, no matter how many media people you get to cosign it.

Facts

 

[MJ Truth]

Off topic, but is Will Smith the most well liked celebrity of all time??