Will Smith is going back to the roots where it all started. In the past decades, he took the limelight in show business for his impeccable acting skills and blockbuster movies. However, long before that, the American superstar only had one dream, which was to be a rapper. Well, he did achieve it, but over the years, the singer left it all behind to make a career in acting. Fans have not seen his creative side for a long time.

Luckily, the beginning of Class of ’88 recently brought back all those memories and moments of his early life. Along with it came back the iconic rapper who brought the first Grammy to the hip-hop industry.

Will Smith reminded fans why the world calls him a hip-hop pioneer 

Will Smith recently turned to his Instagram to share a new video with his followers. It opened in a studio where the Grammy winner was rapping. “Sometimes you gotta remind these youngins ;-)” wrote the ‘Summertime’ singer. The 55-year-old narrated his life story of how he started his journey from music to becoming the most sought-after actor in Hollywood.

In fact, the actor called himself “son from the slum” who walked to the biggest red carpets in the entertainment industry. His listening party included his son Jaden Smith, who graced his new podcast episode. Will came back with his flow after DJ Burt Blackarach commented on his last post, praising the rapper’s “impeccable rhythm/timing” after he did the same on the podcast.

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Showing off his skills, the ‘Parents Just Don’t Understand’ singer shared this video. However, this might surprise people that Smith became an expert in rhyming just to impress Chuck D.

The Oscar winner and Chuck D recalls a golden era of hip-hop

On the first episode of Class of ’88, Will Smith invited Chuck D to walk down the memory lane of the early hip-hop era. During the chit-chat, the frontman of Public Enemy recalled how the Aladdin star used to rhyme all the time. “I used to tell people, I said Will Smith is the most rhymin’est mo*******ker,” revealed the rapper. The 63-year-old laughed, saying it was ridiculous the way he constantly did it, no matter where he was.

He then remembered the time they went to the Dominican Republic and Smith rhymed everything on the island. Chuck D was so overwhelmed by his habit that he wanted to shut him down. Hearing this, the MIB star revealed he did this just to earn his respect. He confessed every single rhyme he ever did was for Chuck D to take notice of his talent.

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