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Willennium
Will Smith is the future of hip-hop--in the sense that Willennium, his follow-up to 1997's multiplatinum Big Willie Style, is sure to dominate pop-rap airwaves and sales in the months after its release. Proud of his kid appeal but also self-mocking (he carries the title concept further with the single "Will2K," a party jam built on a sample of the Clash's "Rock the Casbah"), Smith celebrates the early-rap values of good-natured boasting and fun-fun-fun. This megastar's desire to remain part of the community is reflected in his savvy choice of guests, who number everyone from K-Ci to rappers new school (Lil' Kim, Eve) and old (Slick Rick, Biz Markie); once and future partner DJ Jazzy Jeff even gets his own four minutes of funk on the scratch-happy "Pump Me Up." Smith also attempts cinematic--natch--storytelling on "Afro Angel" and "The Rain," which are admirably solemn if far from the best things here. Smith may not be the hippest hip-hopper around, but as Chuck D once said of another, very different figure, "Don't tell me that you understand until you hear the man." --Rickey Wright
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Tracks| 1 | I'm Comin' | | 2 | Will2K | | 3 | Freakin It | | 4 | Da Butta | | 5 | La Fiesta | | 6 | Afro Angel | | 7 | So Fresh | | 8 | Pump me Up | | 9 | Can U Feel Me? | | 10 | Potnas | | 11 | Who U Trust (interlude) | | 12 | No More | | 13 | Uhhh | | 14 | Wild Wild West | | 15 | The Rain |
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