About Will (Remix)

Gary Maurice "Joyner" Lucas, Jr. (born August 17, 1988) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, poet, and actor from Worcester, Massachusetts. Lucas received widespread exposure and critical acclaim after the release of his single "Ross Capicchioni" in 2015. In June 2017, he released his fourth mixtape, 508-507-2209, which was his first on a major label. On November 28, 2017, Lucas released his single "I'm Not Racist", which went viral very quickly and helped him gain further attention and praise. The video was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 61st Grammy Awards. Lucas was formerly signed to Atlantic Records, until he announced his departure from the label in December 2018. Ever since 2016, Lucas has also become known for remixing popular hip hop songs. In October 2018, he announced that his debut studio album ADHD, which was released on March 27, 2020.

Will Smith rapping in a song about himself is the kind of weekend energy we need. Two months after dropping a tribute track about Smith, rapper Joyner Lucas released a remix Friday of his song “Will,” which honors the “Aladdin” actor and features rap verses from the Fresh Prince himself. “You feelin’ like me? I feel like a prince that turned to a king, found me a queen, started a family and got me a team. [I’m] on top of my dreams,” Smith raps in the remix. “Joyner I know you’re inspired by me like I was inspired by Nelson Mandela,” he says, and gives a shout out to others who’ve inspired him: the basketball great Julius Erving and legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who died in 2016 at age 74 (and whom Smith played in 2001’s “Ali”).