Is That Will Smith Rapping on the “Bel-Air” Theme Song?

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The beloved NBC sitcom “The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air” is getting the reboot therapy, and we will barely wait until its Feb. 13 premiere on Peacock. Titled “Bel-Air,” the modern-day sequence is a dramatized model of the traditional ’90s sitcom. Starring Jabari Banks as Will, the sequence may also reintroduce the remainder of the unique comedy’s iconic characters portrayed by new actors. The present previewed a 48-second teaser on Nov. 23, which was sufficient to get us excited for “Bel-Air.” Nonetheless, the theme music for the reboot has led many followers to surprise if Will Smith continues to be the voice behind it.

“The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air” ran from 1990 to 1996 over six profitable seasons, and it boasts what’s arguably probably the most iconic TV-show theme songs of all time — an iconic hip-hop retelling of the character Will’s story rapped by Smith himself. The music is so widespread even to today that it is typically performed in all places from dances and bars to weddings, and nearly everybody younger and outdated can sing alongside from the beginning (“Now it is a story all about how / My life acquired flipped, turned the other way up”) to the tip (“I checked out my kingdom / I used to be lastly there / to sit down on my throne because the prince of Bel-Air”). Take a look at the unique theme music under.

To align with the dramatic theme of the reboot, the theme music for “Bel-Air” has acquired a revamp, buying and selling hip-hop beats for a slower, ambient rendition that just about sounds intentionally melodramatic and potent in tone. The snippet options a few lyrics from the prolonged model of the unique music. “It is a story all about how / My life acquired flipped, turned the other way up,” somebody easily recites as Will (Banks) falls right into a pool. It closes with one other borrowed lyric: “I checked out my kingdom / I used to be lastly there / To take a seat on my throne . . .”

Whereas the music enjoying all through the trailer is “Redemption” by C.S. Armstrong, followers of the unique “Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air” are curious who’s reciting the unique theme music’s lyrics over “Redemption.” Whereas the voice sounds similar to Smith’s (who co-sung and cowrote the unique theme monitor beneath the stage identify The Contemporary Prince), it hasn’t been formally confirmed if Smith carried out the brand new rendition. It additionally stays to be seen whether it is certainly the opening rating for the reboot or simply used within the trailer.

With Smith serving as an govt producer and cocreator for the reboot, it is possible it’s, in reality, him delivering the dramatic reinterpretation of his unique tune. If that is the case, it is like he is passing the baton to Banks as he steps into Smith’s iconic position.