Will Smith leaps right into the fire in the opening seconds of his just-released new album Based on a True Story. Indeed, the album, his first since 2005's Gold-certified Lost and Found, wastes no time playfully addressing the myriad topics fans and detractors alike are likely expecting to be given some lyrical space on the 14-track project,

Will Smith is opening up about his 2022 Oscars controversy in his new album. On Friday, March 28, the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star dropped his new album, "Based on a True Story," and in two of his songs — “Int. Barbershop — Day" and “You Lookin’ for Me?” — he addresses the infamous slap he gave Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

Will Smith hit back at The Slap and the aftermath of the scene-stealing moment of the 2022 Oscars in his first new album since 2005.