Will Smith faced the most infamous moment of his career in March 2022 when, on what was meant to be his night of triumph at the Oscars, he ended up banned by the Academy for slapping Chris Rock . Three years later, he has used the notorious encounter for fuel on his new album Based on a True Story .

Will Smith’s new album, “Based on a True Story,” is his first full-length solo music project in 20 years, following 2005’s “Lost and Found.”

Hollywood might have moved on, but Will Smith hasn’t. His latest album dives deep into the fallout of the infamous Oscars slap and fans really seem to hate it