Smith’s new album opens with two songs covering recent scandals, including the 2022 Oscars slap and a voice reciting the phrase, “Him and Jada both crazy.”

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at 2022 Oscars.Credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images

Will Smith has a lot to say about his various scandals on his first new album in 20 years — and he does it all in his signature rap style.

The actor-recording artist’s latest LP Based on a True Story — his first full-length album of solo material since 2005’s Lost and Found — opens with a one-two punch of bold lyrics addressing headlines the 56-year-old has made across the last three years, including slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars and his admittedly “complicated” relationship with wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Opening track “Int. Barbershop — Day” kicks things off with a declaration that, “Will Smith is canceled,” followed by a chorus of voices (including Smith’s) discussing the star’s legacy.

“You can’t cancel no icon,” one line says, while another line poses the question, “Who the f— Will Smith think he is? And that boy damn crazy how he raising them kids.”

“Never gonna forgive him for that s— he did,” the track continues. “I heard he won the Oscar, but he had to give it back.”

Another lyric says that Smith and Pinkett Smith are “both crazy,” while a warning follows the quip with a reference to the words Smith shouted to Rock during the live Oscars ceremony: “You better keep his wife’s name out of your mouth!”

On the second song, “You Lookin’ for Me?” Smith proclaims, “Won’t stop, my s— still hot, even though I won’t get nominated” and “Personal life with my wife, mind your business, it’s complicated.”

The lyrics are a clear nod not only to the moment Smith slapped Rock at the Academy Awards, the same night he won Best Actor for his performance in King Richard but also the fallout that saw the Academy ban him from all affiliated events (including the Oscars) for the next 10 years.

Shortly after the ceremony, Entertainment Weekly spoke with a source familiar with the broadcast, who told us that “having [Smith] leave was seriously discussed” by the show’s staff. The industry figure added that the situation was difficult for all involved, including those with “varying opinions” from the Academy, ABC, and reps for Rock and Smith, as split-second decisions needed to be made on how to proceed with the telecast.

“You’re also trying to make sure Chris Rock is okay. So basically, to make a very huge decision like that, which either way would’ve had consequences within the show, in 10 minutes and get everybody together and have that discussion logistically was a nightmare and borderline impossible.”

As for their marriage, Pinkett Smith previously stated that she and Smith separated in 2016, though they remain married.