Will Smith

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 2023

First Recording: 1997

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Will Smith
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Albums
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🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
🔲“Big Four” Grammys

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Men in Black (1997)
Gettin' Jiggy wit It (1997)
Miami (1997)

Will Smith @ Wikipedia

Will Will Smith be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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Another rapper who's better as an actor in my book.

Posted by Andrew on Tuesday, 07/15/2014 @ 18:54pm


Crazy how y'all mad a will for being a good rapper. 1. First rapper to win a Grammy. 2. First rapper to have transformer scratch on his track.3. First rapper to release a double album. 4.Only 1mill units away from going DIAMOND. He's a MULTI PLATINUM artist. Y'all are just mad

Posted by Corey Stephens on Sunday, 04/18/2021 @ 01:31am


Will Smith is an actor and a singer. That should get him inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at some point.

Posted by Brian Schonour on Thursday, 10/14/2021 @ 20:54pm


He may have shifted his career to acting but let's not forget he was the first grammy rap song with Parents Just Don't Understand and the timeless classic Summertime. He is the first to move from a rapper, straight to a sitcom, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He was the It Guy in Hollywood and has definitely paved the way for rappers like Ll Cool J and Ice Tee, Ice Cube and Mo's Def, who have transitioned from ap music to acting. It is true he does not have an extensive music catalog, simply for that reason. But he is an original main stream rapper, that made the music solvable audience's outside his main audience.. He deserves any and every award afforded to him. He is a ground breaking pioneer. Don't get it twiated. He most definitely deserves a star on Hollywood walk of Fame . One for himself as an actor and one with Jazzy Jeff.

Posted by Melvin on Tuesday, 02/8/2022 @ 20:13pm


I agree with Mike, Brian and Melvin. Rock and Roll covers all, instruments behind the lyrics can change it from one genre to another. The world is Blessed to have the talent and originality that we have seen come from so many.

Posted by Shelia on Saturday, 03/5/2022 @ 12:14pm


'The Five' react to Will Smith's Oscar's outburst
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kMCGFhtvgk

Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock in the Face Onstage at Oscars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGk-hz-otkI

Will Smith strikes comedian Chris Rock during Oscars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY-x3FjNx9g

Sara Sidner: I have three words for Will Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxjcKfFADm4

Academy 'strongly considered' removing Will Smith from Oscars, source says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKla75GvK6c

Will Smith 'at his breaking point': Hill and Champion react to Oscars slap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlRt4fXBtY

Posted by Roy on Monday, 03/28/2022 @ 19:52pm


I think it's safe to induct him or else he'd slap us

Posted by Artificial Intelligence on Sunday, 07/16/2023 @ 20:38pm


Will Smith is the GOAT he's a positive role model a great person a fun loving kind hearted and a well rounded person he's very smart very intellectual funny charismatic he has that cool suave swagger he's very well spoken philosopher philanthropist humanitarian he achieved greatness that no one be able to accomplish he has a lot impact on people and the culture all over the world. The list goes on and on on what this dude be able to accomplish through out his life and career he worked his butt off to get where he's at he has blazed and pioneered a trail that no one will ever be able to match he won multiple Grammy's MULTIPLE AMA'S Sold over 80 million albums worldwide one of his albums Big Willie Style went Diamond etc he won the first rap Grammy his movies gross over $10 billion worldwide at the box office and he won an Oscar he's the 5th black actor to win best lead actor . He's been a public figure for almost 4 decades he took music and hip-hop to another level. The first hip-hop artist in history to have his own prime-time sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air He's a global icon, a living legend. Will Smith created a lot of timeless classics songs and movies he's a phenomenal lyricist storyteller and staged performancer He raps with versatility and bars in his songs he has bops, bars, club joints and introspective songs. He has range he can do comedy, drama, play an action hero, sci-fi movies, etc he's the only movie star in history to have 8 consecutive movies gross over $100 million domestically and 11 consecutive movies gross over $150 million internationally. There will never be another Will Smith he deserves all the flowers he gets while he's here Smith has often been noted for achieving groundbreaking success throughout his musical career, and with his work as an actor in television and film. He has been cited as one of the "greatest actors" of all time. Forbes referred to him as the "biggest movie star of the post-9/11 era. His transition from music to acting has influenced multiple rappers to also become actors, with him being cited as a pioneer for the rappers crossing over into acting by Complex. In 2006, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world; in 2008, Esquire named him one of the 75 most influential people of all time

Posted by Gregory L Cummings on Tuesday, 02/13/2024 @ 11:16am


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