Will Smith is continuing his comeback by taking the BET Awards stage with a performance of his brand-new song. Smith performed "You Can Make It," backed by the Sunday Service Choir, Chandler Moore and Kirk Franklin. Smith kicked off the performance standing on what was meant to look like lava, surrounded by fire. The performance also featured what looked like rain, ending with the fire being put out and more inspiring lyrics rapped by Smith. The rousing performance drew lots of cheers from the audience, who gave him a standing ovation.
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00:00I don't know who needs to hear this right now, but whatever's going on in your life,
00:05I'm here to tell you, you can make it."
00:07Will Smith is continuing his comeback by taking the BET
00:11stage by storm with a performance of his brand new song.
00:14Smith performed his song,
00:15You Can Make It, backed by the Sunday Service Choir, Chandler Moore and Kirk Franklin.
00:20Smith had kicked off the performance standing on what looked like lava surrounded by fire.
00:24So many tests for the flesh, exhausted, gasping to catch your breath.
00:29The performance also featured what looked like rain,
00:31ending with the fire being put out and more inspiring lyrics rapped by Smith.
00:36The rousing performance drew lots of cheers from the audience, who gave him a standing ovation.
00:40Afterwards, Smith tweeted a video of the performance, writing,
00:43I have returned home. The comeback is always bigger than the setback.
00:47In April, Smith hit the stage at Coachella with J Balvin
00:50to perform his hit song, Men in Black, from the 1997 box office blockbuster film of the same name.
00:56Smith's massive career, of course, started as being one half of the hip-hop duo
01:01DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.
01:03He went on to star in the hit sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,
01:06before embarking a successful film career.
01:08Smith went on to win Best Leading Actor at the 2022 Oscars for King Richard.
01:13That was also the year of the infamous slapping incident wherein Smith took to
01:17the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after the latter made a joke about Smith's wife,
01:22Jada Pinkett Smith.
01:23Smith later apologized and announced that he was resigning from the academy.
01:27Elsewhere, the BET Awards was hosted by Taraji P. Henson,
01:30where Usher was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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