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Will Smith Makes BET Awards Performance Debut With New Track ‘You Can Make It’


Two years later, Will Smith has made his triumphant return to the awards show stage.

Taraji P Henson emotionally introduced “my brother” Smith, who emerged in the middle of a ring of fire as he prefaced the song. “I don’t know who needs to hear this right now, but whatever’s going on in your life right now, I’m here to tell you, you can make it,” said Smith more than two years after the fallout from slapping Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Academy Awards. “We all have a cross to bear, but there is wisdom in that fire, and every single moment of your life is a brand new opportunity.

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