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Will Smith Performs Debuts New Song at 2024 BET Awards


Will Smith revives his musical talents with a performance that featured gospel star Kirk Franklin on the BET stage.

“The darker the hell you gotta endure / The brighter the heaven you get to enjoy / The harder the fall, the higher you soar,” Smith rapped, surrounded by pyrotechnic fire on the stage. The Grammy-winning rapper and Oscar-winning actor received a standing ovation from the audience, with actress and event host Taraji P. Henson expressing excitement as she introduced Smith, calling him “my brother.” Smith’s performance at the BET Awards follows his surprise Coachella appearance in April, when he showed up during J Balvin ’s set for a rowdy rendition of his track “Men In Black”.

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