Track Listing

1. Intro
2. Y'all Know
3. Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
4. Candy - Smith, Will & Larry Blackmon/Cameo
5. Chasing Forever
6. Keith B Real
7. Don't Say Nothin'
8. Miami
9. Yes Yes Y'all - Smith, Will & Camp Lo
10. I Loved You
11. Keith B Real
12. It's All Good
13. Just The Two Of Us
14. Keith B Real
15. Big Willie Style - Smith, Will & Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopez
16. Men In Black
17. Just Cruisin'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7604 in Music
• Released on: 2001-08-13
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Is Will Smith an important rapper? The kind that deserves the awards, the honors, the accolades that the music industry foists upon him? Well, no. The words corny and safe might be applicable when describing the artist formerly known as the Fresh Prince. But dig this: corny and safe as he may be, why can't you stop singing "Getting Jiggy Wit It" or why does your child love "Just the Two of Us", Smith's shameless ode to dads and their kids? Probably because Smith is nothing if not sincere. Yes, the tracks are obvious and leaden, and, no, Method Man won't have any sleepless nights when Smith lets loose with a rhyme. But give him this: Smith comes from the culture, even if he long ago left the streets. --Amy Linden

CD Description
High points in this smoothly produced debut solo effort from the rapper formerly known as Fresh Prince include his occasional moments of tenderness, especially "Just the Two of Us", on which Smith addresses his young son against a sample of Bill Withers's song of the same name: "From the first timethe doctor placed you in my arms/I knew I'd meet death 'fore I let you meet harm". Smith reveals another hint of vulnerability on "Forever", when he describes his girlfriend: "She...makes me feel that forever is a possibility".
What distinguishes BIG WILLIE STYLE, though, are the same playful mood and nimble rhymes that characterised Smith's DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince days. He describes his modus operandi onthe lyrically dexterous "Yes, Yes Y'all:" "I rip rhymes forthe flow of it/you know the show of it/not the Benz 600 four-door of it/I'm-a rhyme regardless of earnin' long as my heart keeps yearnin'/I got's to keep burnin'".

Customer Reviews

A first class album from a first class bloke!
This album is great! The songs have you dancing 'round your bedroom singing along in to your hairbrush! I love all of the songs, listen carefully to the lyrics on candy, they are kinda funny! A must for all will fans!

A brilliant first album for Will Smith
What can I say about this album that hasn't been said a million times - this is an absolute work of hip hop genious. From the gangster-ish tones of Don't Say Nothin' to the swinging Getting Jiggy Wit' It and Miami this is one top album. Will Smith really shines and his vocal and rhythmical talents are fantastic. Also good are Y'all Know, Men In Black and Big Willie Style. If you're gonna buy Willenium, I'd suggest buying Big Willie Style first, just to get a taste of what this guy's all about.

Will the Great
Will Smith is a true living legend. All the films, TV series, music etc he has done is crazy. This album is another gooden from him. It still doesn't seem to get old or boring no matter how many times you listen to it. Has classics that could still be released today. Bar the interview skits every track is worth a track. His style may not be street but it will move your feet!!!