Tony Rock has trashed Will Smith’s new album whereas additionally claiming he’s utilizing the incident which occured along with his brother on the Academy Awards years in the past to spice up the LP’s business efficiency.
In a fiery new interview with TMZ, the actor and comic didn’t maintain again when requested about Smith’s shock return to music after a 20-year hiatus. Smith’s newest undertaking, Primarily based On A True Story, has been making headlines for its deeply private lyrics—significantly those referencing his notorious Oscars slap on Tony’s brother, Chris Rock, in 2022. However Tony isn’t shopping for the introspective act.
“It’s a superb time to be a comic book proper now,” Tony Rock quipped whereas talking with paparazzi on the Los Angeles Worldwide Airport on the arrivals degree. “Will Smith has an album out and it’s a p############. And he addresses the Oscars. It’s a superb time to be a comic book proper now.”
Rock expounded on his assertion, revealing he took specific difficulty with Smith revisiting the incident in his music after months of media urging everybody to maneuver on.
“Everyone retains telling me to cease speaking about it, however then he places it on the tune,” he stated. “So that offers me the best way to speak about it once more.”
Tony Rock says Will Smith’s new album is sh*tty and trash, as he calls out Will Smith for utilizing the Oscar slap involving his brother Chris Rock to promote his new album.
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Regardless of the media hype, Tony made it clear he hasn’t even bothered to present the album a spin.
“Album’s trash, I haven’t listened to it, however I refuse to take heed to it,” he stated. “The truth that he introduced it up on the album? Properly, that’s like making an attempt to promote an album.”
Tony didn’t mince phrases when questioning Smith’s motives, suggesting the lyrical film star was reaching for drama to maneuver items.
“I’m shocked he wasn’t rapping about being a drug vendor on this one,” he stated. “Jail and obtained shot 9 instances. He’s making an attempt to promote an album.”
Nonetheless, Tony made a degree to say he’s a lifelong Hip-Hop fan and even gave credit score the place it was due.
“His greatest work was… ‘Model New Funk’, I’ll give him that,” he stated.
Addressing the frequent notion that he’s merely defending his brother, Tony stated it’s not about loyalty—it’s about details.
“I do know individuals assume I’m simply defending my brother,” he stated. “I’m my brother’s keeper, that’s all. You possibly can discuss issues and it doesn’t should contain emotion.”
As for whether or not the album helps or hurts the rocky relationship between Smith and Chris, Tony was blunt.
“It’s what it’s,” he stated. “They ain’t gonna be associates. No one misplaced a big sum of money behind this. My brother might need really made slightly extra money. That Netflix particular? Yeah. Ain’t no person hurting. All of us are strolling within the financial institution on Monday with smiles on our faces.”
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