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Studio album by Will Smith
Released November 25, 1997
Recorded 1996–1997
Studio
The Hit Factory (New York City)Right Track (New York City)A Touch of Jazz (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)The Hacienda (Los Angeles, California)Pacifique (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Pop-rap[1][2][3]
Length 54:12
Label Columbia
Producer
Poke & Tone (also exec.)L.E.S.Will SmithJeff TownesKeith PelzerRyan TobyAndreao HeardValvin RoaneSauce
Will Smith chronology
Big Willie Style
(1997) Willennium
(1999)

Big Willie Style is the debut solo album by American rapper and actor Will Smith. It was released on November 25, 1997, by Columbia Records. The album was primarily produced by Poke & Tone, with other contributors including L.E.S. and Smith`s former collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff. The album was the first to be released by Smith since 1993`s Code Red, the last by the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. Five singles were released, including Smith`s first US Billboard Hot 100 number one, `Gettin` Jiggy wit It`.

After releasing five albums with DJ Jazzy Jeff, Smith turned his focus to acting and appeared in such films as Bad Boys and Independence Day before returning to the studio in 1996. The following year he starred in Men in Black, for which he recorded the song of the same name and topped the singles charts in several countries. Big Willie Style was released later in the year, reaching the top ten of the US Billboard 200, the UK Albums Chart and several other international charts.

Recording and production
Recording for Big Willie Style took place mainly in New York City with producers Poke & Tone and L.E.S. – four tracks each were recorded at The Hit Factory (`Y`all Know`, `Chasing Forever`, `Miami` and `Just Cruisin") and Right Track Studios (`Gettin` Jiggy wit It`, `Candy`, `Yes Yes Y`all` and `Big Willie Style`).[4] Three tracks (`Don`t Say Nothin", `I Loved You` and `It`s All Good`) were recorded at DJ Jazzy Jeff`s A Touch of Jazz Studios in Smith`s hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and `Just the Two of Us` was recorded at Pacifique Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California with producer Curtis `Sauce` Wilson.[4] Other contributing producers were Keith Pelzer, Ryan Toby (both on `Don`t Say Nothin" and `I Love You`), Andreao Heard (`Y`all Know`) and Valvin Roane (`I Loved You`).[4]

The songs on the album are broken up by a number of interludes featuring exchanges between Smith and the fictional character Keith B-Real, a `hilarious` magazine editor and motivational-tape artist.[5] B-Real is voiced by actor Jamie Foxx.[6] All four of the `Keith B-Real` skits (including `Intro`) were recorded by Jean-Claude Olivier – Poke of Poke & Tone – at The Hacienda in Los Angeles, California, and were co-produced by Smith.[4]

Composition and lyrics
As with Smith`s previous releases with DJ Jazzy Jeff, Big Willie Style showcases a radio-friendly pop-rap sound with non-explicit lyrics.[1] Speaking about the lyrics on Big Willie Style, Jamie Hunter of Rolling Stone identified themes including multiculturalism and monogamy, commenting that Smith tells `the larger story of rap values tweaking the American dream, of how he`s come to terms with the conflict between the neighborhood and the global cineplex`.[5] The musical production on Big Willie Style is focused largely around samples of disco and soul music acts from the 1980s.[5][1] Artists sampled include Sister Sledge (`He`s the Greatest Dancer` on `Gettin` Jiggy wit It`), Stevie Wonder (`Ribbon in the Sky` on `Chasing Forever`) and The Whispers (`And the Beat Goes On` on `Miami`).[4]

1. `Intro`
Poke & ToneWill Smith[a]
1:51
2. `Y`all Know`
SmithAndreao Heard
Heard 3:57
3. `Gettin` Jiggy wit It`
SmithSamuel BarnesBernard EdwardsNile RodgersJoe RobinsonDavid Porter
Poke & ToneL.E.S.[a]
3:47
4. `Candy` (featuring Larry Blackmon and Cameo)
SmithRyan TobyLarry BlackmonTomi Jenkins
L.E.S.Poke & Tone
3:56
5. `Chasing Forever`
SmithNasir JonesKenny GreeneStevie Wonder
Poke & ToneL.E.S.[a]
4:15
6. `Keith B-Real I` (interlude)
Poke & ToneSmith[a]
1:07
7. `Don`t Say Nothin"
SmithKeith PelzerToby
Jeff TownesPelzerToby[a]
4:22
8. `Miami`
SmithBarnesTobyWilliam ShelbyStephen ShockleyLeon Sylvers III
L.E.S.Poke & Tone
3:17
9. `Yes Yes Y`all` (featuring Camp Lo)
SmithJonesRonald IsleyRudolph IsleyO`Kelly Isley Jr.Ernie IsleyMarvin IsleyChris JasperOliver ScottRonnie WilsonRobinsonLisa StansfieldIan DevaneyAndy Morris
Poke & ToneL.E.S.[a]
4:23
10. `I Loved You`
SmithPelzerValvin RoaneTobyJoe Farrell
TownesPelzerRoaneToby[a]
4:12
11. `Keith B-Real II` (interlude)
Poke & ToneSmith[a]
0:30
12. `It`s All Good`
SmithTownesCarvin HagginsEdwardsRodgersRobert BellRonald BellJames TaylorClaydes Charles SmithGeorge BrownRobert MickensEarl ToonDennis ThomasEumir Deodato
Townes 4:04
13. `Just the Two of Us`
SmithBill WithersWilliam SalterRalph MacDonald
Curtis `Sauce` Wilson 5:15
14. `Keith B-Real III` (interlude)
Poke & ToneSmith[a]
1:54
15. `Big Willie Style` (featuring Lisa `Left Eye` Lopes)
SmithJonesTimothy RileyMaurice WhiteWayne VaughnWanda Vaughn
L.E.S.Poke & Tone[a]
3:35
16. `Men in Black`
SmithPatrice RushenTerry McFaddenFred Washington
Poke & Tone 3:47
17. `Just Cruisin" (Remix) (European re-release)
SmithJonesOlivierBarnes
Poke & Tone
4:14
Total length: 54:12
Notes[4]
^a signifies a co-producer
`Intro`, `Keith B-Real I`, `Keith B-Real II` and `Keith B-Real III` features additional vocals by Jamie Foxx, portraying the character Keith B-Real
`Intro` features additional vocals by Mia Pitts
`Chasing Forever` features additional vocals by Kenny Greene and Trey Lorenz
`Keith B-Real I` features additional vocals by Smith`s wife Jada Pinkett Smith
`I Loved You` features additional vocals by Ryan Toby and Valvin Roane
`It`s All Good` features additional vocals by Tia Mintze
`Just the Two of Us` features additional vocals by Jeff `Fuzzy` Young and Trisha Covington[36]
`Men in Black` features additional vocals by Coko
`Just Cruisin" features additional vocals by Tichina Arnold
Sample credits[4]
`Gettin` Jiggy wit It` contains a sample of `He`s the Greatest Dancer`, written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, and performed by Sister Sledge; a sample of `Sang and Dance`, written by David Porter and performed by The Bar-Kays; and contains an interpolation of `Love Rap`, written by Joe Robinson and performed by Spoonie Gee
`Candy` contains a sample of `Candy`, written by Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins, and performed by Cameo
`Chasing Forever` contains a sample of `Ribbon in the Sky`, written and performed by Stevie Wonder
`Miami` contains a sample of `And the Beat Goes On`, written by William Shelby, Stephen Shockley and Leon Sylvers III, and performed by The Whispers
`Yes Yes Y`all` contains a sample of `Here We Go Again`, written by Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, O`Kelly Isley, Jr., Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper, and performed by The Isley Brothers; and contains an interpolation of `All Around the World`, written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and performed by Stansfield; and `Yearning for Your Love`, written by Oliver Scott and Ronnie Wilson, and performed by The Gap Band; and `Love Rap`, written by Joe Robinson and performed by Spoonie Gee
`I Loved You` contains a sample of `Upon This Rock`, written and performed by Joe Farrell
`It`s All Good` contains a sample of `Good Times`, written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, and performed by Chic; and contains an interpolation of `Celebration`, written by Robert `Kool` Bell, Ronald Bell, James Taylor, Claydes Charles Smith, George `Funky` Brown, Robert Mickens, Earl Toon, Dennis `D.T.` Thomas and Eumir Deodato, and performed by Kool & the Gang
`Big Willie Style` contains a sample of `Something Special`, written by Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn and Wanda Vaughn, and performed by Earth, Wind & Fire
`Men in Black` contains a sample of `Forget Me Nots`, written by Patrice Rushen, Terry McFadden and Fred Washington, and performed by Rushen
`Just Cruisin" (European remix version) contains a sample of `Don`t Take It Personal`, written by David Townsend, Derrick Culler and David Conley, and performed by Jermaine Jackson
Personnel
Personnel credits adapted from liner notes.[4]

Rich Travali – mixing (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 14, 15 and 17)
Ken `Duro` Ifill – engineering (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15 and 17), mixing (track 9)
Robert Burnette – mixing assistance (tracks 5, 8, 9, 15 and 17)
Jean-Claude `Poke` Olivier – engineering (tracks 1, 6, 11 and 14)
Ian Dalsemer – mixing assistance (tracks 2, 7, 10, 12)
Jonathan Pinks – mixing assistance (tracks 2, 7, 10, 12)
Chris Ribando – mixing assistance (tracks 3, 4, 5 and 17)
David Foreman – guitar (tracks 3, 4, 9 and 15)
Lanar `Kern` Brantley – bass (tracks 3, 4, 9 and 15)
Timothy `Tyme` Riley – keyboards (tracks 3, 5, 9 and 15)
DJ Jazzy Jeff – scratches (tracks 3, 7, 9 and 12), engineering (track 12)
Keith Winfield – keyboards (tracks 4, 8 and 17)
Poke & Tone – drum programming (tracks 5, 9 and 16)
Rob Chiarelli – additional drum programming (tracks 7, 10, 12), mixing (tracks 2, 7, 10, 12)
Keith Pelzer – engineering (tracks 7, 10)
L.E.S. – drum programming (tracks 8 and 17)
Curtis `Sauce` Wilson – all instruments (track 13)
Tony Maserati – mixing (track 16)
Commissioner Gordon – mixing (track 16)