Encore - Will Smith: Fresh Prince to Fallen King | Made in America | 181
Even the Rich
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🗓️ 1 August 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Will Smith is everyone’s guy. He went from multi-platinum rapper, to primetime sweetheart, to one of the world’s most bankable movie stars. And all while being a husband and father. Will’s reputation as a charming, easy going guy has shaped his whole career. Until now. In this four part series, we’ll tell you how his drive to succeed at all costs, ultimately led to his undoing, and how he paid the price for allowing his need for control to guide his actions.
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| 0:00.0 | Wundery Plus subscribers can |
| 0:01.7 | the newest season of even the rich before anyone else. |
| 0:04.4 | Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:07.3 | Hey, Riches, in case you haven't heard, this year, hip-hop is turning 50. |
| 0:13.1 | There have been so many incredible tributes |
| 0:15.0 | across the music industry this year, |
| 0:16.6 | and we wanted to join in. |
| 0:18.3 | That's right. |
| 0:18.8 | So in honor of the anniversary, |
| 0:20.1 | we're bringing you a rerun of our series, |
| 0:22.1 | Will Smith, Fresh Prince to Fallen King. |
| 0:24.4 | Yep now obviously most people know Will Smith as a massive movie star. |
| 0:28.4 | For years he was the King of Summer Blockbusters and Everyone's Favorite Actor. |
| 0:33.7 | We could always count on him to give us a new action-packed movie to enjoy. |
| 0:37.6 | But before he was blowing up the box office, |
| 0:39.6 | Will was a rapper. |
| 0:40.9 | In fact, he was the very first rapper to ever win a Grammy, way back in 1989. |
| 0:46.4 | Yeah, I mean, I don't think he gets enough credit for how much of an impact he actually had on |
| 0:49.9 | rap, but as an actor, his reputation took a really big hit after the slap at the |
| 0:55.1 | 22 Oscar ceremony he ended up resigning from the Academy of Motion Picture |
| 0:59.4 | Arts and Sciences which means he's no longer eligible to vote for the Oscars. |
| 1:03.0 | And he ended up being banned from the ceremony for 10 years, |
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