Will Smith is sharing one of many strangest and most chilling private info of his life.
The Oscar winner revealed throughout a “Broken Record Podcast” interview launched Tuesday that he was lucky sufficient to fulfill the Infamous B.I.G. and converse with Prince after they have been nonetheless alive — however each artists died hours later.
When podcast host Justin Richmond requested in regards to the rumor, the actor hesitated to share.
“Let me tell you,” stated Smith. “I don’t even want to say this out loud, ’cause it’s like, a terrible jinx. I met Biggie four hours before he got killed. And I talked to Prince eight hours before he died.
“I talked to Prince and, he called and he was pitching. He was saying me, him and Jay-Z should start an entertainment company,” he continued. “And he said he had talked to Jay and he wanted to do it. We talked that night, and in the morning, he was gone. I don’t know what that says about me.”
Richmond tried to reassure Smith, arguing coincidences like these are sure to occur when “you have enough experiences in life.” Smith couldn’t assist himself, nevertheless, and jokingly warned: “Don’t call me!”
Born Christopher Wallace, the Infamous B.I.G. was gunned down in Los Angeles after a Vibe Journal occasion on March 9, 1997. His unsolved homicide in the end prompted rappers from reverse sides of the nation to finish their years-long East Coast/West Coast beef.
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Smith stated Tuesday that the “stupid” killing introduced him to tears and “scared” him — since Smith was a rapper, too. Tupac Shakur had been gunned down equally in Las Vegas solely six months earlier.
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Smith was already a longtime actor when he met Biggie and was months away from his smash hit “Men In Black” hitting theaters. By the point he spoke to Prince, shortly earlier than his unintentional fentanyl overdose in 2016, Smith had been well-known for many years.
The actor is at present selling his first solo album in 20 years — “Based on a True Story” — which is reportedly scheduled to reach in March.
