



And it all started with "A Nightmare on My Street," the third single from DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's triple-platinum sophomore album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (which also birthed the undeniable classic "Brand New Funk").Īs you can hear, this track heavily samples Charles Bernstein's Nightmare on Elm Street music, which eventually got to the New Line Cinema offices. The tale came from Christopher Reid, aka the Play of Kid 'n Play, who revealed during an episode of TVOne's Way Back When that there was an interesting series of events that led to the future castings of House Party and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, which obviously launched Will career into the homes of millions. That's right there's an alternate universe where Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff were trying to get lit on a school night with their homies instead of Kid 'n Play. Most of that was due to the important choices he made as an actor during the early '90s, which include the decision to not star in 1990's House Party with his longtime music collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff. While 1995's Bad Boys wasn't his first movie, that film definitely showcased just how much of an impact player he'd potentially be at the box office and in Hollywood in general.
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Will Smith is, objectively speaking, one of the biggest movie stars in the world quite possibly one of the handful of true global stars of the modern era.
