PARENTS JUST DON’T understand, and they haven’t been alone in trying to make sense of Will Smith’s angry assault on Chris Rock a year and a half ago at the Oscars. Perhaps to remind the world that he was once wholesome and didn’t have to cuss in his raps to sell records, he’s reuniting with his old compatriot DJ Jazzy Jeff for a surely noncontroversial performance at A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop.
The event, which Billboard reports will tape at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California on Nov. 8, will be one of Smith’s first major public appearances since “The Slap.” The special will air on CBS at 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 10. It will also be available to stream and view on demand via Paramount+. Tickets are also available via Ticketmaster.
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince join dozens of other hip-hop performers who have made hits throughout the past five decades. LL Cool J, MC Sha-Rock, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, E-40, GloRilla, Queen Latifah, and Questlove, are all set to make appearances. The lineup also includes Arrested Development, Black Sheep, Cypress Hill, Digable Planets, Gunna, Jeezy, Juvenile, Latto, Luniz, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shanté, Spinderella, Three 6 Mafia, T.I., Too $hort, 2 Chainz, Warren G, YG, Black Thought, Bun B, Common, Jermaine Dupri, J.J. Fad, Talib Kweli, The Lady Of Rage, Monie Love, the Pharcyde, Rakim, Remy Ma, Uncle Luke, and Yo-Yo.
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