#ThrowbackThursday We go back 18 years to when Will Smith won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for the theme track of the 1997 movie Men in Black, in which he also starred.
Smith raps about how the MiB “Walk in shadow, move in silence” and play the role of “first, last and only line of defense, against the worst scum of the universe”, while Coko, a singer from group SWV, adds her soulful soprano and alto vocals in the background.
The song was Simth’s first solo single, following his work with DJ Jazzy Jeff, and features a sample of Forget Me Nots by American rhythm and blues and crossover jazz singer-songwriter Patrice Rushen. The song changes the lyrics of the original chorus from “I want you to remember” to “They won’t let you remember”, in reference to the memory-erasing devices used in the movie.
The song reached Nº1 in 11 countries and hit the top 10 in 9 others.
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