Will Smith Releases New Single "You Can Make It": Stream It Here

Will Smith is back with new music.

The four-time Grammy-winning rapper and actor, 55, has been on a solo music hiatus since dropping his 2017 EDM track “Get Lit,” which arrived over a decade after his last studio album, 2005’s "Lost and Found". 

On Friday, the "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" star made his music comeback with a brand-new single “You Can Make It.”

The uplifting single, backed by the Sunday Service choir of Kanye West’s Jesus Is King fame and assisted by Fridayy, finds Smith back in his rap bag as he shares an urgent message from his heart for listeners.

“You are in the smoke and the fire / Tight rope on the wires / I see you’re broken and tired / And all your hope is expired. So many tests for the flesh / Exhausted, gasping to catch your breath / Walking through the valley of the shadow of death / and when you think you’ve got nothing left, keep going,” he raps on the track.

The “Summertime” rapper seems to turn his encouraging advice to himself, as he alludes to dealing with past personal battles — like the infamous 2022 Oscars slap incident— with lyrics like, “Believe me, they tried to bleed Will Smith / In the rearview I see adversity was the gift.”

He continues, “Out of the madness out of the maze / Out of the saddest into the rays / the darkest of nights turns into day / And every storm runs out of rain.”

Smith shared a clip of himself playing the piano instrumental from “You Can Make It” on X and captioned, “Through some of my darkest moments, music has always been there for me — to lift me and help me grow. It’s my humble wish that it can do the same for you and bring you all the joy and light you deserve.”

The musician concluded by saying he’s “excited” to perform the new song live on Sunday, June 30 at the 2024 BET Awards.