Celebrity News And Gossip: Will Smith’s “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” As He Makes Appearance On The Ellen DeGeneres Show
If you were kickin it in the late 90s, then you probably rocked Will Smith’s “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” Fond memories were rekindled when the Hollywood actor/rapper made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Even as a 50-year-old, he showed he still has the fire in him as the audience danced and cheered along. We all enjoyed the cult classic’s first verse and chorus.
The actor also joked that there would be no follow-up interview. He said;
“Thanks a lot Ellen, it’s been great.”
“That’s all we have time for! Thank you very much everyone.”
On her part, DeGeneres was in awe. She said;
“Hi Will, that was enjoyable!”
“I had a front row seat to that wonderful performance of yours.”
Fellow Aladdin co-stars Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott later joined Will Smith. He spoke about stepping into Robin Williams‘ iconic Genie character—and how he relied on his own Fresh Prince of Bel-Air experience to make it his own. He explained:
“The music is where I found my in to the Genie.”
“‘A Friend Like Me’ was the first song that I messed with in the studio and then I found that hip hop flavor.”
“I was like, ‘Oh, I can just use my Fresh Prince persona and use that ’cause the Genie’s been forward and back in time, so he can pull references from anywhere.”
“So I mirrored that. The hip hop in was where I saw I could put my own signature while maintaining the nostalgic value.”
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