Will SmithPhoto: Kevin Winter (Getty Photos)Between the field workplace success of Unhealthy Boys: Trip Or Die and, extra importantly, his go to to Sizzling Ones, Will Smith has spent the previous few months clawing his approach again into Hollywood’s good graces. Whereas he’s nonetheless barred from the Academy and all of its occasions for the following near-decade, he’s shifted his focus to different realms—particularly his long-dormant music profession, which he revived in fiery style with a efficiency on the BET Awards final evening. However whereas Smith in all probability might have achieved all of this with out mentioning the explanation he wanted to do a comeback tour within the first place, he’s taken a little bit of a curious route in new single, “You Can Make It.” As an alternative of leaving his absence unstated, he’s primarily addressing The Slap head-on.Al Sharpton on “Loudmouth”, James Brown, #OscarsSoWhite, and Will SmithSmith posted a video of his efficiency on Twitter/X final evening, with the caption, “I’ve returned Dwelling! The comeback is all the time larger than the setback.” “No matter’s occurring in your life, I’m right here to inform you you can also make it,” Smith kicked off the efficiency Sunday evening, whereas surrounded by a hoop of fireplace. He went on to rap a collection of lyrics all surrounding the theme of overcoming hardship (by way of The Hollywood Reporter):The darker the hell you gotta endure / The brighter the heaven you get to take pleasure in / The more durable the autumn, the upper you soar / God opens a window when the satan closes the door / Imagine me, they tried to bleed Will Smith / Within the rearview, I see adversity was the present / To elevate me greater presents requires religion / So dry your eyes and then you definately’ll discover a approach / Out of the insanity, out of the maze / And out of the saddest into the rays / The darkest of nights turns into day / And each storm runs out of rainThe on-the-nose efficiency was accompanied by the Sunday Service Choir, Chandler Moore and Kirk Franklin, and ended with a rainstorm that doused the flames. “No one will get a simple journey / All of us have a cross to bear / However there’s knowledge in that fireplace / And each second of your life is a brand-new alternative / We’re not being punished, we’re being solid / Dance in your darkest moments,” Smith sang on the finish of the track. Whereas these lyrics are definitely a bit of corny, and it’s fairly humorous for Smith to seek advice from an altercation he instigated as “they tried to bleed Will Smith,” one thing about this technique appears to be clicking. Smith and co. obtained a standing ovation after his efficiency and the video has already obtained practically half 1,000,000 views (as of this writing). Unhealthy Boys: Trip Or Die can also be nonetheless going robust at quantity 4 on the field workplace. We’ll see what the comeback tour presents subsequent because the Smith-aissance continues.