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Will Smith Goes Full Fresh Prince, Performs "Summertime" Live On Kimmel

Will Smith Gives Us A Taste Of The Fresh Prince, Performs "Summertime" Live On Kimmel

Will Smith may very well be enjoying his recent jog of press stops, but it seems he's using the time to get reacquainted with the stage. As a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, he was digitally reunited with long lost homie DJ Jazzy Jeff via phone-in, which played perfectly into Smith's performance of their collaborative classic "Summertime." And though Jeff was locked away in digital purgatory, Kimmel's house band stepped in to provide the cuts and scratches, but were obviously no sub for The Jazzy One himself. If anything can be taken from this and the few musical and quasi-musical moments he's shared with us over the past few months, it's that your boy wants to get back in the booth, sharpening up his showmanship for when the day comes. Maybe he caught the bug from his insanely talented and spectacularly productive kids Jaden & WillowOr perhaps he's just ready to pump the brakes a bit on the film industry. Whatever it may be, I think we could all use a little more DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince in our lives. Watch Will Smith perform "Summertime" on Jimmy Kimmel Live below. You can also peep his stop at Ellen the other day for a quick taste of that iconic opening anthem.