Will Smith has had an incredible life with many unforgettable moments, but his most recent shocker about two music legends truly leaves fans speechless. In a new episode of the Broken Record Podcast, the 56-year-old actor and rapper revealed a jarring coincidence: he talked to both The Notorious B.I.G. and Prince just hours before both died tragically.
Smith began by recounting two unforgettable moments that still weigh heavily on his mind, including his brief interaction with Biggie Smalls. They met hours before the Brooklyn legend was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997.
“I don’t even want to say this out loud ’cause it’s like a really bad jinx,” Smith confessed. “I met Biggie four hours before he died.”
For Smith, the loss of Biggie wasn’t just the latest tragic milestone in Hip-Hop but a terrifying wake-up call. The East Coast-West Coast feud had already cost Tupac his life only months before, and Biggie’s death seemed like another senseless act of violence spurred by an industry that was supposed to be about music, art, and culture.
‘Cause it was dumb and just revolving around Hip-Hop to rap.” That one hurt me. It scared me, too,” Smith added.
As if I weren’t spooked enough, Smith had another moment of fate nearly two decades later, with Prince, whom he talked to just eight hours before the Purple Rain legend died in 2016.
But their final chat wasn’t mere pleasantries; Prince had big plans. Smith recalls that the iconic singer was ready to embark on a large-scale business partnership involving himself, Jay-Z, and Smith.
“He had spoken with Jay and he wanted to do it,” Smith said. “And we spoke that night, and the next morning, he was gone.”
The shocking news of Prince’s death rendered their last discussion surreal. Smith contemplated what might have been — a powerhouse pairing among three of the biggest names in entertainment — and reframed it all in terms of the unpredictable nature of life.
She discussed the odd timing of his last conversations with both artists; Smith had to mark the weird coincidence. In that trademark sardonic style, he bantered about the uncanny pattern, trying to dispel its burden.
“I don’t know what that says about me,” he chuckled. “Don’t call me, don’t call me, don’t call me.”
The comment elicited a mixed response from fans. Some found it light, while others were disturbed by the weird turn of fate. Still, Smith’s stories are a haunting reminder of how fragile life is. To have spoken to two legends hours before their death is an eerie, almost otherworldly coincidence.
As Hip-Hop fans don’t stop short of continuing to honor the legacies of Biggie and Prince, Smith’s final conversations with them only add one more layer to their unforgettable stories.
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