Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony is referenced in his new album Based On A True Story. The American actor and musician, 56, stormed the stage at the 94th Academy Awards and hit Rock after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss.

Will Smith hit back at The Slap and the aftermath of the scene-stealing moment of the 2022 Oscars in his first new album since 2005.

A little more than three years ago, we could’ve never imagined Will Smith gettin’ jiggy wit it again. After all, he had long ago given up his career as a lighthearted rapper and had become a serious thespian who was the frontrunner to win an Oscar in 2022 — on his third nomination — for “King Richard.