Chris Rock's brother, Tony Rock, calls Will Smith's new album, Based on a True Story , a "piece of sh*t" and "trash," despite not having actually listened to it. On Monday, April 14, 2025, Tony spoke to a paparazzo at LAX, where he openly admitted that he hadn't listened to any song in Smith's new album. However, he gave a no-holds-barred review, saying: As Chris Rock's brother said, Will Smith references the fallout after the infamous slap onstage at the Oscars in 2022 at multiple points in the album, which was released on March 28, 2025.
The first track in the album, Int. Barbershop , someone can be heard saying, "Will Smith is canceled," while another one says, "I ain't never going to forgive him for that sh*t he did." A few lines later in the song also referenced the Oscar incident directly, including the line, "You better keep his wife's name out of your mouth," and the aftermath where he reportedly had to give back his Oscar trophy.
Will Smith's Based on a True Story came out a decade after his 2005 album Lost and Found. While Chris Rock's brother, Tony, gave his unrestrained review of Will Smith 's latest album, Based on a True Story , he admitted that he hadn't listened to the album. He also said that he refused to listen to any of it, but despite that, Tony Rock says that he has a good reason for giving it a blunt negative review.
He told the paparazzo at LAX on April 14, 2025: He doubled down on his stance, further accusing Will Smith of exploiting the infamous 2022.
