{"id":38040,"date":"2024-07-08T09:56:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T13:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=38040"},"modified":"2024-07-09T12:05:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T16:05:32","slug":"will-smith-performs-new-inspirational-song-you-can-make-it-at-bet-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/07\/will-smith-performs-new-inspirational-song-you-can-make-it-at-bet-awards.html","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith Performs New Inspirational Song ‘You Can Make It’ at BET Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rapper and actor Will Smith recently performed with a choir at the BET Awards. The 53-year-old performed his new single \u201cYou Can Make It,\u201d featuring Haitian-American singer Fridayy and the Sunday Service Choir. The single was released in late June. Smith rapped, \u201cThe darker the\u00a0hell\u00a0you gotta endure\/The brighter the heaven you get to enjoy\/The harder the fall, the higher you soar\/God opens a window when the devil closes the door.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cBelieve me; they tried to bleed Will Smith\/In the rearview; I see adversity was the gift\/To lift me higher gifts require\u00a0faith\/So dry your eyes, and then you\u2019ll find the way.\u201d According to the\u00a0New York Post<\/a>, this was Smith\u2019s first appearance at an awards since he infamously slapped comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards after Rock made a joke regarding Smith\u2019s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.\u00a0Smith also starred in \u201cBad Boys: Ride or Die\u201d alongside Martin Lawrence in the fourth installment of the Bad Boys film series.\u00a0A few days before the BET Awards, Smith announced he would perform the single at the show and stated how music has helped him in some of his darkest moments.<\/p>\n

He wrote, \u201cThrough some of my darkest moments, music has always been there for me – to lift me and help me grow. It\u2019s my humble wish that it can do the same for you and bring you all the joy and light you deserve.\u201d \u00a0The Sunday Service Choir also issued similar remarks on social media. \u201cWho hasn\u2019t been in a dark place? Who hasn\u2019t gone through the fire? What connects us is knowing that you are not alone! @willsmith reminds us of that common connection! That if you\u2019re willing, there are life lessons in dark places!\u201d the group\u00a0wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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