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Lyrics were composed by rapper and sitcom star Will Smith, performing under his stage name the Fresh Prince, and the song was produced by Jeffrey Townes under his stage name DJ Jazzy Jeff. [ 4 ] Townes brought up the idea of him and Smith making the theme after composer and producer Quincy Jones pitched an early version of the music.
It gained considerable airplay on TV channels such as MTV, giving the group much attention. The song was played in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ("Someday Your Prince Will Be In Effect (Part 1)"), and referenced in two other episodes of the same series ("The Fresh Prince Project" and "Not With My Pig, You Don't").
The song appears on Smith's series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the closing credits from "The Mother of All Battles" off the season 2 episode. "Ring My Bell" was the follow-up to the duo's smash hit, " Summertime ", which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
The original Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song wasn't the one fans know and love.. On the Dec. 2 episode of VICE's docuseries Black Comedy in America, Will Smith shared that the original opening ...
Harry Langdon/Getty Images/SGranitz/WireImage Will Smith knew what music would get the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast hyped up for live shows … his own. During the Monday, March 4, episode of the ...
It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve heard the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song in your life. You’ve never heard it like this. Original series star Will Smith lends his voice to an ...
The Very Best of Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince [17] Released: June 6, 2006; Label: Jive; Format: CD — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Nominated 1993 American Music Award Favorite Male Artist – Soul/Rhythm & Blues Himself Nominated Soul Train Music Award Best R&B/Soul Album – Male T.E.V.I.N. Nominated Grammy Award Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance – Male T.E.V.I.N. Nominated 1994 Soul Train Music Award Best R&B Single, Male "Can We Talk" Won