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Will Smith Teases New Music

willsmith-1.3837850 NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 22: Will Smith Visits "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" at Rockefeller Center on March 22, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NBC) (Theo Wargo / Getty Images)

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Will Smith is coming back with new music.

The rapper-turned-actor shared a video Wednesday on his YouTube channel showing him back behind the mic.

“I’m excited, I’m re-energized and I’m creating wildly like I used to,” Smith, 49, explains in the video.

“I’m ready. I got the beast back.”

Smith released four studio albums between 1997 and 2005 that spawned hits like “Gettin’ Jiggy wit It,” “Miami,” and “Wild Wild West.” He previously did five DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince albums.

In the new behind-the-scenes video, shot inside Miami’s Art House Records, Smith raps about his success, wealth and fame. “20 years of swag y’all just witnessed / let me remind everybody who Will Smith is / Rappers make it rain, let their money hit ya / If I throw my money up, s**t, I’ll prolly kill a stripper.”

He also rhymes about tabloid reports about his marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith. “Stop the divorce rumours and mind ya’ll damn business,” he raps.

Earlier this week, Smith hinted on Instagram that he has recorded a song for this year's FIFA World Cup with Nicky Jam, Diplo and singer Era Istrefi. It will reportedly debut on Friday.