Will Smith's first album since 2005, 'Based on a True Story,' is full of self-help talk and a cocky sense of self-forgiveness, but not enough fun.

In "Based on a True Story," Will Smith confronts it all — the marriage, the slap, the backlash, the fall, the faith. And yes, he curses. Why it matters: This isn't just Smith returning to rap after 20 years.

In his song 'You Lookin’ for Me?,' Smith raps, 'Won’t stop, my s--- still hot/ Even though I won’t get nominated'