Willennium

Critic Score
Based on 4 reviews
User Score
Based on 85 ratings
1999 Ratings: #653
November 16, 1999 / Release Date
LP / Format
Columbia / Label
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Critic Reviews

83
Entertainment Weekly
Hardcore types may dismiss him as a lightweight, but only a fool would deny Will’s skills. No, he’s not ”the hip-hop Moses” he calls himself here, but he is a lyrically fluid rapper with deep roots in hip-hop culture and a clearly defined artistic vision.
80
AllMusic

Smith isn't quite as convincing when it comes to slow jams, but still his charm shines through. But the heart of the album lies in the up-tempo dance numbers, since they're what make Willennium irresistible.

80
NME
Forget the white boys stealing hip-hop, Will Smith has. If you try to take it back off him, he’ll just laugh and do it better than you. Pissed yet? You won’t be.
80
Uncut
It's funny, sexy and wildly virtuosic.
CabooseBeech
46

Will smiths second album is just as inconsistent as his debut in my opinion. There are a couple songs I really enjoyed that had good writing and memorable features but then there were a couple songs that were genuinely terrible with some of the cringiest writing or worse singing I’ve ever heard from him. I thought this album actually had a decent start but there were a lot of songs towards the end that were awful that weigh the rating down a lot. Overall, I thought this was just as ... read more

CheapandLethal
20

Utter crap

Kingofgwagwa
100

THE AGE OF WILL SMITH IS UPON US FOR 1 WILLION YEARS

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