Will Smith and Big Sean are teaming up for their "Beautiful Scars" single later this week, and they raised hype around the track with a cinematic trailer turning back the clock. Once upon a time, Smith declined the lead role in The Matrix series,

Will Smith teams up with Big Sean to release first new music in years - Smith’s forthcoming album, Based On A True Story, will be released in March 2025.

The superstar is back with a music release to kick off his 2025 and tapped fellow spitter Big Sean for the assist. The new track “Beautiful Scars” arrives paired with a cinematic music video that reimagines what it would be like if the veteran actor got the chance to star in a film he regrets passing up: The Matrix.

Will Smith further stokes the speculation about his links to The Matrix franchise with his latest music video alongside a fellow rapper.

In the teaser for his next song “Beautiful Scars,” it turns out the latter is true, as Will and Big Sean recreate the classic scene from the film in which Laurence Fishburne’s Morpheus offers Keanu Reeves ‘ Neo a choice in the form of a pair of pills.

Will Smith is marking his return to music with a brand-new single and album. The Grammy winner released a fresh track with Big Sean on Thursday, January 30, titled "Beautiful Scars." Produced by OmArr and LeXoskeleton,

Big Sean plays the Morpheus role, which was played in the movies by Laurence Fishburne, while Smith takes on Neo. Smith anchors verses one and three and Big Sean mans the middle verse of the single, which was produced by OBanga, who also sings the song's hook.

Will Smith has dropped another breadcrumb about his upcoming single "Beautiful Scars," which he's been teasing with videos inspired by The Matrix. In the new trailer, he teams up with song collaborator Big Sean.

Will Smith has broken his twenty year hiatus from music with a new album announcement and a video inspired by The Matrix.

The March 2025 project, which includes new single 'Beautiful Scars,' is first of three albums the Grammy winner will be releasing.

Will Smith has announced his first album since 2005, releasing a “Matrix”-themed music video in a nod to his biggest career mistake.