A Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff song saw the light of the day more than two decades after its release. The story behind the creepy-themed rap song is just as thrilling. Before winning Oscars and leading in heavy cinemas, the Emancipation actor started his career off on a light note. The Fresh Prince star would make rap songs that were also successful.

Apparently, this song that was hidden was only uploaded by the DJ in recent years. This was the time when both colorful hip-hop and slasher movies were trending. Their rare combination gave birth to two competing songs, leading one of them to be tucked away. Here is a tale of two songs and how Smith got sued over it.

Why did the 1988 Will Smith horror rap only resurface recently?

The 1980-1990s was the time Will Smith began rising to prominence. But during his rapping years, one song made so much buzz, it got him sued and had to be removed. In a recent RAOPODCAST podcast, the hosts revealed the story behind the song. With the 1984 movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street becoming a hit, the Fat Boys group released a 1988 song based on the movie called ‘Are you ready for Freddie’. But they had the permission of New Line Cinema to make the song.

Will Smith also decided to release his own song on the theme called ‘A Nightmare on My Street.’ “And it actually made more noise than the Fat Boy song, ” explained the host. It also had the Freddie Kruger character appearing in the video. New Line Cinema sued him and DJ Jazzy Jeff over it and eventually the video was pulled out from every single place.

A few years ago, DJ Jazzy Jeff uploaded the ‘Nightmare on My Street’ song on his YouTube channel.

The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff still maintain a good rapport

The hip-hop duo quickly garnered attention for making songs that were fun and light, minus the explicit lyrics. ‘Yo Home to Bel-Air’, ‘Parents just don’t Understand’, ‘Summertime’, etc. were some of the songs performed by the duo.

After Fresh Prince, Smith’s career took off as he changed his focus to acting. DJ Jazzy Jeff continued to make music. Although Smith had expressed his wish to get back to music a couple of years ago as the two still share a good bond.

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