Will's rap comeback

The Fresh Prince is heading back to the studio...

09:35 18 August 2011

Will Smith is working on a rap comeback album, according to reports.

The I Am Legend star is said to be heading back to the studio with producer Le Mar Edwards to record his fifth solo album.

Edwards was talking to XXL magazine about other rap artists Snoop Dogg and The Game, when Smith's name came up:

"We're working on Will Smith, bringing him back.

"That's actually [Will] on the other line right now."

Smith released six rap albums between 1987 and 1993 with DJ Jazzy Jeff under the name The Fresh Prince.

He then went on to record solo projects Big Willie Style, Willennium, Born to Reign and Lost and Found from 1997 to 2005.

Will clocked up eight Top 5 singles in the UK, including a number one with Men in Black back in 1997.

He got his big break as a teenager with a part in the television show, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, which transformed him into a star.

Smith has since starred in hit films such as Independence Day, Hitch, Hancock and The Pursuit of Happiness.