
Related: How Bel-Air Repeats Fresh Prince's Ashley Problem Considering Jazz’ swagger is one of the only reminders of home for Will, it makes sense that the song plays in Bel-Air's serious reboot to reflect Will’s worries about such a stark change from Philly to Bel-Air. “Them Changes” by Thundercat: This song plays when Will first gets a ride to the Banks’ Bel-Air mansion from Jazz, which finishes just before the two get out of the car to look at the Los Angeles view. Easy McCoy’s short tune is Bel-Air’s theme song, replacing the real Will Smith’s iconic Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme from the 1990s sitcom. TYuS)” by Easy McCoy: While Will is sitting on the plane for his flight from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, Bel-Air begins to play this song before cutting to the show’s title card. “Huntin” by SimxSantana: Throughout Will and Tray’s pick-up basketball game against Darnell, Bel-Air episode 1 cuts to different verses of the rap song. “Basic” by SimxSantana: One of a few songs by SimxSantana in Bel-Air, this tune is heard when Darnell rides away on his ATV after confronting Bel-Air's Will Smith and Tray when they get food.

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Here’s every song featured on the soundtrack of Bel-Air season 1. Featuring songs from Philadelphia-raised rappers like Meek Mill and SimxSantana, Bel-Air also keeps certain artists’ songs playing as a reminder of Will’s roots. Mixed into Bel-Air’s soundtrack are also older hits who still have a profound influence on today’s style of rap and R&B, which help support the various generational conflicts of the series. Not only does the modern rap often pay homage to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s original series, but the lyrics also often directly tie into the scenes over which they play. Related: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Almost Cast Jada Pinkett Smith - Why It Didn't Nearly every song in Bel-Air’s season 1 soundtrack reflects this tonal transition, with many of its songs commenting on the changes and experiences Will Smith faces in his adjustment from West Philadelphia to the mansions of Bel-Air.
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Since many complex conversations couldn’t be had in its original format, Peacock’s series Bel-Air is able to dive deeper into the biases, perspectives, and complicated journeys of the original show’s complex characters. “It really hurt because ‘False Prophets’ was on the album the whole time and it was one of our favorites but we had the documentary piece already in the works.Bel-Air is a dramatic reimagining of the 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which was notable for its family themes and exploration of black culture and treatment in America.

"At the last second, we kind of were like, ‘Look, if we’re trying to tell a story, let’s just make it as clear as possible and cut it down to that.’ So when we cut out ‘False Prophets’ and ‘Everybody Dies,'” he says. Hamad also addressed why 'Everybody Dies' and the Kanye-criticizing 'False Prophets' - which were in the 4 Your Eyez Only promotional documentary Eyez - weren't on the album. "Cole had already made the song, so when Bryson's album came out, and we heard it, it was like 'Damn, he used the same sample,' but to Cole it don't matter. "I wouldn't say there was any hesitation, because I felt like it's just two totally different songs," said Hamad. He also said that even though Tiller put out 'Exchange' first it didn't change Cole's plans at all. In an interview with Billboard, Cole's manager Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad said that 'De Ja Vu' was actually made for the rapper's last album 2014 Forest Hills Drive, but everyone thought it would fit on the new project better. The producers of Cole's track, Vinylz and Boi-1da, said that Foreign Tech, who produced 'Exchange,' stole the beat. Tech countered that he just used the same sample in the song, which is K.P. It's 'Deja Vu,' because Bryson Tiller used the same beat for his 2015 single "Exchange." There's one song, however, that's come with a little bit of controversy.

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Cole is flying high these days, considering his 4 Your Eyez Only album hit the No.1 spot on the Billboard 200 charts and every single song on the project has cracked the Hot 100.
