Big Willie Style

Big Willie Style
Big Willie Style
Studio album by Will Smith
Released	November 25, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	The Hit Factory (New York City); Right Track (New York City); A Touch of Jazz (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); The Hacienda (Los Angeles, California); Pacifique (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Pop-rap
Length	54:12
Label	Columbia
Producer	Poke & Tone (also exec.); L.E.S.; Will Smith; Jeff Townes; Keith Pelzer; Ryan Toby; Andreao Heard; Valvin Roane; Sauce;
Will Smith chronology
Singles from Big Willie Style
	"Men in Black"; Released: June 3, 1997; "Just Cruisin'"; Released: November 25, 1997 (EU); "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"; Released: February 10, 1998; "Just the Two of Us"; Released: July 20, 1998; "Miami"; Released: November 23, 1998;

Big Willie Style is the debut solo album by American rapper and actor Will Smith. It was released on November 25, 1997, by Columbia Records. The album was primarily produced by Poke & Tone, with other contributors including L.E.S. and Smith's former collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff. The album was the first to be released by Smith since 1993's Code Red, the last by the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. Five singles were released, including Smith's first US Billboard Hot 100 number one, "Gettin' Jiggy wit It".

After releasing five albums with DJ Jazzy Jeff, Smith turned his focus to acting and appeared in such films as Bad Boys and Independence Day before returning to the studio in 1996. The following year he starred in Men in Black, for which he recorded the song of the same name and topped the singles charts in several countries. Big Willie Style was released later in the year, reaching the top ten of the US Billboard 200, the UK Albums Chart and several other international charts.

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