Will Smith Recreates Legendary ‘Fresh Prince’ Dancing Scene With Tatyana Ali & Doechii for ‘Anxiety’ TikTok Trend
Sometimes the past meets the present. Will Smith took it back to 1990 — The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s pilot episode to be exact — when recreating the famed dance scene with Tatyana Ali (Ashley Banks) and a surprise appearance from Doechii.
Smith posted the fun clip to Instagram on Friday (March 14) featuring him barging in on Ali jamming out and listening to Doechii’s “Anxiety” on her Walkman headphones, and then the Swamp Princess joins the fun to complete her “Anxiety” dance trend, which has taken over TikTok.
“Waited 35 years for this dance to trend,” Will Smith captioned the video. Fans were loving the nostalgic blast from the past as well.
“Loool! Love it! And love y’all,” actress Meagan Good wrote. DJ Jazzy Jeff chimed in: “Amazing!”
ESPN/MSG Networks basketball analyst Monica McNutt said she’s firing up Hulu and “fitna go watch this episode!”
Will’s son, Jaden, was just looking for a heads up when things are popping off at home. “Dad you gotta tell me what’s happening in the crib so I can fly home bro,” he jokingly wrote.
Smith’s brain seemingly got churning last week when he reposted the original Fresh Prince scene to social media and thanked fans for the love as “Anxiety” began to take TikTok by storm. “I’ve been watching y’all and every video has been better than the last!! Love that track @Doechii. @Tatyana Ali remember this?” he wrote.
The Grammy-winning rapper linked up earlier this week when Smith posted a trippy clip mouthing the words to “Anxiety” in a mirror, but when the chair turns around, Doechii is the one actually sitting down.
Doechii released the solo version of “Anxiety” to streaming services on March 5. The track samples Gotye‘s 2012 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Somebody That I Used to Know” featuring Kimbra.
It was originally part of her Coven Music Sessions, which were released on YouTube in 2019. Sleepy Hallow ended up sampling it on his own “Anxiety” track in 2023. Thanks to the TikTok trend setting social media ablaze, Hallow’s version debuted at No. 45 on this week’s Hot 100.
Will Smith is in for a busy month as he announced on Friday that his Based on a True Story album will be released on March 28. It’s Smith’s first full-length LP in over 20 years. The project will feature Big Sean, Joyner Lucas, Teyana Taylor, Russ, Fridayy, his longtime running mate DJ Jazzy Jeff and more.
Find the Based on a True Story cover art below.
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