Grammys aren't the only awards on Will's mantelpiece. Among the other honors he's received:

The 1998 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Rap Artist The 1998 Blockbuster Award for Best Science Fiction Actor The 1998 American Music Award for Best Soundtrack (Men In Black: The Album) The Blockbuster Award for Best Soundtrack (Men In Black: The Album) The Playboy Award for Best Soundtrack (Men In Black: The Album) The Playboy Award for Best Video From A Film ("Men In Black") The MTV Video Music Award for Best Video From A Film ("Men In Black") The 1998 MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video ("Just The Two Of Us") The 1998 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video ("Gettin' Jiggy Wit It") The 1999 MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video ("Miami") 1999 NAACP Image Awards for Entertainer Of The Year

Superstar Will Smith is ushering in the 21st century with Willennium, the anxiously-awaited follow-up to Big Willie Style, Smith's 6x RIAA-platinum debut solo album on Columbia Records. Released on November 25, 1997, Big Willie Style spent 96 weeks on the Billboard 200 Best-Selling Albums chart, with some 72 of those weeks in the Top 40. The album kicked out several hits including "Just The Two Of Us," "Men In Black," Miami," and "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It," which became the #1 Pop and #1 Rap single in the U.S. Driven by tracks like "Wild Wild West" and the millennium party anthem "Will 2K," Willennium promises to echo the success of its predecessor.

Several tracks -- including the old school block-party "Pump Me Up" -- on Willennium feature production, vocal and/or scratching contributions from Jeff Townes, a.k.a. DJ Jazzy Jeff, Will's longtime collaborator and partner-in-rhyme while others --including "Will 2K" (the new single from the album) -- showcase the studio wizardry of Poke & Tone (Track Masters). In addition, Will Smith worked closely with other producers -- including Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Harvey Mason, Jr., Sauce, "Little Louie" Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, Kay-Gee and Darren Lighty, Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, and Eric Roberson -- in the making of Willennium. Executive producers for Willennium are: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Track Masters, and Omarr Rambert.

Guest artists on Willennium include K-Ci, Lil' Kim, Eve, Tatyana Ali & MC Lyte, Biz Markie & Slick Rick, Dru Hill & Kool Mo Dee, Kel Spencer, Tra-Knox, Breeze, and Jill Scott.

Will Smith got his start in show business in Philadelphia at the age of 12 when he began to rap at house and block parties. Calling themselves "DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince," Will and Jeff Townes cut their debut album Rock The House and spawned the hit "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble." The duo's next album, He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper, featured the smash "Parents Just Don't Understand" which made them, in 1988, the first-ever winners of a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. In 1991, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince won a second Grammy, this time in the "Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group" category for "Summertime."

Smith's showmanship and charisma led to NBC's hit television series "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," created for Smith by Quincy Jones. His natural acting ability quickly led Smith into feature films including Made In America, Where The Day Takes You, the Oscar-nominated Six Degrees of Separation and 1995's box-office smash Bad Boys. Smith has starred in two of the ten all-time top-grossing films worldwide: 1996's record-breaking summer hit Independence Day, and 1997's #1 Men In Black. He appeared in two of 1999's most significant film releases: Wild Wild West and Enemy Of The State.

Tracks from Big Willie Style earned Will Smith the Best Rap Solo Performance Grammy two years running: Will Smith's Big Willie Style and his singles "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" and "Wild Wild West" have generated a total of nine gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA while DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince recordings have earned a total of 14 gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards.