Miami
Will Smith
1999
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Will Smith
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Will Smith began recording as the Fresh Prince in a Philadelphia partnership with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Their accessible, often comic songs established his musical identity before television and film expanded his audience. He continued into solo rap with Big Willie Style, including Men in Black and Gettin' Jiggy Wit It, followed by Willennium and Lost and Found. Soundtrack singles and albums became connected parts of a career spanning music and screen performance.
Artist background sources
Will Smith - Biography.com music career sections
Read music sections on Philadelphia/Jeff Townes, comic delivery, named solo albums and soundtrack songs. Omit controversies, private life, unsupported no-interruption chronology, totals and chart ranks. Paragraph remains below source's 100-word derivation allowance. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Miami by Will Smith appears at number 53 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1999. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1999 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
Other appearances and versions
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An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1999 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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