# Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff career developments

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/will-smith-and-dj-jazzy-jeff-career-developments
> Updated: 2026-10-09T12:00:00.000Z. Sources: 20. Developments: 2.

Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s musical and television legacy is highlighted through new production developments and retrospective accounts.

Westbrook Studios, co-founded by Smith, is developing a scripted series titled ‘215’. Set in West Philadelphia during the late 1980s, the show is a fictionalized dramatization of the rise of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. The project is a collaboration with The Malar Group.

In related reflections on his career, Smith recounted the origins of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ theme song. He noted that after a version produced by Quincy Jones failed to resonate, Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff wrote and recorded their own rap using a four-track recorder in a hotel room.

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### 2026-10-09: Will Smith recounts creation of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ theme song

Will Smith recounted the creation of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ theme song, noting he and DJ Jazzy Jeff wrote the iconic rap in a hotel room after rejecting an earlier version by Quincy Jones.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/will-smith-recounts-creation-of-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-theme-song

### 2026-10-06: Westbrook Studios develops ‘215’ series about Will Smith’s rap origins

Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios and The Malar Group are developing ‘215’, a scripted series inspired by the 1980s hip-hop rise of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince in Philadelphia.

14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/westbrook-studios-to-develop-dj-jazzy-jeff-the-fresh-prince-series

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