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QuestLove has revealed the surprising reason why Will Smith was absent from the star-studded 50th anniversary of hip-hop performance at the 2023 Grammys on Sunday.
The actor, 54, who is rebuilding his career after slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, was due to take to the stage at LA's Cryto.com Arena alongside 90s collaborator Jazzy Jeff, but was mysteriously absent on the night,
LL Cool J introduced the segment, charting the roots of the genre to a party in The Bronx in August 1973, when a DJ played the beats the laid the groundwork for hip-hop.
The tribute featured hip-hop artists from multiple generations - from Grandmaster Flash all the way to Lil Uzi Vert, with many fans showering praise on the tribute on social media.
Black Thought kicked off the tribute, followed by Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Rahiem of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five performed The Message, followed by Run DMC, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt N Pepa, Eric B, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Clipping, Ice-T, Queen Latifah, Method Man, Big Boi from Outkast, Busta Rhymes, The Lox, Missy Elliot, Nelly, Too Short, Swizz Beatz, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert and GloRilla
Spilling the tea: QuestLove has revealed the surprising reason why Will Smith was absent from the star-studded 50th anniversary of hip-hop performance at the 2023 Grammys on Sunday
QuestLove told Variety: 'I’ll give the spoiler alert away. Will Smith was a part of the festivities tonight, but they started shooting Bad Boys 4 this week.
'There were a lot of preliminary shots that he had to do, so we had to lose Will.'
This comes after Smith and Martin Lawrence revealed they are returning for the fourth installment of Bad Boys.
The news comes one year after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars over his joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair.
The fourth film in the franchise was confirmed by Sony Pictures, according to Variety.
On Tuesday morning, Will shared an Instagram video announcing the news - with Martin, 57, making an appearance in the clip.
The Bad Boys franchise began in 1995, with the sequel released in 2003 and the third film in 2020.
The fourth film in in pre-production, the outlet reported.
Not there: The actor, 54, who is rebuilding his career after slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, was due to take to the stage at LA's Cryto.com Arena alongside 90s collaborator Jazzy Jeff, but was mysteriously absent on the night (pictured December 2022)
Epic: One of the most epic moments of the nearly-four-hour 65th Grammy Awards was a massive tribute to hip-hop celebrating the music genre's 50th anniversary (pictured LL Cool J)
One half of the duo: Jazzy Jeff rocked on stage with out his BFF Will
The script will be written by Chris Brenner, with Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah set to direct once more.
Jerry Bruckheimer is set to produce the project along with Will, Doug Belgrad and Chad Oman.
Martin, James Lassiter, Barry Waldman, Jon Mone and Mike Stenson will serve as executive producers.
Hours after the news broke, Will took to his Instagram account to confirm the big news.
The Instagram video Will shared shows him heading to Martin's house with his camera capturing the moment.
Will said: 'Yo, I've
