HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 10: Actor Will Smith attends the Centerpiece Gala Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Concussion" during AFI FEST 2015 presented by Audi at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 10, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI)
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Will Smith To Be Honored With Philadelphia Street Renaming

Will Smith To Be Honored With Philadelphia Street Renaming

Published Thu, March 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM EST

Award winning rap artist, actor, producer, and philantropist Will Smith is being honored with a street renaming in West Philadelphia's Wynnefield section. Philadelphia City Council passed a resolution earlier today (3/6) which proposed renaming the 2000 block of N. 59th St as Will Smith Way. Smith joins Too $hort, Missy Elliot, The Beastie Boys, 8Ball & MJG, Dilla, and Big Pun as Hip-Hop artists who have had streets renamed in their honor.

Congrats Fresh Prince!

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