Big Willie Style (studio album)
by Will Smith

Big Willie Style by Will Smith
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 34,587th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
60/100 (from 48 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution   Average rating historyAverage rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (553rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (5,352nd)
Award Best albums of all time (34,587th)

Listen on Spotify Spotify
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Big Willie Style by Will Smith (CD, Nov-1997, Columbia (USA))
Condition: Like New


eBay
eBay
Will Smith - Big Willie Style 2LP 1997 US ORIG Columbia Hip Hop Jazzy Jeff
Condition: Used


eBay
eBay
Big Willie Style by Will Smith (Cassette, Nov-1997, Columbia)
Condition: Acceptable


  My favourite store:  

Will Smith bestography

Big Willie Style is ranked as the best album by Will Smith.

Will Smith album bestography « Higher ranked
-
This album (34,587th)
Big Willie Style
Lower ranked (96,829th) »
Willennium

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

Upcoming concerts

Nov
15
Sat
19:00
JOEY HARKUM BAND AND KYLE SMITH BAND WITH KAVOSSI
West End Trading Company, Sanford, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Nov
15
Sat
20:00
smith.
The Winchester, Lakewood, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Nov
17
Mon
20:00
Patti Smith and her band On the 50th Anniversary perform Horses
The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Big Willie Style on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Big Willie Style track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 71 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Rating: 64 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
2.
Rating: 71 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
5.
Rating: 72 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
7.
Rating: 71 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
8.
Rating: 76 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
10.
Rating: 70 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
12.
Rating: 73 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
13.
Rating: 76 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
16.
Rating: 75 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify

Big Willie Style rankings

Big Willie Style collection

Big Willie Style ratings

Average Rating: 
60/100 (from 48 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 48 ratings for this album.

Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
70/100
 Report rating
06/17/2025 21:02 idiotican  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,80374/100
 
55/100
 Report rating
03/10/2025 16:33 sunnydhamm  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,59459/100
 
80/100
 Report rating
12/01/2024 09:36 cicadelic  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 11,06073/100
 
45/100
 Report rating
10/11/2024 01:02 daCritic  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,36273/100
 
80/100
 Report rating
03/26/2024 16:56 VictorVale  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,66981/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album has a Bayesian average rating of 59.6/100, a mean average of 57.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 57.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.2.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Big Willie Style favourites

Showing all 3 members who have added this album as a favourite

Big Willie Style comments

Showing all 5 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
5/100
From 02/14/2016 21:22
Was this a joke?
#159736 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (2 helpful | 3 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 04/14/2014 21:36
Although I prefer Will Smith's songs from his "Fresh Prince" days, there still are a few gems on Big Willie Style. You might be better off buying the two singles for "Gettin' Jiggy" and "Miami" instead of investing in buying this whole album.
#109259 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
60/100
From 10/17/2013 02:40
Meh... Harmless. Nothing fantastic, but nothing offensive either.
#88553 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
60/100
From 10/01/2013 21:15
Can't listen to this album without thinking of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQjDSlVyGiU
#87359 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 06/24/2012 13:31
You know what you're getting with Smith - safe rap and good clean fun that won't offend anyone. Plenty of that here. Sounds a bit dated but he's moved on to better things.
#45278 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Big Willie Style

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1997
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Homogenic by Björk
3. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
4. The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse
5. Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized®
6. F♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
7. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill
8. Urban Hymns by The Verve
9. The Colour And The Shape by Foo Fighters
10. The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
11. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
12. The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
13. The Mollusk by Ween
14. Blur by Blur
15. Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
16. Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan
17. Homework by Daft Punk
18. Third Eye Blind by Third Eye Blind
19. Mogwai Young Team by Mogwai
20. Dots And Loops by Stereolab
Back to Top