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Chapter Notes
Chapter 6. Bad Boys and Alien Invaders
1. “Actor Says Hollywood ‘Not Racist,’” BBC News, October 1,
2003,<http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk> (December 7, 2004).
2. William Leith, “Big Ears Flies Again,” Mail & Guardian , February 4,
1999, <http://www.chico.mweb.co.za/mg/art/film/9902/990204-smith.
html> (January 22, 2005).
3. J.R. Reynolds, “‘Fresh Prince’ a Watershed for Hip-Hop, and
African-Americans in General on TV,” Billboard, September 24, 1994,
downloaded from EBSCOhost (December 6, 2004).
4. Gregory Cerio, Craig Thomashoff, “Mr. Smith Goes to Stardom,”
People, July 22, 1996, downloaded from EBSCOhost (December 6, 2004).
5. Jan Berenson, Will Power: A Biography of Will Smith (New York:
Pocket Books, 1997), p. 94.
6. Peter Travers, “Bad Boys,” Rolling Stone , May 7, 1995, <http://
www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movies/_id/5948199>(June 10, 2005).
7. Dream Hampton, “Will Power,” Essence, July 1997, downloaded
from EBSCOhost (December 6, 2004).
8. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” TV Tome web site, <http://www
.tvtome.com/FreshPrinceof BelAir/season6.html> (February 3, 2005).
9. Brian J. Robb, Will Smith: King of Cool (London: Plexus
Publishing Ltd., 2000), p. 85.
Chapter 7. Tech Junkie Superstar
1. Lynn Norment, “Why Will Smith Is Hollywood’s Biggest Summer
Attraction,” Ebony, July 1999, downloaded from EBSCOhost (December
6, 2004).
2. Ibid.
3. Karen Thomas, “‘Bad Boys’ Are Buddying Up,” USA Today, July
15, 2003, downloaded from EBSCOhost (December 7, 2004).
4. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (New York:
Billboard Books, 2004), p. 583.
5. William Leith, “Big Ears Flies Again,” Mail & Guardian , February 4,
1999, <http://www.chico.mweb.co.za/mg/art/film/9902/990204-smith
.html> (January 22, 2005).