DJ Khaled and Will Smith have collaborated on the live action Aladdin’s soundtrack with the remake of the iconic song “Friend Like Me”
The song was originally sung by Robin Williams (R.I.P.), but Smith got a little jiggy with it and added a little funk to it. DJ Khaled produced the song, and adds in his famous ad-libs in the background.
Will Smith plays the genie in the remake, told Entertainment Weekly how he planned to honor the classic role but at the same time, make it his: “I started to feel confident that I could deliver something that was an homage to Robin Williams but was musically different. Just the flavor of the character would be different enough and unique enough that it would be in a different lane, versus trying to compete.”