Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What rapper turned actor had a hit with the 1988 song "Parents Just Don't Understand"?"
Will Smith met Jeff Townes at age 16, and the duo launched a successful rap career as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. "Parents Just Don't Understand" became the second single from their second studio album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance at the 1989 Grammy Awards. It peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Will Smith transitioned from successful rapper to Hollywood A-lister, starring on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” before headlining such films as “Independence Day”, “Men in Black”, and “The Pursuit of Happyness”.