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Im a Will Smith fanhave been since his days as a rapper. In 2005, he released an album with a single called, Pump Ya Brakes on trying to get a date. He sums up his advice early in the song: Be a gentleman. Try to be gentle, man.

By Brian Hicks | Updated on April 12, 2013

I’m a Will Smith fan—have been since his days as a rapper when I was in college. I like his music as much as his movies. In 2005, he released an album with a single called, “Pump Ya Brakes.” It was a manual on how to behave when trying to get a date. As if the title doesn’t clue you in, he sums up his advice early in the song: “Be a gentleman. Try to be gentle, man.”

Our three boys are 15, 12 and 9, so they hear, “pump ya brakes,” multiple times a day, though it’s usually about running in the house.

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