 Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Smith akahwina yake yechitatu neyechina Grammy Awards yebasa rake pa Big Willie Style Varume muBlack vakahwina mubairo weGrammy weBest Rap Solo Performance pa40th Grammy Awardsmuna February 1998, uye Smith akachengeta mubayiro gore rakatevera pa 41st Grammy Awards, paakakunda nokuda kwe Gettin Jiggy wit It. Pa 26th American Music Awards muna Ndira 1999, akasarudzwa muzvikamu zveFavorite Pop Rock Male Artist iyo yaakarasikirwa naEric Clapton uye Favorite Soul R B Male Artist iyo yaakakunda, nepo dambarefu rakasarudzwa kuFavorite Pop Rock Album uye Favorite Soul R B Album, ese akahwina. Uyewo muna 1999, Smith akagamuchira matatu NAACP Image Awards Entertainer of the Year, Outstanding Music Video for Just the Two of Us uye Outstanding Rap Artist, uye akatumidzwa zita rokuti Favorite Singer pa1999 Kids Choice Awards. 