Charmeise Jackson
Blue & White Flash/Staff Writer
Hip-hop icon Kanye West, once stated in an interview that Big Sean would one day be “the best rapper of all time”.
While he may not have achieved the title of the best quite yet, it is apparent however, that the artist has become one of the biggest names in hip-hop this year.
At the age of 24, Big Sean has already released four mixtapes, and one full length studio album. In addition to that, he has made numerous collaborations with some of the hottest names in the game and is in the process of working on his second studio album which is scheduled to be released sometime later this year.
Most recently, on Sept. 5, 2012 the G.O.O.D. music artist officially released his fourth mixtape titled, “Detroit,” which received favorable reviews from multiple music blogs and magazines. It received over 1 million views on sites and was downloaded close to 700,000 times on the day of its release alone.
The mixtape includes guest appearances by artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Tyga, J. Cole, Wale, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, and French Montana; as well as productions from many of the best producers in hip-hop.
Chicago producer, Young Chop, known for his crafting of the infamous Chief Keef street anthem, “I Don’t Like” makes an appearance as one of the guest producers. Other producers include Million $ Mano, Lex Luger, Hit Boy and Key Wane. While the list of producers and appearances may allude to it being quite epic, simply put, it could be better.
I gave an agreeable head nod to some of the songs on the album such as “How it Feel”, “Experimental”, “24k of Gold” and “100”. However, other songs like, “I’m Gonna Be” and “Do What I Gotta Do” left me thinking, wow, this is pretty corny. Maybe that is just me.
At the end of the day, I have a lot of respect for Big Sean. His previous mixtapes and features continue to be a force on my daily playlist.
He continues to be a standout on nearly all the songs he is featured on, such as “Mercy” and the annoyingly catchy new single “Clique” both of which were featured on the G.O.O.D. music “Cruel Summer” compilation album released Sept. 18, 2012.
Despite some views that the album was boring, and uninteresting William Owens, sophomore, mass communications major from Chicago, Ill. stated, “I honestly felt that the album “Cruel Summer” was brilliant….Kanye put the right artists, on the right tracks, in the right order.”
All in all, Big Sean seems to be living up to the statement that his protégé so boldy proclaimed. With his hands not only in music, but in fashion as well, Big Sean is becoming a rising icon and represents the G.O.O.D. music family well. By continuing to churn out memorable verses on everything he touches.
Big Sean has solidified his bragging rights and is well on his way to becoming “finally famous.”
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