"So Big Sean just dropped the album of his career"
Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise
1. Dark Sky (Skyscrapers) 2. Blessings (Feat. Drake) 3. All Your Fault (Feat. Kanye West) 4. I Don’t F**k With You (Feat. E-40) 5. Play No Games (Feat. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign) 6. Paradise (Extended) 7. Win Some, Lose Some 8. Stay Down 9. I Know (Feat. Jhené Aiko) 10. Deep (Feat. Lil Wayne) 11. One Man Can Change the World (Feat. Kanye West & John Legend) 12. Outro
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13. Deserve It (Feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR) 14. Research (Feat. Ariana Grande) 15. Platinum and Wood
was this executive produced by kanye? i can't believe i'm saying this but it's fucking brilliant. And i used to be the guy that edited him out of that EP with Currensy & Wiz..
4. "I don't know about brilliant yet but I definitely appreciate the persona..." In response to Reply # 0
Sometimes I had flashbacks to the come-up raps of Miller Mike's Pledge II. You could really feel how grateful he was for his position at times, and Fuck Wit You was a fun ass single but ultimately it was also a real good insight into his growth as a person, too. A lot of this album is built around that idea that material thrills only go so far, all while managing to satisfy that part of the brain that loves those thrills.
It's definitely a smarter release than I'd have ever expected.
12. "Thats my biggest thing with him.." In response to Reply # 9 Fri Feb-20-15 04:01 PM by Alphabet
Sean be saying some slick wordage..he's probably the most clever as far as the current school dudes out these days..its just his delivery is not authoritative at all, so he's easy to just dismiss.
14. "He reminds me of Fabolous" In response to Reply # 11 Fri Feb-20-15 04:57 PM by BigReg
he's got talent, its just he just goes for the lowest common denominator for his projects. Luckily for him, since he's on kanye's label, the lowest common denominator is easily a fantastic production house and access to solid guest stars, lol.
His verse on Paradise on this album (and Mike Will Made It's mixtape) is the best ive seen him spit.
Honestly though, id say its worth listening for his collaborators (rappers and producers) then what he puts out...they are good songs despite him kinda cruise controlling it.
>what song do i need to listen to that will convince me that >he's actually a rapper and not just Ariana Grande's boyfriend
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22. "He's a Top 5 commercial rapper to me. He's actually a good rapper" In response to Reply # 11
Just makes a lotta super commercial songs...but he's actually good at doing it. Makes better club/radio songs than a J. Cole type, but raps much better than the usual Rich Homie Quan or even YG's out there. And has personality.
37. "RE: is this guy actually good? no snark" In response to Reply # 11
>what song do i need to listen to that will convince me that >he's actually a rapper and not just Ariana Grande's boyfriend
He's low-key been killing everything he's been on lately. Check his verse on meek mall's "b boy" and his verse on "Detroit vs. Everybody". I used to fuck with him cause he used to be on that game manager QB shit like trent dilfer where all he had to do was flow and not fuck up and the defense (in this case the beats) were dope enough to carry him but now duke is actually pretty nice on the mic. He ain't monch or black thought but he's dope for his lane of spitting.
Check that b boy guest spot, man he sonned meek terribly on there.
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38. "RE: is this guy actually good? no snark" In response to Reply # 37
>>what song do i need to listen to that will convince me that >>he's actually a rapper and not just Ariana Grande's >boyfriend > >He's low-key been killing everything he's been on lately. >Check his verse on meek mill's "b boy" and his verse on >"Detroit vs. Everybody". I used to fuck with him cause he used >to be on that game manager QB shit like trent dilfer where all >he had to do was flow and not fuck up and the defense (in this >case the beats) were dope enough to carry him but now duke is >actually pretty nice on the mic. He ain't monch or black >thought but he's dope for his lane of spitting. > >Check that b boy guest spot, man he sonned meek terribly on >there.
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17. "That is just not true" In response to Reply # 15
You make it sound like he's Cyhi the Prince or something. For a punchline rapper with a puny voice, he's had a great career! Handful of hit singles and placements on some of the biggest songs.
21. "RE: That is just not true" In response to Reply # 17
>You make it sound like he's Cyhi the Prince or something. >For a punchline rapper with a puny voice, he's had a great >career! >Handful of hit singles and placements on some of the biggest >songs.
But he's still a #tag rapper with a pipsqueak voice. He absolutely sucks.
19. "hasn't been what I thought it'd be but if IDFWU was a summer jam" In response to Reply # 15
I don't think Iggy Azalea would have been allowed anywhere near the reign of terror she was handed to her. That song fucking slaughtered during 20 degree weather.
28. "as a dyed in the wool Big Sean hater up to this point? i'm IMPRESSED." In response to Reply # 0
like, this album is really fucking good.
the production is on point, but what really makes it that Big Sean not only has some earnest, grown man bars, but he finally let go of the corny, Nicki Minaj-esque punchlines in favor of wordplay that's actually witty and relatable.
shit, even the song w/ Ariana Grande is dope, and that's saying A LOT.
i haven't heard EVERYTHING but this is the best front-to-back rap album i've heard this year, hands down.
32. "Man, I REALLY like this jount. I always thought the kid did" In response to Reply # 0
some cornball stuff, but I ALSO knew he had bars and crazy cadences (them mid-west cats seem to put it together, for me). Just thought I'd give it a shot, and I was impressed. Youngin' even showed some introspectiveness in there, which is always a plus for me. Had no clue the jount dropped yesterday, til I as on my way home.
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34. "that shit is disgusting. if you can't be objective just quit." In response to Reply # 33
as i said, i was a dyed-in-the-wool big sean hater (my reasons were valid - at least in my opinion, lol) but i actually listened to the album and this shit is fire.
35. "Yeah, disappointing to say the least." In response to Reply # 33
If you're going to review it, review it. Doing that is a disservice to your subscribers and to the artist. I've been disagreeing with several of his videos lately though, I thought he missed the mark on the video about white artists/cultural appropriation too
>The hate has always been unfair. He's guilty of being >compared to Kanye and Jay because of proximity when he's more >like Mase 2.0. > >It's crazy how Mase is revered but only has one album (and a >few singles). Timing is everything... > >He's rapping his ass off on here, but you don't learn how to >rap overnight. He's always had bars and made good songs: > >http://youtu.be/BfqnmJZeLgQ > >http://youtu.be/YhoVfILIgqI > >He has way more personality and is more entertaining than J. >Cole (Logic also deserves a mention here). > >Play No Games can be big. Chris Brown kills the Aaron Hall >ad-lib. > >Detroit wins again! >
He gets clowned whenever his name is mentioned.
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42. "RE: Mase is revered?" In response to Reply # 41
>He gets clowned whenever his name is mentioned.
I've seen quite the opposite. People clown him running to Atlanta and becoming a pastor, and being shot out of a cannon in that Harlem World video.
But musically he gets love. His catalog gets respect (people love the first album, the singles and act like the Harlem World and Double Up albums never happened).
He gets features today and prominent rappers pay homage.
43. "I find dude to be a bit....entitled. " In response to Reply # 0
these middle class kids talking about how hard they worked and struggled to get where they are and they deserved the millions they making now...kind of irks me. To be fair, get the same from Drake and Kanye as well.
Small nit, but still bugs me.
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48. "yeah, been playin it up since it dropped" In response to Reply # 0
...great workout album....i keep thinking it'll get old, but nope....if you don't like Sean at all, you probably won't like this album, but homie is gettin it IN on every track...
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49. "still plays all the way through." In response to Reply # 48
so far, it's a toss up for rap album of the year for me between this and TPAB.
crazy thing to me about this album is i HATED Big Sean before this album dropped. thus, i put a lot of weight on this record because to turn me from a hater into a fan, it must be pretty fucking good.
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