If I were you, I'd listen to the whole mixtape, but some of the best songs IMO are Meant To Be, Too Fake (feat. Lots of songs on it that launched him from underground to almost mainstream. 3: Big' is the best, easily (he actually diverges from the Kanye sound, but goes back to it on the album IMO). (If you don't know the story about how Big Sean got discovered, you should read this - it's really cool and explains the huge Kanye influence.) Out of the three Finally Famous mixtapes, the third one, 'Finally Famous Vol. They all have a sound that is very similar to Kanye's earlier work (The College Dropout to Graduation). Old Big consists of all 3 Finally Famous mixtapes (released from 2007 to 2010) and the Finally Famous album (2011). I think that his flow style and his use of linguistic tools are unique and show that he's a well-educated, very talented artist.īasically, I'd break it up into 2 time periods. A lot of people say he's corny or his flows are weird/offbeat. He's a very talented rapper, performer, and lyricist, and he's able to make great music in a few different forms. It received generally favourable reviews from music critics.Huge Big Sean fan here. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. ' Marvin & Chardonnay' was released as the album's second single in July 2011 and certified Platinum in sales, followed by the largely successful ' Dance (A$$)' two months later. Preceding the album's release, lead single ' My Last', which featured R&B singer Chris Brown, was released in March 2011. The album marks the first official release of the Finally Famous series, following his mixtape trilogy of the same title. Mike Dean, Exile, Da Internz, Key Wane, The Legendary Traxster, The Neptunes, No I.D., Pop Wansel, Kevin Randolph, Kanye West (exec.), Xaphoon Jonesįinally Famous is the debut studio album by American rapper Big Sean, released in 2011 on GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings.

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