Tensions have been running high in hip-hop over the last few months since Kendrick Lamar unofficially declared 2024 the Year of the Hater. This hunger for confrontation has spilled over the edge so much that rappers are now finding themselves at odds not with another rapper but with that artist’s …
Read More »Eminem Takes a Chainsaw to Slim Shady in New 'Tobey' Video
Eminem has dropped a grisly music video for “Tobey,” his latest Death of Slim Shady single with Big Sean and BabyTron. The Cole Bennett-directed clip finds the three Michigan MCs digitally duplicated, delivering their verses and interacting with their doubles as the camera roams through a variety of settings, like …
Read More »Eminem Lives Out His Own 'Spider-Man' Origin Story with Big Sean and BabyTron on 'Tobey'
In Eminem‘s version of the Spider-Man superhero origin story, it’s not a radioactive spider that sinks its teeth into him — it’s a goat. The rapper spins this new narrative on his latest single, “Tobey,” set to appear on his forthcoming studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De …
Read More »Jessie Reyez Taps Big Sean for Anthemic Single 'Shut Up'
Jessie Reyez has dropped a new single, “Shut Up,” featuring Big Sean. The anthemic, fast-talking number marks the first collaboration between the pair, who also teamed up for the song’s music video. The video, directed by Priya Minhas, sees Reyez cruising in a vintage Ferrari convertible before arriving at a …
Read More »Big Sean, Bazzi, and Barry Sanders: The Best Things We Saw at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit
From Thursday through Saturday last week, 775,000 fans crowded into downtown Detroit for the 2024 NFL draft, setting a new attendance record for the event in the process. Football took center stage, but music was very much along for the ride, as Detroit’s rock and hip-hop royalty rubbed elbows with …
Read More »See Big Sean Squeeze Himself and 12 Musicians Behind NPR's Proudly Tiny Desk
Just exactly how did NPR think they would be able to fit Big Sean behind their Tiny Desk? Don’t they know that this is the “I Don’t Fuck With You” guy? If that Desk is too Tiny, Big Sean will tell you. Plus, his name sorta suggests catastrophe with the …
Read More »Big Sean Shoots His Shot With 'Precision' in New Video
When Big Sean shoots his shot, what’s the best that can happen? On Friday, the rap star released the video for his confidence-boosting single “Precision,” which hears him rap about locking a target and never missing over Three 6 Mafia’s classic “Poppin’ My Collar.” The Onda-directed video sees the star …
Read More »Big Sean Celebrates 10th Anniversary of 'Detroit' Mixtape With New Song 'More Thoughts'
Big Sean celebrated the 10th anniversary of his breakout mixtape Detroit Monday by uploading the expanded collection onto streaming services for the first time, as well as dropping the long-unreleased song “More Thoughts.” The rapper first teased “More Thoughts” on social media back in 2019 before finally unveiling the complete …
Read More »Big Sean Drops Nipsey Hussle Collaboration, 'Deep Reverence'
Big Sean has released a collaboration with the late Nipsey Hussle titled “Deep Reverence.” Sean announced the track when responding to a fan on Twitter Monday night. “Deep Reverence” opens with a verse from Nipsey, describing his upbringing in a neighborhood run by the Crips: “I was birthed in a C-section/Hella cops …
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