Undoubtedly, Big Sean’s growth as an artist and, more importantly, as a human being is the scarlet thread that ties Detroit 2 together. The complexity of the human experience, as told from the vast experiences of Sean’s own life, comes shining through.
Detroit 2 shows when Big Sean opens up and tells his story he’s an artist worthy of being in the conversation of the best of his era. He just needs to come back stronger with more airtight songs and not attempt to attract every audience that’s out there.
‘Detroit 2’ has that passion, that willingness to progress. Equal parts entertaining and wide, it finds the rapper coming full circle, only to find himself once more.
Detroit 2 is far and away Big Sean's best album.
For a work that – at least in the claims of its creator – so desires to burst into the essential, it’s peculiarly unsure of itself.
On his fifth solo album, Big Sean gets personal, leans on a slate of high-profile guests to provide most of the entertainment, and struggles to deliver anything that isn’t fundamentally embarrassing.
I mean, this is an upgrade from writing lines like "She doing tricks with her pussy, I guess she’s a vagician", but this album really ain't worth 70 minutes of anyone's time. The spoken word tracks with Dave Chappelle, Erykah Badu and Stevie Wonder were quite nice though.
dave chappelle doing an impression of danny brown on his skit was fucking hilarious lmao
with 11 different artists, “friday night cypher” is the best rap song out of Detroit in a minute. eminem’s final verse stands tall as some of his best work, and all the guest appearances are outstanding.
while the highlights are by guests, the solo big sean cuts we hear are the best songs.
somewhere between a prolonged mixtape/album, ‘Detroit 2’ serves as a multipurpose successor; to follow his latest pair of projects in 2017, and his ‘Detroit’ ... read more
When he isn't filling his songs with filler lines, Big Sean has a genuinely great, interesting and likeable way with words. His pen game is unique, and I only wish he lived up to it's potential more than he does now. I will say though, this album is the closest he's come to that potential in my books.
While I don't think this is Big Sean best album, there's literally not bad or corny bars on this album which is a big plus for everyone.Outside of the hook on The Baddest which makes sound him like a bitch cause Big Sean talks about being the Baddest for some weird reasons.
1 | Why Would I Stop? 2:32 | 79 |
2 | Lucky Me 4:08 | 83 |
3 | Deep Reverence 3:51 feat. Nipsey Hussle | 88 |
4 | Wolves 3:19 feat. Post Malone | 81 |
5 | Body Language 3:44 feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Jhené Aiko | 64 |
6 | Story By Dave Chappelle 2:35 | 80 |
7 | Harder Than My Demons 2:11 | 75 |
8 | Everything That's Missing 3:14 feat. Dwele | 72 |
9 | ZTFO 2:16 | 77 |
10 | Guard Your Heart 4:18 | 82 |
11 | Respect It 3:27 with Hit-Boy feat. Young Thug | 74 |
12 | Lithuania 3:19 feat. Travis Scott | 81 |
13 | Full Circle 2:58 | 77 |
14 | Time In 2:57 with Jhené Aiko | 52 |
15 | Story By Erykah Badu 2:10 | 68 |
16 | FEED 3:02 | 69 |
17 | The Baddest 3:09 | 67 |
18 | Don Life 3:14 feat. Lil Wayne | 86 |
19 | Friday Night Cypher 9:28 feat. Tee Grizzley, Kash Doll, Cash Kidd, Payroll, 42 Dugg, Boldy James, Drego, Sada Baby, Royce da 5'9'', Eminem | 78 |
20 | Story By Stevie Wonder 2:13 | 77 |
21 | Still I Rise 3:07 feat. Dom Kennedy | 79 |