Big Sean has revealed a surprising fact about his verses on the G.O.O.D. Music posse cuts “Mercy” and “Clique.”
HipHopDX‘s Elliott Wilson, Jeremy Hecht and DJ Hed held a debate on the latest episode of The Bigger Picture about who had the best verse on “Mercy,” sparked by DX posing the question to 2 Chainz at the 2024 BET Awards.
Tity Boi’s answer was simple: “Mine, obviously.”
Responding to the clip on Instagram, Sean hopped into the comments section to shed light on how the Cruel Summer hit came about.
“Nah i did the verse first n everybody wrote theirs after me. I just freestyled it n then Ye was like ‘thats it!’ N put everybody on after,” he wrote.
He added: “[S]ame with Clique…Chainz put his verse on later so he of course had an advantage n made his verse more lyrical [fire emoji].”
Despite working with many of the best rappers in the game — including JAY-Z, Kanye West and Pusha T on those aforementioned tracks — Big Sean recently had a pinch-me moment after appearing on Eminem‘s latest single “Tobey.”
Following the song’s release, the Detroit rapper took to social media to reflect on his long-running Slim Shady fandom and how this latest collaboration marks a “full-circle” moment for him.
“Not gon hold you, Slim Shady LP was the first CD i bought wit my own money at Costco. Me n Em bout 4 songs in now (DVE, No Favors, Detroit 2 cypher) but being on the Death Of Slim Shady is full circle,” he wrote, referencing Eminem’s upcoming album.
“I aint know when i bought that, that id be one of the next 1’s out da city… Let alone even know Em. A reminder to myself of how real unrealistic really is.”
Sean is also working on a new album of his own and recently hinted that it will arrive before the year is out.
“Nah its time for a new album this year fasho,” he wrote in an Instagram comment in February.
The 36-year-old has been warming fans up for it with a handful of tracks including the Three 6 Mafia-sampling “Precision,” the J Dilla-inspired “Whole Time (Freestyle)” and “Get Up,” a Jodeci-sampling song he debuted during his Tiny Desk Concert for NPR.
The upcoming project will serve as Sean’s first since 2020’s Detroit 2.
He did good but he not better than those other guys. It’s a reason every track they mention about him has other better rappers on the track.
Fun fact: He got bodied on both songs!
I knew before I even read the article that he was going to say he freestyled it.