Since releasing his debut disc Finally Famous: The Album a little over a year ago, Big Sean has gone from Kanye West’s budding Midwest protégé to a commercial name that rubs shoulders with the likes of Lil Wayne and Justin Bieber. More recently featured on Cruel Summer cuts “Mercy” and “Clique,” it’s clear that Big Sean’s stock is rising exponentially, and holding off on a project (big or small) would only hinder his momentum. Therein lies the inspiration behind his hometown-labeled mixtape, Detroit.
Respectfully, Detroit plays like a loose collection of songs without a real sense of direction aside from the aforementioned motive. With that said, highlights are plentiful as Big Sean basks in his newfound affluence. From “24 Karats Of Gold” to “RWT” and “How It Feel,” he parades throughout the mixtape with gusto, and in no certain terms does this go unwarranted. It also can’t be emphasized enough the impressive alliance that Sean strikes with fellow native KeY Wane, whose fluid, soulful production seamlessly blends with his charismatic lyricism. This is evident on “Life Should Go On,” an earlier released record that smoothly glides by as Big Sean and Wale wax on about a better life. When the dust settles, Ralph Folarin takes verse of the project here:
“I’m trampolining on niggas and I actually mean it / A fly nigga, I keep having the gravity grievous / And while these niggas keep hating, they be asking for features / That’s like a complacent atheist is asking for Jesus / Riding around without a fuck given / Behind them dirty plates like a catcher with a mitten / The best in my position, I’m passionate with lyrics / They ain’t fucking with the kid like Chris Hansen in the kitchen.”
The downside of the mixtape emerges when Big Sean fails to make an earnest attempt in his verbal delivery, no matter what the subject. “Mula” blindly settles for a sluggish hook and rhymes that bare any depth, while the relevance of “Do What I Gotta Do” wouldn’t make it out of the strip club. Even on the slightly-encouraging “I’m Gonna Be,” the track lacks lyrics as Big Sean instead opts to awkwardly sing throughout, which in turn ruins the graceful backup vocals from Jhene Aiko.
Detroit is a celebratory, albeit inhibited project that accentuates Big Sean’s current status with some assistance from his industry friends. As he gears up for his untitled sophomore album, which he describes as a much more personal successor to his debut, listeners can bump Detroit knowing Big Sean hasn’t forgotten where he came from even if there are more commas in his bank statement.
DX Consensus: “EP-worthy”
HAHAHAH FIRST COMMENT SUCK A DICC CRIPPIN FOR LIFE, BIG SEAN THIS IS STRAIGHT CLASSIC.
Big Sean is cool, but his voice is off by a lot. Jay-Z, Meek, and sean all have one thing in common. Their voices. High pitched tones have to be compensated with tough lyricism and emphasis on words. Although his style is his own, HIS VOICE I CANT TAKE SERIOUSLY!
COOL MIXTAPE AND BLACK PPL LETS NOT TALK TRASH ABOUT EACH OTHER OVER PETTY SHIT LIKE WHOS BETTER IN THE GAME CUZ THESE ARTIST NEVER DEBATE TO THEMSELVES WHO’S THE BIGGEST FAN IN HIPHOP.
I used to think he sounded like that because he used a shit mic or something but no he just sounds wrong…
Meek don’t sound like them…Meek and Ace Hood are the same person. They’re the ones who sound the same, haha
Big Yawn,You suck nigga
This dude good for radio singles only.
Really? so you dont listen to his album songs or mixtape songs right? smh
fire mixtape
Dope mixtape niggas only hating because he made ass ass ass that horrible song grow up niggas
1. Higher (Produced by Black Milk)
2. 24k of Gold feat. J. Cole (Produced by J. Cole)
3. Story by Common (Interlude)
4. How It Feel (Produced by Emile, co. Mike Dean)
5. Woke Up feat. Chuck Inglish, Danny Brown Jon Connor & Mike Posner (Produced by Chuck Inglish)
6. Experimental feat. Random Axe (Produced by Black Milk)
7. Mula feat. Pusha T (Produced by Q-Tip)
8. Story by Young Jeezy (Interlude)
9. 100 feat. Royce da 5’9″ & eLZHi (Produced by Black Milk)
10. Sellin’ Dreams feat. Dwele (Produced by No I.D.)
11. I’m Gonna Be feat. Melanie Fiona (Produced by No I.D.)
12. FFOE (Produced by Chuck Inglish)
13. Do What I Gotta Do feat. Kendrick Lamar (Produced by Mr. Porter)
14. Story by Snoop Lion (Interlude)
15. RTW (Produced by Black Milk)
16. Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Produced by Hit-Boy)
17. Life Should Go On feat. Lupe Fiasco (Produced by Jeff Bhasker)
18. All I Know feat. Common (Produced by Jeff Bhasker, add. Kanye West, add. Mike Dean, add. Emile)
^What it would take for me to download it… and for it to justify the name “Detroit”.
It’s a nice tape period you should download it!
Yes because when artists release free music they must make it to your standards right? to have took the time to redo the tracklist even makes you look more pathetic.
Since you decided to post this same faggot comment again, I’ll give you the same response.
YOU ARE A FAGGOT.
I really sense “Anonymous” is deflecting.
Nice tape 4/5
This tape is the best tape of the year, its smooth as hell
some solid tracks on here but still not worth my time to download. big sean lost all my respect when releasing his debut album
Its tight I guess
THE BLACK JB CORNY ASS NIGGA FOR KIDS
Dont call this a review if your not gonna rate it.
decent mixtape and i don’t even like big sean like that. i thought that nigga fell off after that first album. 3.5/5 – but ill give 3
dope mixtape
Ain’t nothing more important than the Mula
dopeee
how this dude’s mixtapes better than his album in’t nothing like finally famous vol. 1 though
Good mixtape… However I need some more substance in his lyrics before I can think of him as a great rapper.
IDK about yall but I love this shit. Straight up from the songs to the skits and everything but I was born and raised in that Mid so what can I say. Almost every song is solid though for real and in comparison to D4 there is no comparison so I’ll be ridin to this for a while.
Idk, if you’re going to rate Wayne’s EP worthy this should automatically be a free album, this was 10x better. I couldn’t even stand Big Sean prior to this tape, but this made me a fan. Aside from the shit he did with Tyga and French I think it would’ve made a really good album.
EXACTLY! SMH at HipHopDX
EXactly!!
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lil wayne d4
one of the funniest comments ive ever seen
Common had the most retarded useless “interlude” story, get that fuccin shit off big sean’s masterpiece
XXS Sean sucks
G.O.O.D. MUSIC!
Im’ma download this…I just hope he dropped some tracks about money, weed and big asses…Cuz there is a serious shortage of rap songs right now talking ’bout money, weed and big asses…hahahaha
lls
This is a dope ass mixtape!!!
big sean is wack so i’ll pass
Mixtape of the year by Sean.
It’s decent. Definitely a bounce back from his album. I wouldn’t speak that highly of it though, I think he sings a little too much. Best used as riding music for the songs that really bang.
Best mixtape this year
Overall it was an amazing mixtape…
fuck hiphop dx they’re tryin to hate on this hot mixtape but they always sucking tech n9ne’s dick because he gave them a shout out but the truth is his shit is corny as hell (fuck hip hop dx)
this shit is hot you a lame that gets no ass if you aint feeling this shit
If i was like a 14 yr old hipster than maybe i’d like this…but I’m 20 and not a hipster…so fuck this gay shit lmao
Wow. Great mixtape!
what a bad mixtape. big sean is not good by any means all of you are jokes for considering him a quality rapper. RNB hip hop is trash
This is HARD! Big Sean seems like he’s on a mission.
the best mix tape of 2012 , is the talk of Detroit and every other state in the USA and also the UK. Big Sean out here shining, he is a legend in the making & f* who ever tell him he not.LIL B*
It was aight, 24k of gold best song on it, Wiz, fucked it up a bit but overall and alright mix tape best one hes had till now
Fags get ass,fag…we get pussy….pussy!
J.Cole’s Mixtapes are better than his album…
fucking terrible he can do way better
Higher is a great intro for a 5 star album.
can’t believe he fell off after this project, HoF was bad