I step in the booth and change the world like I was voting ~ Big Sean
After saying that he didn't like his debut album, Big Sean hit us with his fourth mixtape Detroit. Released just days after Lil' Wayne's Dedication 4 and named after the city he reps so much, Sean guaranteed to return to his mixtape roots, and it's obvious he has only grown since his Finally Famous series days. With a mix of soulful and trap beats, Detroit has a track for every occasion and a song for everybody.
One of the qualities that separates Big Sean from a lot of newer rappers that have come up with him are lyrics. Like it or not, Big Sean is a lyricist, and Detroit proves it. Opening up with 'Higher' Big Sean laces the hookless song (which flips to the G.O.O.D. Music hit 'Mercy' halfway through) with bars after bars of his trademark witty lyrics. The deep content that is often overlooked also returns on this mixtape after being absent from his album; "less trigonometry and more about taxes, how about preparing us for life instead of lab rat us" as he raps in '24K of Gold'. The highlight of the tape comes at the fourth track 'How It Feel'. Backed by a crazy Barry White sample, Sean Don keeps up the player persona and crafts a song that sounds like it should come with a bottle of champagne. With big name features such as Wiz Khalifa, Wale, and Chris Brown and all original songs; Detroit sounds more like an album than a mixtape, and I'm sure this is the album Big Sean wanted to release from the start.
It's now apparent that Big Sean has become the self-proclaimed ambassador of Detroit in the hip hop world. Since Eminem is still working his Howard Hughes angle, Big Sean has gladly come in and assumed the role of representing Detroit and Michigan as a whole. From naming this mixtape after his city, to making the Lions logo famous again, to hopping on tracks with local rappers such as Dusty McFly and HBK Big Sean is doing what is needed to bring Detroit into the limelight musically. As important as it is to bring Detroit to the forefront, what Detroit really did was show doubters and haters that Big Sean can rap. Not only can Big Sean rap, but Big Sean can really rap, and might be one of the best from this era. So no matter where you stay, listen to these Detroit player rhymes and enjoy it as Big Sean has without a doubt made one of the best mixtapes of the year.
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