Last week the highly anticipated debut album from Detroit native rapper and MC Big Sean released. Sean was signed by Kanye West to G.O.O.D Music in 2007 and promised an album release in 2009, but difficulties with Def Jam forced the album's release to be pushed back numerous times. After more than a week of listening I have come to the conclusion that Sean and the G.O.O.D Music team have produced a solid debut album that is enjoyable to listen to over and over, but that's not to say it is flawless by any means. The album has a similar style and flow to his two most recent mixtapes Uknowbigsean and Finally Famous Volume 3, but lacks a major element that made those projects great. On Uknowbigsean Sean created his signature "supa dupa flow" which he later stopped using after it became popular and over used by other rappers including Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil' Wayne. Sean is an innovator and trend setter, so it is understandable for him to move away from this, but at the same time it's disappointing. Overall the album does what it was designed to do, sell well and have hits suitable for the radio. His first single, My Last featuring Chris Brown, reached the number one spot on the billboard rap chart and songs Marvin & Chardonnay and High have become radio hits. The album has features including Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, John Legend, Wiz Khalifa, Chiddy Bang, Pusha T, Rick Ross and The Dream. Having these heavy hitters on the album can only be positive, they helped the album sell and Sean held his own on the songs, dropping verses with better punchlines that his features in most cases. As an avid Sean fan I will not say I enjoyed the album more than his mixtapes; it was different and saw the release of more club banger's than slow jams, but this is expected from a large commercial release. I look forward to seeing Sean continue to grow as an artist and produce more GOOD music. Go out and support Sean by buying his album Finally Famous available in stores and on itunes.
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