We’ll keep it all the way 100 with you, TSS Family. Reviewing albums this year has been bit of a chore because rappers these days only care about first week numbers instead of managing the number of the tracks on their albums. Notice how half of the industry’s 3rd quarter releases magically got delayed in time to catch the holiday buyer’s eye, no matter the cost? However, that’s another story for another day. Read the rest of this entry »

A show of hands for all those tired of Nicki Minaj shoving her ass in our face every time she gets in front of camera. Okay, you in the back, why don’t you go champion the female MC with the size 42 hip-huggers and keep it real over there. You’re outnumbered. Sex sells and Big Sean isn’t afraid to set up shop, despite getting in trouble for it. Can’t say we blame him. Sometimes it just comes ‘a calling… Read the rest of this entry »

J. Cole released his Roc Nation debut last week and the disgruntled fan masses awoke with a myriad of opinions. Critical reception has been lukewarm, but welcome to the new age of Hip-Hop criticism where popular mixtape artists get on with a label and drop turds, since anything less than an effort resembling Reasonable Doubt meets acrimony. Read the rest of this entry »

If you thought Miss Nicki Minaj was about to drop a relatively tame verse for Big Sean’s latest single which employs a chorus that repeats “ass” roughly 58 times, you must not know her very well. Searching for “asseaters” and “anus lickers,” leaves nothing to the imagination by breathing new life into the club banger and reminding you that one of her most valued asset is her rhyming ability. Read the rest of this entry »

The Finally Famous train keeps on rolling down the track and the next stop for Big Sean is a trip down memory lane. Read the rest of this entry »

Even though SXSW took place in March, the release of Watch The Throne’s official tracklist has offered this footage new life and Vevo is poised to fully take advantage. Read the rest of this entry »

Sean Anderson compiles some of the best “memoriesss” of the past few years as he takes a moment to reflect and relish in humility before he takes the next step into superstardom. The rollout and marketing machine of Finally Famous: The Album has G.O.O.D Music’s youngest member in the position to chart relatively well and join the rest of his labelmates to be in the position to be independently successfully without the Kanye co-sign lingering overhead. Read the rest of this entry »

An arduous grind, numerous mixtape releases, a BET cypher and G.O.O.D. Music over everything is what lead Sean Anderson to this point where he can kick his feet up and enjoy the fruits of his labor with his debut studio effort, Finally Famous: The Album. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Sean is having a pretty solid week, even if June 28th is the official day that matters most. The Rock City original’s been everywhere in anticipation of Finally Famous getting a retail release. And even though the disc sprung a premature leak, the video for the second single, “I Do It,” will only serve to stoke the fires. Read the rest of this entry »

If you saw the all-star tracklist for Big Sean’s Finally Famous: The Album, the proposed “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay” undoubtedly had you wondering which side of the fence this manufactured combination would fall on. Read the rest of this entry »

Even though the album got pushed back, Big Sean still moves forward and held an album listening at the Standard NY last night. Kanye, master of hyperbole, declared that “what Beyoncé is to R&B, that he can be that to rap music” when speaking on Sean. Read the rest of this entry »

“Man, I’m chllin’ with Jays and Common Senses/ It’s crazy when legends are peers and your competition…”

It appears Big Sean’s patience has paid off. After years of speculation as to whether or not the Westside Detroit native was going to capitalize on his G.O.O.D. Music co-sign, this small-framed giant is legitimizing himself more by the minute. Read the rest of this entry »

“I waited my whole life to be the man of the hour…”

Truest words Sean ever spoke. Not long ago, he seemed to be a G.O.O.D. leper, relegated to watch the show go on from the edge of the stage instead of under the limelight with the rest of his musical family. Read the rest of this entry »

Success has an uncanny ability to offer a powerful sense of hindsight. The highs remind you of the lows and fruits make the hustle and grind such a critical aspect to the journey. Whether Sean’s big day actually sticks or not, chances are he has already achieved more than a young man from the inner city of Detroit could have ever imagined. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Sean is finally famous, finally coming out (none) and he’s finally home to reap the benefits of being a local celebrity gone major. The song that joined the ranks of other Adele’d excellence has come to fruition in its official form, summarizing the journey of reciprocated love from a city that you share mutual feelings with. Read the rest of this entry »