
Rod Stewart Foot Loose & Fancy Free/ Lim Paper Sleeve 4000. Supertramp Famous Last Words /Lim Paper Sleeve 4200. Paper Sleeve) 4000.Ĭream Disraeli Gears /Lim Paper Sleeve 6800. In all, this is by far Big Sean’s best attempt at an album.Jeff Lynne Armchair Theatre(1990, Ltd. If I had to choose my favorite tracks, I’d go with ‘All Your Fault’, ‘Deep’, and ‘Play No Games’. The PartyNextDoor assisted track ‘Deserve It’, the Ariana Grande collaboration ‘Research’ and ‘Platinum and Wood’ possibly could’ve made the original album better give or take a few tracks from the original listing. If you scooped the deluxe addition, the 3 bonus tracks are a positive vibe. As on all of his previous works, rappers such as Kanye, Drake, and Lil Wayne make Sean look dull and prove that even though he’s improving he still has a ways to go. One major thing that also hinders Sean is the fact that he is easily out shined. Luckily with the assistance of Lil Wayne’s standout verse on ‘Deep’, and Kanye and John Legend on ‘One Man Can Change The World’, the album saves itself. Once again Sean becomes over serious and gloomy to a point where you almost want to start second guessing him. After the Mike Will produced track ‘Paradise’, the album sort of slows itself to the likings of Sean’s second album. The remaining part of the album is what’s questionable, and sort of feels like a missed opportunity. The album almost gives you that feeling of the underdog has finally made it to the championship and he’s going win because he finally knows he has what it takes. The radio anthem ‘I Don’t Fuck With You’, possibly the song that helped rejuvenate Sean’s career, is a nice touch as well. The three lend an almost controlled chaos, and give you the vibe that Sean is going the extra mile for his craft and that he actually means the boasts he’s spitting out. The album starts strong with help from an almighty trio of tracks that consist of: ‘Dark Sky (Skyscrapers)’, ‘Blessings’ featuring Drake and ‘All Your Fault’ featuring Kanye West. The attempt is by far his best, but still at times falls short of his mixtape Detroit. With his latest album, Dark Sky Paradise, Sean tries to legitimize himself. The one question has always remained: Why can’t Sean deliver on an album? From his 2007 debut mixtape, Finally Famous, to his last, Detroit, Sean shines. The one thing that continues to plague Sean is the quality of his mixtapes compared to his albums. Over the course of his career we’ve seen Sean grow from the quirky lines of, ‘Oh that’s yo girl?’ to creating his so-called ‘Supa Dupa’ Flow. Not to mention the entire “Control” situation, in which Kendrick Lamar sent the entire world of rap into frenzy. His debut album, Finally Famous: The Album, produced hits in which Sean watched slowly fade to memory, and his second album, Hall of Fame, merely soured. Cole, and Drake absorbing all the shine, the appreciation for Sean had reached an all time low. With top tier artists such as Kendrick Lamar, J. Big Sean’s presence existed in the rap game, but seemingly that’s all it did. In the case of Sean Michael Anderson, his light was starting to flicker. You have artists, who seemingly look promising, only to flicker out when push comes to shove. Rap careers can vanish in the blink of an eye.
