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Big Sean’s Album Leaked And The Internet Genuinely Feels Bad For Him

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Big Sean and Kanye West used to be a dynamic duo. The former was the golden boy of GOOD Music. Kanye West spoke incredibly high of the rapper, and featured him on several classic singles. Then, the rub came off, and the two men parted ways. Big Sean claimed that West owed him $6 million and his masters. West, meanwhile, claimed that he regretted signing Sean to GOOD Music in the first place. It was all very ugly and unpredictable, like most West beefs are. Things really took a turn for the worse on July 17, though.

Big Sean dropped a freestyle with disses thought to be aimed at West. Less than 24 hours later, a hacker claiming to be working for West leaked Sean’s upcoming album. “F*ck him and his team,” they wrote. A few people questions the validity of the album, but the hacker responded by claiming “Ye told me to leak it.” There’s nothing to confirm this claim, but it does raise some troubling questions about West and Sean and their current dynamic. The rap world has never seen an album get leaked out of spite before, but if the hacker is to be taken at his word, that’s what happened here.

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Fans Feel Bad For Big Sean’s Continued Struggles

Unsurprisingly, social media has had a field day with this claim. Fans are shocked that West would stoop so low, and if the rapper didn’t know about the leak, then they are equally shocked by the fact that one of his stans would ruin Big Sean’s rollout. Some Twitter users voiced sympathy for Sean, as he constantly gets overshadowed by his peers. “Big Sean can never win lol,” they opined. “N**gah started his promo run and his album leaks 24 hrs later.” Another user pointed out that Sean’s lead single, “Precision,” was drowned out by the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef. “Kendrick and Drake stepped on his single and then he diss Kanye,” they tweeted. “[Then] one of his fans leak his album n**ga can’t win.”

Keep scrolling to read more social media reactions to Big Sean’s album leak. Do you think Kanye West had something to do with it? Will this ruin the rest of the rapper’s rollout? Let us know in the comments, and check back later for more music/pop culture news updates.

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Big Sean’s New Album Leaked By Kanye West Stan After Alleged Diss

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Big Sean has really dominated the news cycle over the last 24 hours. The rapper dropped an On the Radar freestyle on July 16, which seemed harmless enough. Then fans started picking apart the bars, and theorizing that Sean could be targeting another rapper. Kendrick Lamar’s name was brought up, then debunked. Then Kanye West was mentioned, after DJHed claimed Sean was targeting a Gemini rapper. The possibility of a West diss proved to be enough to disrupt Big Sean’s entire album rollout.

Only July 17, a user named bigseandon811 posted an album’s worth of new material from Big Sean. Along with the file was a message clarifying why they chose to stomp on the rapper’s rollout. To the surprise of no one, it was Kanye West related. “Since he wanna disrespect Ye so much, here’s the album,” the user wrote. “F*ck him and his whole team.” Other users questioned whether the audio recordings were legit, but bigseandon811 provided some additional information. They clarified that “Precision,” Sean’s lead single, was on the album but not in the leaked files.

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Big Sean’s Leaker Claims Ye Gave His Blessing

To further strengthen the case for the leak being real, the user listed some of Big Sean’s features. “This was the album as of couple months ago,” they explained. “Features Nas, Dream, Jhene and some other people.” They even provided an alternative album titled: Better Me Than You. The files and the message was taken down, but not before several fans downloaded the album for themselves. Bigseandon811 also claimed that West was the one who urged him to leak the album. It’s brutal retaliation if true, given that Kanye West was the one who ruined his relationship Big Sean in the first place.

West went on Drink Champs in 2021 and claimed that signing Sean to GOOD Music was the “worst thing” he’s ever done. Big Sean took the criticism in stride, but later told that he was deeply hurt by what West said. “At first, I thought it was hilarious. I thought the sh*t was funny,” he said during his own Drink Champs appearance. “Then I took it [personally].” It got worse from there. He told the hosts that West owed him $6 million, as well as ownership of his masters. The leak, while not orchestrated by Ye himself, is not going to help smooth things over.

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Did Big Sean Diss Kendrick Lamar In His ‘On The Radar’ Freestyle?

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Hip-hop’s summer of beef continues?

At least, some fans think it does after Big Sean freestyled for the On The Radar Radio show. See, over the course of his verse, Sean drops several bars that some have interpreted as shots at Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick, of course, just wrapped up his vitriolic beatdown of Drake; however, in doing so, he and the Canadian kinda stepped on Big Sean’s new album rollout.

Sean was already tangentially involved in the “Big Three” fiasco via his new song “Clarity,” and a leaked, scrapped version of Kendrick’s 2017 song “Element” seemed to give Sean reasons for wanting to strike back. “N****s looking for engagement like they got they knee bent / I gotta better things to do than find someone to beef with,” he says in the verse.

So, does this theory hold water?

Not according to DJ Hed, who has become something of an unofficial authority on most things K. Dot for rap fans on Twitter. After calling a tweet noting the supposed diss “cap,” Hed followed up with a cryptic explanation. “I talked to Sean. The bar was ‘I got better things to do then find someone to beef with.’ And it was not for Dot. Bar was directed at a different Gemini.”

Now, I’m not a big astrology guy, but sources (Google) tell me that Kanye West would also fall under that description. He’s also had plenty to say about his frayed relationship with Big Sean during his appearance on N.O.R.E.’s Drink Champs podcast in 2021, calling signing the Detroit rapper the “worst thing I’ve ever done” and accusing him of being a shill for the Democratic Party, which… oy vey.

Kanye’s comments certainly would fit the “reaching for engagement” bill, as well as trying to “find someone to beef with” for Kanye trying to enter the Drake/Kendrick feud unasked (and failing miserably, by the way). Meanwhile, some of the other lines fans have identified seem like Dhalsim from Street Fighter-level stretches.

So, for now, until Sean himself says otherwise, it’s unlikely he’s dissing Kendrick. And for what it’s worth, no one wants to see part two of this nonsense, because if all that West Coast solidarity might go out the window over Jhené Aiko, what was any of it even for?

Big Sean Calls Out DJ Akademiks For Pushing Rap Beef Narratives

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What a difference a freestyle makes. Big Sean has made a point of staying out of rap beef in 2024. The artist has a reputation for being well-liked within the industry. Even when he gets criticized by others, like his former label boss, Kanye West, Sean seems to take the high road. This is what made his On the Radar freestyle such a surprise. Big Sean dropped some combative bars over a classic Timbaland beat, and the internet theorized that he was targeting Kendrick Lamar. It made sense, given how many times Dot has targeted Sean on record.

This theory proved to be false. DJ Hed claimed that he talked with Big Sean about the freestyle, and the bars were aimed at a different Gemini rapper. Then, the Detroit rapper decided to set the record straight. He tweeted that he was merely going at his haters on the freestyle. “Y’all going with so many narratives, I’m talking to da haters,” he wrote. “Who just keep finding something to point out they don’t like about me.” Big Sean went on to lament the fact that he had to explain his bars. “It’s not even worth explaining tho,” he added. “Ima just focus on the music.”

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Big Sean Shot Down Any And All Beef Rumors

 
 
 
 
 
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The venting then moved over to Instagram. Big Sean commented on a DJ Akademiks post suggesting he was target Dot and tried, yet again, to clear the air. “Ak you know I f*ck wit you,” he wrote in the comment section. “But I’m laughing cause you know that tweet n the video don’t got nothing to do with each other lol.” The tweet that Sean alludes to was posted earlier in the day. “N f*ck these b*tch a*s n**gaz,” he wrote. “Every one of them.” It’s easy to see why fans interpreted the tweet as being connected to the combative On the Radar freestyle. That said, the rapper implies that Akademiks knew information that the the rest of us didn’t.

To further emphasize the fact that he’s got no beef, Big Sean recreated an iconic LeBron James meme. “Smiling through it,” he wrote on his IG Story. “Can’t believe this is my life.” The rapper is in a good place after revealing that he quit drinking. “I stopped drinking in 2022 cause that sh*t was just f*cking me up,” he said via IG Live. “It’s a depressant so if you dealing with any anxiety like me — I always be thinking about what I gotta do. How I gotta do it, what’s next et cetera.” He’s in a much better place, and this place evidently, has no room for beef.

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Big Sean Dissed A Gemini Rapper, But Claims It’s Not Kendrick Lamar

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Big Sean had a controversial Tuesday. The rapper dropped off a freestyle for On the Radar, and while he skated, his flow took a backseat to his bars. Sean sent shots at an unnamed rapper, taking them to task for relying on beef to get attention. “N**gas looking for engagement like they got they knee bent,” the Sean Don raps. “I gotta better things to do than find someone to beef with.” Fans assumed the target was Kendrick Lamar, given the complicated history between both artists. Evidently, it’s someone else.

DJ Hed took to Twitter shortly after the freestyle was released to set the record straight. He claimed he talked to the rapper about his subliminals, and their intended target. “I talked to Sean,” DJ Hed wrote. “The bar was, ‘I got better things to do then find someone to beef with.’” The hip-hop personality then clarified that Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar do not have a problem. “It was not for Dot,” he added. “Bar was directed at a different Gemini.” If what DJ Hed says is true, than the rest of Sean’s freestyle isn’t aimed at Lamar, either.

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DJ Hed Claims That Big Sean Clarified The Confusion

Sean Don clearly has someone in his crosshairs, however. DJ Hed confirmed as much when he stated that the rapper was going after another Gemini. The bars: “Difference is I’m an activist and you drink actavis and I’m back acclimated” definitely reeks of disrespect. There’s also the unreleased verse that Big Sean teased on Instagram on July 15. Once again, bars seem to be aimed in the direction of the gemini who is not K. Dot. A quick roundup of the rappers who’s birthdays fall between May 20 and June 20 turns up a few potential candidates. We seriously doubt the rapper is going at the neck of Ice Cube or Iggy Azalea or flute convertee Andre 3000.

A rapper who does seem like a logical candidate, though, is Kanye West. Sean was signed to West for the majority of his career. He was one of GOOD Music’s biggest hitmakers during the 2010s. In recent years, however, West has disparaged Sean in the media. During a 2021 appearance on Drink Champs, West claimed that signing Sean was the “worst thing” he’d ever done as a label boss. Sean admitted that he was hurt by the comments. To make matters worse, the rapper was owed $6 million from his label deal when all was said and done. Kanye West might not be the target, but he’s the most likely candidate.

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Big Sean Seemingly Disses Kendrick Lamar In Aggressive New Freestyle

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Big Sean is officially in album mode. The rapper dropped a teaser single a few months back. He also teased a bunch of new songs on Instagram Live, assuring fans that they will get to hear the full versions on the album. Sean’s latest move, however, may prove to be his most attention-grabbing. The rapper did an On the Radar freestyle on July 16, and appeared to throw multiple shots at Kendrick Lamar. The two have been less than friendly for over a decade, but he appears to feel a particular way about Dot’s recent behavior.

Big Sean doesn’t mention anybody by name. He does, however, make reference to someone who uses beef to draw more attention to themselves. This is something Kendrick Lamar has been accused of doing throughout his battle with Drake. “N**gas looking for engagement like they got they knee bent,” he raps.
“I gotta better things to do than find someone to beef with.” Sean also takes aim at the activism of this unnamed target. He seemingly claims that he does more for the hip-hop community than this other rapper ever did. “Difference is I’m an activist and you drink actavis and I’m back acclimated,” he adds. “And Imma need my cut off top it’s decapitated.”

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Big Sean Disses A Rapper For Capitalizing On Beef

To be clear, Big Sean has claimed that there’s no bad blood between him and Kendrick Lamar. Fans think the rapper has been targeted multiple times since the release of “Control,” in which Lamar called out Sean on his own song. As recent as 2023, leaked K. Dot verses have seemingly been targeted at Sean. The Detroit superstar addressed the alleged subliminals during a 2020 episode of Pull Up. “This whole Big Sean, Kendrick beef was going on,” he told host Joe Budden. “It was something I wish I would have spoken up about because there was nothing.”

When the aforementioned 2023 leak surfaced, Big Sean again took the high ground. “Ain’t no diss,” he told TMZ. “If it was a diss, it would have been a diss… If it was a diss, it would have been another diss.” Sean has said all the right things with regards to his relationship with Lamar. That being said, the Drake beef has transpired since Sean last spoke about his Compton peer. It’s possible Sean’s feelings about Lamar have shifted since the release of “Euphoria,” “Meet the Grahams,” and the rest of the Dot disses. It definitely seems like there’s more to unpack between the two rappers.

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Big Sean Previews Upcoming Kanye West Track & Announces New Music Is Coming Soon

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It seems like 2024 is the year for Big Sean’s comeback. Since the first of the year, the Detroit MC has been steadily working on getting back into album mode. In March, he put out “Precision”, a fiery track that got people remembering how formidable of a spitter and performer he is. Then, just several months later, he assisted his hometown hero Eminem on the second single for The Death of Slim Shady, “Tobey”. He also went toe-to-toe with his fellow co-star BabyTron, and that song has also been well received. Additionally, Sean has teased his untitled forthcoming album throughout the year. Most recently, he shared a collaboration with The Alchemist via Instagram.

Big Sean was spotted on his page again recently, according to HipHopDX, previewing another upcoming track. He did so through a Live Story and the track, “Fighting Fires”, is a new effort with Kanye West. Like the title indirectly suggests, it is straight heat, as it sees Sean passionately and relentlessly spitting about taking over your life and improving as a person every day. “We in this b****, back focused, right? / F*** that overnight success, I want it over life / I’m overseeing what I’m seeing, f*** a oversight“.

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Big Sean Is Spitting Some Real S*** On Unreleased Kanye Collab

Throughout his chat with his fans, the Detroit 2 MC revealed that this Kanye-produced song has potential to be on the highly awaited, VULTURES 2. If that is the case, then that is extremely unfortunate because who knows when that is coming out. However, there is a slim chance it sees a release this week. Right before the end of the Live, he told the viewers that new music is coming sometime in the next couple of days. Furthermore, Sean divulged on how difficult it has been crafting this new album. He cited overthinking, being away from his child with Jhene Aiko, and his battle with alcoholism. But, with him “raw-dogging” his emotions, he feels that he is going to be showing fans all sorts of sides to him in the future.

What are your thoughts on this upcoming Big Sean and Kanye West collaboration, “Fighting Fires”? If this drops, will this be their best song together ever? Do you want this to be on Sean’s new album, or Vultures 2 and why? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Kanye West and Big Sean. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Big Sean Builds Hype For New Album By Teasing Alchemist Collab

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Big Sean has been away for a long time. The rapper’s last album was in 2020, and the first single for his upcoming album, “Precision,” got buried by the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar battle. Fortunately, the buzz is starting to swing back Sean’s way. He delivered a standout verse on the new Eminem single “Tobey.” He also dropped some knowledge on fans about his iconic “Mercy” verse. The most exciting revelation for Big Sean’s new album came on July 12, however. The rapper teased a collaboration with producer icon The Alchemist.

Sean uploaded a snippet of the new song on Instagram. The chatter that we hear sounds like the first couple seconds of the song, with the rapper talking about seizing one’s dreams. “You shouldn’t wait for the world to come to you, you gotta go get this shit, baby,” he says. “Sun shining, breeze and sh*t. Take it all in ’cause one day it could all…” The production is smooth, with a saxophone riff playing prominently throughout. Sean’s caption suggested that the song, which is untitled, might be dropping sooner rather than later. “Guess i gotta go again n show them it ain’t luck…”

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Big Sean Sounds Stellar Over Smooth Alc Production

Despite being industry veterans, Big Sean and The Alchemist have only worked together once. Sean dropped a stunning guest verse on the Larry June song “Palisades, CA” in 2023. The track was laced with Alchemist’s flourishes, as was the entire album. “Palisades, CA” was considered by many to be a 2023 standout, so it’s exciting to see two of the three artists on the song reunite. The Alchemist has many different styles as a producer, but the snippet suggests that he gave Big Sean more of the lush instrumentation that he skated on previously. No complaints here.

Both Sean and The Alchemist have ties to Eminem. As mentioned, the former dropped a solid verse on “Tobey.” The Alchemist, meanwhile, claimed he’d been working on The Death of Slim Shady prior to its release. None of Alc’s beats made the final cut, but he’s worked with Eminem on multiple songs over the years. He’s also Eminem’s tour DJ. Hopefully Sean and The Alchemist can keep the Detroit magic going strong.

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Eminem Says New Release is “Conceptual Album” and Should Be Heard in Order

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Eminem calls The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace) a “conceptual album,” warning fans how to get the best experience when tuning in after it drops.

“Public service announcement: the ‘death of slim shady’ is a conceptual album, therefore, if you listen to songs out of order they might not make sense,” he wrote on X. “Enjoy.”

Only a month after igniting the music world with “Houdini,” the first single off his upcoming album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce), Eminem returns with “Tobey.”

Featuring fellow Michigan hip-hop heavyweights BabyTron and Big Sean, “Tobey” presents a new, yet familiar side of Eminem. The track, layered over a sparse beat by producers Daniyel, Cole Bennett, John Nocito, Car!ton, and Marvy Ayy, showcases the trio’s lyrical prowess and the vibrant musical landscape of Detroit rap.

Eminem first teased “Tobey” via a short video on his social media on June 29, hinting at the return of his hockey-masked Slim Shady persona. The teaser also included a snippet from the Cole Bennett-directed video set to release this Friday, July 5. “Tobey” is the second single from Eminem’s highly anticipated 12th album, slated for release on July 12.

The album’s first single, “Houdini,” dropped on May 31 and became an instantaneous global hit. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Global 200 and Streaming Songs charts and at #2 on the Hot 100. “Houdini” continues to dominate, sitting in the top 20 of the Spotify Global and US charts, the Apple Music Global chart, and the Top 40 and Rhythmic radio charts. It is Eminem’s highest-charting single since 2013’s “The Monster” and his first to chart on Rock radio.

With “Tobey,” Eminem proves once again that he remains a powerhouse in the hip-hop world.

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Big Sean’s Verse On “Mercy” Is More Impressive Than You Think

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Big Sean was already a crossover star when the GOOD Music compilation Cruel Summer dropped in 2012. That being said, the comp’s lead singles bolstered his stardom. He had the opening verses on both “Mercy” and “Clique,” and held his own against the likes of Pusha T, 2 Chainz and JAY-Z. The debate as to who had the best verse on “Mercy” was a recent talking on The Bigger Picture podcast. 2 Chainz was the popular answer, but Big Sean decided to jump in the comment section of the pod and provide some revelatory information.

The rapper claimed that he freestyled his “Mercy” verse before anybody else got on the song. “I did the verse first n everybody wrote theirs after me,” he wrote. “I just freestyled it n then Ye was like ‘thats it!’ N put everybody on after.” Big Sean conceded that 2 Chainz’s verse was more lyrical, but he chalked this up to the advantage of Chainz hearing his verse first. “Chainz put his verse on later,” he claimed. “So he of course had an advantage n made his verse more lyrical [fire emoji].” Apparently, this was standard practice during the Cruel Summer sessions. Sean claimed the same exact thing occurred during the making of “Clique.”

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Big Sean Claims He Has The Best Verse On “Mercy”

This is not the first time Big Sean has pushed back against the opinion that 2 Chainz bested him. Chainz claimed that be won the song way back in 2020, and Sean reportedly called him out for it. At least, that’s what he said during an appearance on The Rap Pack podcast. “I immediately called him like, ‘What the f*ck you talkin’ about bro?’,” Sean recalled. Chainz allegedly tried to walk back the comment, but Sean remained steadfast. “He was like, ‘No, no, I wasn’t talking about you, bro. I was talkin’ about the whole game. Obviously everybody on there was going crazy.’ I’m like, ‘That’s not how it seemed.’”

While the exchange sounded tense, Big Sean assured listeners that there was nothing but love between him and 2 Chainz. “That’s my brother,” he explained. “We was just really kinda kidding around.” Whoever had the best verse, both Sean and Chainz benefited from “Mercy.” The single peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the highest charting single of Chainz’s career, and the second-highest for Big Sean following “Dance (A$$).”

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