NigerianDonDada
FFOE
1. The first song “Nothing Is Stopping You” picks up right where Finally Famous left off, retracing Sean’s storied freestyle for Kanye and steps to stardom. He’ll never forget his roots.
2. Lyrically, Sean has stepped up his game up tremendously on this project. He effortlessly mixes introspect with clever wordplay on songs like “Sierra Leone/Greedy Ho’s” and “All Figured Out.”
3. Sean has the right balance of subject matter on Hall Of Fame. Of course he takes us to the club on tracks like “Mona Lisa,” but the Detroit player’s take on heavy topics like terminal illness may surprise fans (more on that later).
4. Chiddy Bang producer Xaphoon Jones will be a producer to watch as soon as folks hear “Toyota Music.” The Casio synths and dubstep bridges are bonkers.
5. Kid Cudi plays anchor on “First Chain” alongside Nas and Big Sean and absolutely steals the show. Unbelievable.
6. In the era of “I’m sorry,” “10 2 10” is a stereotype-plotted minefield that catches Latinos, Jamaicans and Haitians in the crossfire. “I woke up working like I’m Mexican/that mean I work from 10-to-10/and 10-to-10/to 10 again.” Look out for that apology tour coming this summer.
7. Sean really took extra time to make sure everything was sonically perfect on this project. He introduces new melodies and sounds that are way more complex than his debut album. Several beats have that extra club-ready thump.
8. The excessively raunchy interlude that introduces “MILF”—with a high-pitched voice that recalls Chris Tucker—is utterly uncomfortable. As for the track, you’ve got to wonder if the true-to-it’s-title concept is a spin on Kanye’s “Mama’s Boy.”
9. Nicki and Juicy are beginning to become quite the tandem. They both collaborated for Wale’s “Clappers” and here they hold down guest slots on “MILF.”
10. From Drake to J. Cole, today’s generation of burgeoning rap stars are really having trouble dealing with this whole fame thing, and it shows through in their music. A line from the Ellie Goulding-featured “You Don’t Know”: “Looking in the mirror, am I still you?“
11. Has Sean’s ex-girlfriend Ashley heard “Ashley” yet?
12. It’s clear that his ex still holds a special place in his heart. The somber “World Ablaze”—a song that Sean calls a tear-jerker—discusses their experience of discovering Ashley’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.
13. Hall Of Fame feels much more cohesive than Sean’s debut. It doesn’t feel like was trying to fill quotas (the weed song, the stunt record, the obvious single, etc.)
14. “Control” is the epic, no-bullshyt rap track that this project is missing. It would’ve put the album over the top.
15. Not that these two albums are anything alike, but I’m just going to say it. Hall Of Fame is all-around better than Jay Z’s Magna Carta ... Holy Grail. Fight me.
http://www.vibe.com/photo-gallery/review-15-initial-thoughts-big-seans-hall-fame-lp
2. Lyrically, Sean has stepped up his game up tremendously on this project. He effortlessly mixes introspect with clever wordplay on songs like “Sierra Leone/Greedy Ho’s” and “All Figured Out.”
3. Sean has the right balance of subject matter on Hall Of Fame. Of course he takes us to the club on tracks like “Mona Lisa,” but the Detroit player’s take on heavy topics like terminal illness may surprise fans (more on that later).
4. Chiddy Bang producer Xaphoon Jones will be a producer to watch as soon as folks hear “Toyota Music.” The Casio synths and dubstep bridges are bonkers.
5. Kid Cudi plays anchor on “First Chain” alongside Nas and Big Sean and absolutely steals the show. Unbelievable.
6. In the era of “I’m sorry,” “10 2 10” is a stereotype-plotted minefield that catches Latinos, Jamaicans and Haitians in the crossfire. “I woke up working like I’m Mexican/that mean I work from 10-to-10/and 10-to-10/to 10 again.” Look out for that apology tour coming this summer.
7. Sean really took extra time to make sure everything was sonically perfect on this project. He introduces new melodies and sounds that are way more complex than his debut album. Several beats have that extra club-ready thump.
8. The excessively raunchy interlude that introduces “MILF”—with a high-pitched voice that recalls Chris Tucker—is utterly uncomfortable. As for the track, you’ve got to wonder if the true-to-it’s-title concept is a spin on Kanye’s “Mama’s Boy.”
9. Nicki and Juicy are beginning to become quite the tandem. They both collaborated for Wale’s “Clappers” and here they hold down guest slots on “MILF.”
10. From Drake to J. Cole, today’s generation of burgeoning rap stars are really having trouble dealing with this whole fame thing, and it shows through in their music. A line from the Ellie Goulding-featured “You Don’t Know”: “Looking in the mirror, am I still you?“
11. Has Sean’s ex-girlfriend Ashley heard “Ashley” yet?
12. It’s clear that his ex still holds a special place in his heart. The somber “World Ablaze”—a song that Sean calls a tear-jerker—discusses their experience of discovering Ashley’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.
13. Hall Of Fame feels much more cohesive than Sean’s debut. It doesn’t feel like was trying to fill quotas (the weed song, the stunt record, the obvious single, etc.)
14. “Control” is the epic, no-bullshyt rap track that this project is missing. It would’ve put the album over the top.
15. Not that these two albums are anything alike, but I’m just going to say it. Hall Of Fame is all-around better than Jay Z’s Magna Carta ... Holy Grail. Fight me.
http://www.vibe.com/photo-gallery/review-15-initial-thoughts-big-seans-hall-fame-lp
Only thing you nikkas got to justify his existence is his album sales which are a SURPRISE to everybody. Never heard nobody bump that Jim Carey lookin nikka in my Life. Sean stay on the radio, stay killin features, and got plat and gold singles under his belt. nikka is a legit, identifiable star.
