For the better part of two decades, Big Sean has been considered one of the upper echelon of rappers in most circles. The Detroit MC has an innate ability to blend lyricism and crowd-appealing sounds into a recipe for hit songs. He has more than two dozen songs on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In addition, three of his five studio albums, 2011’s “Finally Famous,” 2015’s “Dark Sky Paradise” and 2017’s “I Decided,” have achieved platinum sales. However, many believe that certain moments of what are considered bad luck prevented Sean from achieving elite status in the hip-hop world.
Big Sean’s highly regarded 2013 song “Control,” featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica, has become part of the rap game’s folklore, but it could also be Considered the most obvious example of his unfortunate misfortune.
While Sean sets the tone by gliding over No ID’s punchy drums for over two minutes, his masterful bars are completely overshadowed by Kendrick Lamar’s guest appearance. In this moment, K-Dot named 11 top lyricists, claiming he would “murder” someone like Drizzy, which set off a ripple effect across the industry, including what may have been his signature battle with Drake the driving force. To add insult to injury, that same year, “Control” was removed from Sean’s Hall of Fame album due to sample cleanup issues.
Fast forward to 2024, and what was supposed to be a big moment for Big Sean hit a roadblock. Fortunately, he was overshadowed once again by Kendrick Lamar. On March 22, the Motown mainstay released “Precision,” his first solo single in nearly two years. However, that same day, Kendrick jumped on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” a verse that dominated all the conversation. He officially declared war on Drake and J. Cole, and the song eventually reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while Sean’s song failed to chart. Currently, “Like That” has more than 430 million plays on Spotify, which is in sharp contrast to “Precision”‘s 8 million plays.
Within hours of each song’s release, many social media users were quick to point out that Big Sean was once again defeated by Kendrick Lamar.
“Wait…Kendrick stomped on another version of Big Sean via a feature?” one user tweeted. “Oh, this bastard has been miserable for 11 years?”
Others followed suit, and the “Big Sean bad luck” narrative began to take hold. Another fan chimed in: “Big Sean’s really bad luck, he’s going to have to fall again next week.”
The publicity about Big Sean’s unfortunate incident has been snowballing for months, and last Wednesday (July 17) Sean suffered another unfortunate blow. Before he announced his upcoming album Better Me Than You, reports circulated on the Internet that the LP had been leaked. Sean is forced to address the leak and rumors that Ye was involved.
Now, rap fans continue to highlight Big Sean’s string of bad luck as he prepares to release “Better Me Than You” on August 9. However, the critical acclaim of his latest single “Yes,” released on Friday (July 20), is a strong indication that Big Sean’s luck is improving.
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