★★★★★
As far as Big Sean should be concerned, Kendrick Lamar picked a hell of a time to get pissed off. It wasn't too long ago that "Control" dropped like a nuclear bomb and imploded each end of the Internet's social media universe. Nobody could even comprehend the balls it took to go after Every Important Rapper the genre has seen, sure, but the minute Lamar name-dropped his collaborator among his list of casualties...whoa, there...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-10-31
★★★★★
There's always been something off-kilter about hip hop stemming from Detroit. As weird and wonderful as the city that birthed them, acts have built up independent crews, separate from the rest of America. Esham started an empire, opening a door for Insane Clown Posse's own peculiar path, along with Royce Da 5'9", Obie Trice, Slum Village and more, neither East nor West.Rising to the top, saw some of hip hop's most fascinating and enduring stars...
- thequietus.com
2013-09-19
★★★★★
Release Date: August 26, 2013 It hasn't even been a month since a certain Big Sean song dropped and took the rap world by storm. The excitement surrounding the song, unsurprisingly, had little to do with Sean himself. No, it was Kendrick Lamar's earth-shattering verse on "Control" that reminded today's young rap stars of an important, seemingly forgotten staple of the genre: competitiveness...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-09-06
★★★★★
Public perception can play a vital role in shaping the overall viewpoint of an artist, and occasionally it can be crystallised within a single song. For Big Sean, that unfortunately reality has hit home with the unofficial release of an album cut that (allegedly) didn't make "Hall of Fame" due to 'sampling issues'. The song in question is, of course, the inescapable "Control" featuring a short but sweet offering from Jay Electronica and an axis-shifting verse from Kendrick Lamar...
- rapreviews.com
2013-09-10
★★★★★
Big Sean Hall of FameBy Erin LowersThe artist known as Big Sean has recently released the much talked about "Control," appeared on a song with girlfriend Naya Rivera and dropped his highly anticipated album, Hall of Fame. Continuing from where his debut, Finally Famous, left off, Big Sean opens Hall of Fame with the positively charged "Nothing is Stopping You." Reflecting upon his success, it becomes evident that progress is the backbone of this album...
- exclaim.ca
2013-08-30
★★★★★
Big Sean Delivers An Album Worth Waiting For With 'Hall Of Fame'
Aug 28th, '13 • Music • by Eric Diep • 14 Comments
Big Sean is in a different zone. Just a few years ago, Sean was working his way up to becoming the ambassador for his city with a number of mixtapes that caught fire, namely 2010's Finally Famous Vol 3: Big and 2012?s Detroit...
- www.xxlmag.com
2013-08-30
★★★★★
Last year, Big Sean was given ample opportunity to flaunt his rapping talent, and he did so: On G.O.O.D. Music's "Mercy" and "Clique," surrounded by heavyweights from Kanye to Jay Z to Pusha T to 2 Chainz, he stepped up with goofy, immediately quotable verses that showed a vast improvement from his spotty debut solo album, 2011's Finally Famous...
- www.spin.com
2013-09-04
★★★★★
Two years after the release of studio debut Finally Famous, Big Sean has unleashed his long-awaited sophomore full-length, Hall of Fame.
His first project since December 2012's Detroit, the 15-track set comes on the heels of featured singles "Beware" and "Fire." Throughout the album, Sean collaborates with a wide variety of guests, among them Jhené Aiko, Juicy J, Kid CuDi, Lil Wayne, Nas, Nicki Minaj and Young Jeezy. Production comes courtesy of DJ Camper, DJ Mano, Key Wane, Mike Dean, No I...
- www.djbooth.net
2013-08-28
★★★★★
Big Sean's second LP might've already been overshadowed by a Big Sean song that isn't on it - "Control," where guest Kendrick Lamar carpet-bomb-dissed a generation of rappers, including Big Sean. It's too bad: The Detroit MC gets over on congeniality and crisp delivery, even when his lyrics are pro forma. Producers No I.D...
- www.rollingstone.com
2013-08-27
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