Hip Hop Block reviews "U Know Big Sean" mixtape
Donald Vincent
Issue date: 9/1/09 Section: Arts & Society
"Do they really need my info / To show 'em what they in fo' / I'm recognized by kin folk even when my brim low."
Real recognizes real, and if Big Sean isn't a mirror image of talent, then what else is? Most young rappers today are fashion oriented and attribute most of their success to their fashion senses; however, Big Sean is recognized wherever he goes, with a hat covering his face or riding shotgun with Kanye to perform at a concert.
On the song "Desire, Want, & Need," we see a certain side of Big Sean that Kanye probably saw when he first heard the youngster.
EvolutionZ Music Group is the reason for this song. Just turn this song up to the maximum volume in the shower and you're guaranteed to stay in the shower 3 minutes and 44 seconds longer than you normally would.
"I got goals, got dreams / I'm infatuated with nice things / I love money, might seem / This is my desire, want, and need."
Sure, this may be your normal, everyday chorus about what rappers like in life; however, Sean talks about a personal struggle and the dedication it takes to get those things that he desires.
"And my girl look better than yours / And I'm the only thing lookin' better than her / I'm just trying make a mill' off recordin' / A psychic read my fortune / Told me I'd be worth a fortune."
That psychic must have been completely correct because when the second verse begins, Sean sounds like he really wants to make that fortune.
"Race to success and I'm like where the competition at / GOOD Music run this b-- and ain't never tore a ligament. N-- run up to me like, 'Sean I beg ya pardon / B-I-G, but how much is you chargin?'"
On another note, we see a wide range of songs that Sean is capable of making, from written work to freestyles. On this mixed tape we also see appearances by such artists as Santigold and Pharrell.
Want witty wordplay?
The song "U Know Big Sean" will have you pressing the rewind button with such lyrics as, "They like, how he make something / When they ain't give him nothing / How he stay proactive and kept this s-- bumpin'," and "Missed church service / My grandma say I'm wreckless / She mad that I'd rather rock Jesus on my necklace."
But if you truly want to experience music at its finest, this would be the best $3.99 you'd probably ever spend on iTunes. (Or, you can download it for free on Big Sean's website, uknowbigsean.com)
Either way, as Big Sean says, he is "on the grind / skateboard or scooter / 'til he is the king of his castle - Koopa."
Real recognizes real, and if Big Sean isn't a mirror image of talent, then what else is? Most young rappers today are fashion oriented and attribute most of their success to their fashion senses; however, Big Sean is recognized wherever he goes, with a hat covering his face or riding shotgun with Kanye to perform at a concert.
On the song "Desire, Want, & Need," we see a certain side of Big Sean that Kanye probably saw when he first heard the youngster.
EvolutionZ Music Group is the reason for this song. Just turn this song up to the maximum volume in the shower and you're guaranteed to stay in the shower 3 minutes and 44 seconds longer than you normally would.
"I got goals, got dreams / I'm infatuated with nice things / I love money, might seem / This is my desire, want, and need."
Sure, this may be your normal, everyday chorus about what rappers like in life; however, Sean talks about a personal struggle and the dedication it takes to get those things that he desires.
"And my girl look better than yours / And I'm the only thing lookin' better than her / I'm just trying make a mill' off recordin' / A psychic read my fortune / Told me I'd be worth a fortune."
That psychic must have been completely correct because when the second verse begins, Sean sounds like he really wants to make that fortune.
"Race to success and I'm like where the competition at / GOOD Music run this b-- and ain't never tore a ligament. N-- run up to me like, 'Sean I beg ya pardon / B-I-G, but how much is you chargin?'"
On another note, we see a wide range of songs that Sean is capable of making, from written work to freestyles. On this mixed tape we also see appearances by such artists as Santigold and Pharrell.
Want witty wordplay?
The song "U Know Big Sean" will have you pressing the rewind button with such lyrics as, "They like, how he make something / When they ain't give him nothing / How he stay proactive and kept this s-- bumpin'," and "Missed church service / My grandma say I'm wreckless / She mad that I'd rather rock Jesus on my necklace."
But if you truly want to experience music at its finest, this would be the best $3.99 you'd probably ever spend on iTunes. (Or, you can download it for free on Big Sean's website, uknowbigsean.com)
Either way, as Big Sean says, he is "on the grind / skateboard or scooter / 'til he is the king of his castle - Koopa."
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