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Pitchfork 5.2/10 On his fifth solo album, Big Sean gets personal, leans on a slate of high-profile guests to provide most of the entertainment, and struggles to deliver anything that isn’t fundamentally embarrassing.
The Needle Drop 7/10 Detroit 2 is far and away Big Sean's best album.
NME 3/5 Although it can be overblown, Sean’s passion is unreserved here, the record peppered with Instagram-worthy captions that urge listeners to take inspiration from their surroundings while keeping friends and family close. This is why Sean’s name continues to stay on the lips of rap connoisseurs almost a decade after his debut.
All Music 4/5 The production is clean and engaging, with polished beats and the occasional glossy hook providing a contrast for Big Sean's visceral rhymes and urgently delivered performances.
Clash 7/10 ‘Detroit 2’ has that passion, that willingness to progress. Equal parts entertaining and wide, it finds the rapper coming full circle, only to find himself once more.
Beats Per Minute 60% For a work that – at least in the claims of its creator – so desires to burst into the essential, it’s peculiarly unsure of itself.
