Hall Of Fame by Big Sean

Averting the sophomore slump with authority, Big Sean looks to place himself among the rap elite with *Hall of Fame*. On an effort that\'s ambitious from start to finish, the Detroit MC demonstrates his range on everything from the melody-driven single \"Beware\" to the gospel-inspired banger \"Fire.\" Joined by an all-star cast of guests including Lil\' Wayne (\"Beware\"), Nicki Minaj (\"Milf\"), Nas (\"First Chain\"), and Miguel (\"Ashley\"), Sean displays enough lyrical growth to establish himself as a hip-hop heavyweight in his own right. As he says on the introspective closer, \"All Figured Out\": \"It isn\'t about the award/It\'s about the award of being immortalized.\"

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Big Sean’s sophomore album, Hall Of Fame, is all but certain to be best remembered for a song that didn’t make the final tracklist. Cut because of sample clearance issues, “Control” lit up the Internet with a remarkable, instantly notorious verse from Kendrick Lamar that shot friendly fire at nearly every prominent…

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.

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As far as Big Sean should be concerned, Kendrick Lamar picked a hell of a time to get pissed off.