Big Sean’s sixth studio album, Better Me Than You, drops two years after his Detroit 2 album. Syd, Thundercat, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, and Charlie Wilson are some of the artists featured on the 21 songs. Conceptually, Big Sean bases the album around four pillars of color, including red for pressure, blue for clarity, green for focus, and yellow for happiness. He shared on social media how the responsibility of being a new father is one of the things that influenced the album. On the title, he posted a video where he said, 

“It’s usually better you than me, but I realize when you that one that has to step up and endure it all—enduring the extras, maybe break a cycle in your family, or change your environment for your circle, or whatever the case may be – when you got to be that one, it’s like you realize that you’re only put there because you’re the one that can handle it. Because that’s the way God made it for you. So you realize that, alright, better me than you because I’m the one that can do it. I’m a better me than you could ever be, you feel me? When I hold my son, I feel like, right now it’s on me. It’s on Dad to take the extras, and sometimes it’s on his mama to step up and be that—the person that has to endure it all, but one day, it’s going to be on him. And when it is, I hope he realizes that it’s not a burden. It’s an opportunity. It’s a responsibility that you’re meant for. Better Me Than You.”

Big Sean also released the video for “Who You Are (Superstar)” which has appearances from Amine, Dylan Patel, Jazz Cartier, Mark Phillips, and Taye Diggs. 

Slum Village is scheduled to perform at the Michigan Central Station concert in Detroit on Thursday, June 6, 2024. The event is a celebration concert for re-opening the train station that had been dormant since 1988. The Ford Motor Company purchased the abandoned structure that was completed in 2013 and started servicing rail passengers in 1914,  in 2018, and spent millions of dollars restoring it.  The same architects that designed it were responsible for New York City’s Grand Central Terminal which looks almost identical. Since its closing in 1988, it became a symbol of Detroit’s past industrial glory and a place of marvel for those fascinated with Detroit’s architecture. William Ford, chairman of Ford and great-grandson of founder Henry Ford told the New York Times that the decision to purchase the station was because, 

“Our industry is about to change radically, and that change ought to be invented here,” Mr. Ford said. “It clicked for me that was the perfect purpose for Michigan Central Station. We want Detroit to once again be a destination where the future is invented, and preserve its title as the Motor City for generations to come.”

Big Sean who performed at the the first celebration for the station in 2018 is on the lineup for Thursday night which includes Jack White, Diana Ross, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Illa Ja, Melissa Etheridge, Common, Theo Parrish, Fantasia, Jelly Roll, Sky Jetta, Kierra Sheard and more. Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg are the executive producers of the event. The rapper also filmed his video for “Beautiful” at the location in 2009.  Those interested can watch the outdoor stream exclusively on Peacock. Locals can watch via Local 4 on television on the Local 4+ app or at ClickOnDetroit.com and app.  Slum Village just released their 10th studio album F.U.N. 

Lyrical Lemonade is a Chicago-based production company. They have released a video for “Doomsday 2”  featuring Eminem.  The single is from the company’s All Is Yellow rap compilation released in January. “Doomsday 2” is a Benzino diss track that has roots in their initial problems that started when Benzino was running The Source magazine. Eminem also mentions Benzino’s daughter, Coi Leray, in his rap.  Cole Bennett, founder of Lyrical Lemonade and videographer, directed the clip that also has guest appearances from Big Sean and Ypsilanti rapper BabyTron. JID, Denzel Curry, Teezo Touchdown, Swae Lee and Cordae also have cameos in the video. 

It’s disappointing and appalling @NFL & @EA took @Kaepernick7’s name out of my verse on Big Bank for Madden 19, like it was a curse word. When he's not a curse, he's a gift! Nobody from my team approved any of this.

— Sean Don (@BigSean) August 2, 2018

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