Detroit 2
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Released | September 4, 2020 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 71:19 | |||
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Detroit 2is the fifth studio album by American rapperBig Sean,released throughGOOD Musicon September 4, 2020, with distribution handled byDef Jam Recordings.The album serves as a sequel to Sean's 2012 mixtape,Detroit.It features guest appearances fromEminem,Royce da 5'9 ",Dwele,Post Malone,Young Thug,Travis Scott,Lil Wayne,Diddy,Kash Doll,andNipsey Hussle,among others. The deluxe edition includes additional features fromASAP FergandHit-Boy.
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the USBillboard200chart, earning 103,000album-equivalent unitsin its first week.
Release and promotion
[edit]Big Sean had originally planned to announce the album on March 13, 2020, coinciding with "313 Day", an annual celebration ofDetroit;however, this announcement was delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1]Sean instead announced the album later in March, with no release date specified.[1]In late August, Sean announced overTwitterthat the release date of the album would be September 4, 2020.[2]The album is Sean's final album released underKanye West'sDef Jam-distributed imprint,GOOD Music.[3]
Singles
[edit]"Deep Reverence"featuring American rapperNipsey Hussle,was released on August 25, 2020, as the album's lead single.[4]The music video was released on March 5, 2021.[5]The song peaked at number 82 on the USBillboardHot 100.[6]
The album's second single, "Wolves"featuring American singerPost Malone,was sent torhythmic contemporaryradio on September 19, 2020.[7]The music video was released on November 20, 2020.[8]The song peaked at number 65 on theBillboardHot 100.[6]
Promotional singles
[edit]The album's first promotional single, "Harder than My Demons", was released on August 31, 2020, as well an accompanying music video.[9][10]The song peaked at number four on the USBubbling Under Hot 100.[11]
Other songs
[edit]The music video for "Lithuania" featuring American rapperTravis Scott,was released on September 4, 2020.[12]The music video for "ZTFO", was released on September 17, 2020.[13]The music video for "Body Language" featuring American singersTy Dolla SignandJhené Aiko,was released on December 16, 2020.[14]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.4/10[15] |
Metacritic | 71/100[16] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Beats Per Minute | 60%[18] |
Clash | 7/10[19] |
Consequence | B+[20] |
HipHopDX | 3.5/5[21] |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 5.2/10[23] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ (![]() ![]() |
Detroit 2was met with generally positive reviews. AtMetacritic,which assigns anormalizedrating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received anaveragescore of 71, based on eight reviews.[16]AggregatorAnyDecentMusic?gave it 6.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[15]
Fred Thomas ofAllMusicpraised the album, stating, "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".[17]Reviewing the album forClash,Robin Murray stated, "Detroit 2has that passion, that willingness to progress. Equal parts entertaining and wide, it finds the rapper coming full circle, only to find himself once more ".[19]In a positive review, A. D. Amorosi ofVarietywrote that "Big Sean makesDetroit 2a real and righteous place, even if he has to use a handful of holy clichés to prove it ".[25]Rashad Grove ofConsequencesaid, "Undoubtedly, Big Sean's growth as an artist and, more importantly, as a human being is the scarlet thread that tiesDetroit 2together. The complexity of the human experience, as told from the vast experiences of Sean's own life, comes shining through ".[20]HipHopDX's reviewer Mark Elibert stated in his review that "Detroit 2shows when Big Sean opens up and tells his story he's an artist worthy of being in the conversation of the best of his era. He just needs to come back stronger with more airtight songs and not attempt to attract every audience that's out there ".[21]
In a lukewarm review,NME's Will Lavin wrote, "Although it can be overblown, Sean's passion is unreserved here, the record peppered withInstagram-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 ".[22]In a mixed review,Pitchfork's Drew Millard stated: "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."[23]
Year-end lists
[edit]Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Complex | The Best Albums of 2020 | 49
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HotNewHipHop | Top 25 Hottest Hip-Hop Albums of 2020 | 24
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Commercial performance
[edit]Detroit 2debuted at number one on the USBillboard200with 103,000album-equivalent units(including 30,000 pure album sales) in its first week.[28]This became Sean's third US number-one debut and his seventh top-ten album.[28]The album also accumulated a total of 93.55 million on-demand US streams from all its tracks, in the week ending September 19, 2020.[28]In its second week, the album dropped to number seven on the chart, earning an additional 37,000 units.[29]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Why Would I Stop?" | 2:32 | ||
2. | "Lucky Me" |
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| 4:08 |
3. | "Deep Reverence"(featuringNipsey Hussle) |
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| 3:51 |
4. | "Wolves"(featuringPost Malone) |
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| 3:19 |
5. | "Body Language" (featuringTy Dolla SignandJhené Aiko) |
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| 3:44 |
6. | "Story by Dave Chappelle" |
| 2:35 | |
7. | "Harder than My Demons" |
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| 2:11 |
8. | "Everything That's Missing" (featuringDwele) |
| 3:14 | |
9. | "ZTFO" |
| 2:16 | |
10. | "Guard Your Heart" (featuringAnderson.Paak,Earlly MacandWale) |
| 4:18 | |
11. | "Respect It" (featuringYoung ThugandHit-Boy) |
| 3:27 | |
12. | "Lithuania" (featuringTravis Scott) |
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| 3:19 |
13. | "Full Circle" (featuringKey WaneandDiddy) |
| Key Wane | 2:58 |
14. | "Time In" (performed by Twenty88) |
| 2:57 | |
15. | "Story by Erykah Badu" |
| 2:10 | |
16. | "Feed" |
| 3:02 | |
17. | "The Baddest" |
| No I.D. | 3:09 |
18. | "Don Life" (featuringLil Wayne) |
| 3:14 | |
19. | "Friday Night Cypher" (featuringTee Grizzley,Kash Doll,Cash Kidd, Payroll,42 Dugg,Boldy James,Drego,Sada Baby,Royce da 5'9 "andEminem) |
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| 9:28 |
20. | "Story by Stevie Wonder" |
| 2:13 | |
21. | "Still I Rise" (featuringDom Kennedy) |
| 3:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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23. | "Overtime" |
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| 3:23 |
24. | "Single Again" |
| 3:23 | |
25. | "Bezerk"(featuringASAP Fergand Hit-Boy) |
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| 2:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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22. | "Harder than My Demons" (music video) | 2:22 |
Notes
Sample credits
- ^[c]"Lucky Me" contains samples of "Bingung", written by Benny Soebardja, as performed by Shark Move.
- ^[d]"Body Language" contains samples of "Soulful Moaning", written and performed by Shawn Demean Harris.
- ^[e]"Full Circle" contains samples of "Baby's Paradise", written byDidier Marouani,and performed bySpace.
- ^[f]"Time In" contains samples of "Too Deep", written byAnthony Paul Jeffries,Daniel Daley,Majid Al Maskati,Maneesh Bidaye,Stephen Garrett,Benjamin BushandTimothy Mosley,as performed byDvsn.
- ^[g]"The Baddest" contains samples of "Gojira Tai Mosura", written and performed byAkira Ifukube,taken from the motion picture soundtrack ofGodzilla vs. Mothra.
- ^[h]"Don Life" contains samples of "Human Nature",written byJohn BettisandSteve Porcaro,as performed byMichael Jackson.
- ^[i]"Friday Night Cypher" contains samples of "Grindin'",written byGene Thornton,Terrence Thornton,Pharrell WilliamsandChad Hugo,as performed byClipse;and samples from "We Gonna Make It", written byJason Phillips,David Styles,Alan Mamanand Samuel Johnson, as performed byJadakiss,which itself samples "My Music", written and performed by Jackson.
- ^[j]"Single Again" contains samples of "I Wish",written byMike CityandCarl Thomas,as performed by Carl Thomas.
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Comic J Will – additional vocals (3)
- Johan Lenox – additional vocals (3, 18), string arrangement (3, 8, 18, 24), programming (8, 18), keyboards (18)
- Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi – violin (3, 8, 18, 24)
- ASAP Rocky– additional vocals (4)
- Gregg Rominiecki – additional vocals (4)
- Rogét Chahayed– keyboards (6, 15, 20)
- Dave Chappelle– spoken word (6)
- Anthony "Jawan" McEastland – background vocals (7)
- Chelsea West – background vocals (7)
- Justin Bieber– background vocals (7)
- Nikki Grier– background vocals (7)
- James Anderson – additional vocals (8, 16)
- David Young – horn (8)
- Travis Scott– additional vocals (9)
- No I.D.– drums (9), drum programming (17)
- Keith Sweat– additional vocals (14)
- Erykah Badu– spoken word (15)
- Kyle Stewart – additional vocals (18)
- Meek Mill– additional vocals (18)
- Stevie Wonder– spoken word (20)
- Kierra Sheard– background vocals (21)
- Marc Bolin – sousaphone (21), tuba (21)
- Lemar Guillary – trombone (21)
- Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr. – trumpet (21)
- Dontae Winslow – trumpet (21)
- Emile Martinez – trumpet (21)
- Michael Cotton – trumpet (21)
- Jhené Aiko– background vocals (24)
- Ty Dolla Sign– background vocals (24)
Technical
- Colin Leonard – mastering engineer (all tracks)
- Gregg Rominiecki – mixer (1–5, 7–14, 16–18, 20, 21, 23, 25), recording engineer (1–5, 7–14, 16–21, 23–25), recording arranger (19)
- Manny Marroquin– mixer (19)
- Tom Kahre – recording engineer (1–5, 7–14, 16–21, 23), vocal producer (5, 12), recording arranger (19)
- Hit-Boy– recording engineer (3), recording arranger (19)
- Barrington Hall – recording engineer (19)
- Omar Loya – recording engineer (19)
- Witt – recording arranger (19)
- Alec Foss – assistant mixer (1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 18)
- Hector Fernandez – assistant mixer (3, 8–10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21)
- Andy Gurerrero – assistant mixer (4, 18)
- David Kim – mixer (23), recording engineer (25)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixer (24)
- DJ Riggins – assistant mixer (24)
- Jacob Richards – assistant mixer (24)
- Mike Seaberg – assistant mixer (24)
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[46] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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