Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tracklist

1. “Adore You”

2. “We Can’t Stop”

3. “SMS (BANGERZ)” (featuring Britney Spears)

4. “4X4″ (featuring Nelly)

5. “My Darlin’” (featuring Future/Freebandz)

6. “Wrecking Ball”

7. Love Money Party (featuring Big Sean)

8. “Get It Right”

9. “Drive”

10. “FU” (featuring French Montana)

11. “Do My Thang”

12. “Maybe You’re Right”

13. “Someone Else”

1. Adore You 2. We Can’t Stop 3. SMS (Bangerz) feat. Britney Spears 4. 4×4 feat. Nelly 5. My Darlin’ feat. Future 6. Wrecking Ball 7. Love, Money, Party feat. Big Sean 8. Get it Right 9. Drive 10. FU feat. French Montana 11. Do My Thang 12. Maybe You’re Right 13. Someone Else - See more at: http://perezhilton.com/2013-09-10-miley-cyrus-reveals-track-list-for-new-album-bangers-with-britney-spears-collaboration#sthash.hKrRHzcR.dpuf

Screenshots of Tentatative Hall of Fame Tracklists from Big Sean-Road to Release MTV Documentary

 

 

Throughout the MTV2 Big Sean "Road to Release" there were many glimpses of the the tentative tracklists to "Hall of Fame"  I took a screen shot of the 3 times that they showed it.  Its interesting to see what could have been, what was, and what is.  Some of the songs, such as "Higher,"ended up on the Detroit mixtape.  Some were bonus songs, such as "Guap" and some weren't even on the album, such as the A-Trak produced song or "Everywhere I Go" featuring Kanye West and Rick Ross.  Hopefully, we get to hear all of these songs eventually.

Road to Release - Big Sean - Hall of Fame (MTV2 Documentary of the making of Hall of Fame)

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Big Sean Explores Different Concepts for His New Album

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Big Sean Pushes Himself to the Limit in The Studio

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Big Sean On Working Solo While In The Studio

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Big Sean Introduces His Album 'Hall of Fame'

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Big Sean debuts a documentary on the making on his sophomore album, Hall of Fame, via mtv2.

I thoroughly enjoy when artists release behind the scene footage and document their recording process. I'm still a huge fan of the Drake documentary Better Than Good Enough for his freshman album Thank Me Later on MTV. I remember it was a huge deal when complex magazine released the making of Kanye West's My Dark Twisted Fantasy. The film Jay-Z and Kanye released with the making of Watch The Throne also set the internet on fire. These rare instances where you get to go behind the scenes and see the very personal process of putting together an album is so rare even the artists closets friends can't be apart of it.

Sean's process of starting of a song begins with just mumbles. You see several scenes of him mumbling a melody, a few bars, or a chorus on his car, in the studio, or even in his phone. He then works with his producer to bounce ideas of him or sometimes he ask his friends what they think. However, there is no formula. As he shows with the spontaneity of just mumbling a song, when an idea goes of he tinkers with it each way he can until he find what fits right for him.

Sean also shows that inspiration is necessary to the process.  We see him traveling around the globe; going to museums, seeing historic monuments, and engaging with the cultures of the cities he visits.  He states that it's important that he sees different things because it inspires him, and you can't be inspired when you see the same things everyday.

I thought seeing him taking pictures and interacting with things that had nothing to do with rap or music was interesting. I think a lot of times with rappers, most interviews are just asking them about the competition amongst each other or rumors about their love life, but never what inspires their art. Rap music, just like any other contemporary art form like fashion or dancing, pulls from inspiration, so it was nice to see him going out and being apart of that action.

At the end of the documentary, Sean says that the first album, Finally Famous, was about getting on and being famous while this album was teach, help, and share.  I think that is a main theme from this album and this documentary; that you are not alone.  We all have our grind, we all need to be inspired, take breaks.  We all hurt, we all have dreams, and we all eventually want someone to learn from what we did because it makes it even more significant than if it was just our own experience.

[Album Review] Big Sean - Hall of Fame

I was very excited for Big Sean's new album.  I'm from Detroit, so I'm always excited when someone from the hometown is doing well.  Also, I think he a tremendously improved with each body of work he does.  I'm a huge fan of the Detroit mixtape, which I still listen to often.  I also thought he had some of the best verses on Cruel Summer where he was against many heavy weights in the game.  I also liked many of the singles that he has released in anticipation for the album, including "Guap," "Beware," and "Fire."
 
I wasn't disappointed.  Hall of Fame is a great album that tells the stories, passion, and underlying reasons for all that Sean does.  However, there is one damp section of the album that throws me off when I listen to the entire album.

I've listened to the entire album several times, and tend to have the same experience.  The first two tracks, "Nothing Is Stopping You" and "Fire" really bang and set up the album to be fantastic.  Then "10 2 10" and "Toyota Music" comes up.  I doesn't give me the same energy, but I still like it and think they will sound great live.  I also liked the Ellie Goulding assisted track "You Don't Know" and how it rolls into "Beware."  I'm not a huge fan of "First Chain" but then the theme of the album changes drastically and the results are bad.  I'm not a huge fan or "Mona Lisa," "MILF" is just terrible and the skits "Greedy Hos" and "Freaky" should just be deleted.  This section really dampens the album.

The album takes a major turn for the better with the song "Sierra Leone."  The album picks up the same energy and excitement it had in the beginning with "It's Time" and "World Ablaze," which have the same themes of the albums first tracks; anthems and soundtracks for the city that raised him. He takes a personal break with the song "Ashley" which I think its beautiful and a very nice gesture to a person he loves.  He finishes the album out "All Figured Out," where he closes out the album with these words:

Today I woke up and realized every day gets shorter
Every minute turns into the longest second, yet never ending
Age is nothing but a reminder and it doesn't tell you
How old or young minded someone is
Cause we all started at the same starting point of a woman's legs
But each have our own finish line
Understand it never ends, and the only way to be immortalized
Is to be remembered, hopefully from right than wrong
Better to be in the hall of fame than shame
Whether it exists for what you do or not
We create this world so we make what exists
It isn't about the award, it's about the award of being immortalized
And remembered for all the right reasons
Mistakes are forgotten, no footprints of any missteps
So when it's so late that it's early
And you need a drink even though the bar's closed
Remember why you do what you do
For the coldest drinks, the fastest cars, luxury
The adrenaline rush of creating what you think about
With who thinks about you:
Your family, your team
The joy of looking back and saying that you did it
Winning the game: hall of fame

Sean is at the point where he can reflect on why he does what he does, why he wants what he wants, and his underlying ambition.  He can also use what he discovers about himself to approach everything with a more focused mindset and to enjoy it all with no guilt.  That's what Hall of Fame is about.  Your inner spirit, soul, and energy.  Of course he has a few missteps with some of his club songs on the album when he had better ones on his previous works, such as "Marvin & Chardonnay," and "Dance A$$," the album still show the inner soul of himself at the point of time.  And this is what makes albums classic and notable.  Why albums like good kid mAAd city and Born Sinner will be talked about for years is not only for the delivery, but the vulnerability and the ability to show the things that stress you, worry you, drive you, and make you who you are.  Many artists, and people in general, never get to the point where they are comfortable being this honest, and Sean is successful with this album because he takes that risk. I am excited for what's next. 
 

Big Sean talks about the controversial Kendrick Lamar verse on "Control"

Big Sean talks about why he didn't change his verse after hearing Kendrick's and the hip hop community's response.

I like how Sean says he didn't go back to change his verse or edit Kendrick's verse because he would consider it cheating.  Any song with multiple rappers, there are going to be stand out verses.  For instance, Sean had the stand out verse on "Clique."  However, with hip hop, it all depends on the song and what is happening right now.  And with that song, Kendrick is the hottest right now. 

I'm surprised that there is so much backlash from other rappers on this song.  He wasn't being disrespectful, he's just saying he has his eye out on you.  It's actually a compliment to be mentioned in the song, because if not, you are pretty much not a factor in this rap game.  All industry have competition.  Every rapper wants to be the best rapper, every actor wants to be the best.  Whatever craft is yours you want to be the best in it and whether or not you have friends in the industry, when it comes to business, you are competitive.  I don't think the song was an insult to anyone, and I appreciated that he was straight forward and not subtle.

Big Sean Ft Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica - Control

This track didn't make the album due to clearance issues.  However, it is creating quite a stir because of Kendrick's controversial verse.  Listen above.  Kendrick's lyrics below

Tell Flex to drop a bomb on this shit
So many bombs, ring the alarm like Vietnam in this shit
So many bombs, make Farrakhan think Saddam in this bitch
One at a time, I line 'em up and bomb on they mom while she watchin' the kids
I'm in a destruction mode if the gold exists
I'm important like the pope, I'm a muslim on pork
I'm Makaveli's offspring, I'm the king of New York
King of the Coast, one hand, I juggle them both
The juggernaut's all in your jugular, you take me for jokes
Live in the basement, church pews and funeral faces
Cartier bracelets for my women friends I'm in Vegas
Who the fuck y'all thought it's supposed to be?
If Phil Jackson came back, still no coachin' me
I'm uncoachable, I'm unsociable
Fuck y'all clubs, fuck y'all pictures, your Instagram can gobble these nuts
Gobble dick up 'til you hiccup, my big homie Kurupt
This the same flow that put the rap game on a crutch
I've seen niggas transform like villain Decepticons
Mollies'll prolly turn these niggas to fuckin' Lindsay Lohan
A bunch of rich ass white girls lookin' for parties
Playin with Barbies, wreck the Porsche before you give 'em the car key
Judgement to the monarchy, blessings to Paul McCartney
You called me a black Beatle, I'm either that or a Marley
(I don't smoke crack motherfucker I sell it)
I'm dressed in all black, this is not for the fan of Elvis
I'm aimin' straight for your pelvis, you can't stomach me
You plan on stumpin' me? Bitch I’ve been jumped before you put a gun on me
Bitch I put one on yours, I'm Sean Connery
James Bonding with none of you niggas, climbing 100 mil in front of me
And I'm gonna get it even if you're in the way
And if you're in it, better run for Pete's sake
I heard the barbershops spittin' great debates all the time
Bout who's the best MC? Kendrick, Jigga and Nas
Eminem, Andre 3000, the rest of y'all
New niggas just new niggas, don't get involved
And I ain't rockin no more designer shit
White T’s and Nike Cortez, this is red Corvettes anonymous
I'm usually homeboys with the same niggas I'm rhymin' wit
But this is hip hop and them niggas should know what time it is
And that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big KRIT, Wale
Pusha T, Meek Millz, A$AP Rocky, Drake
Big Sean, Jay Electron', Tyler, Mac Miller
I got love for you all but I'm tryna murder you niggas
Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you niggas
They dont wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you niggas
What is competition? I'm tryna raise the bar high
Who tryna jump and get it? You better off tryna skydive
Out the exit window of 5 G5’s with 5 grand
With your granddad as the pilot he drunk as fuck tryna land
With the hand full of arthritis and popping prosthetic leg
Bumpin Pac in the cockpit so the shit that pops in his head
Is an option of violence, someone heard the stewardess said
That your parachute is a latex condom hooked to a thread

Big Sean gives a track by track breakdown explanation for each song on "Hall of Fame"

Big Sean released the tracklist explains the meaning and the story behind each song on his album, Hall of Fame.  This gives listeners an insight that they are often not afforded to by other artists.  I'm very excited for this album.

Album artwork was also released

Hall of Fame available August 27th

Ariana Grande - Right There ft. Big Sean

Ariana Grande debut album is available for pre-order on iTunes, and comes with the single "Right There" ft Big Sean.  It following the same theme of her other singles, a 90s, R&B Mariah Carey Butterfly feel.  I believe that Butterfly is Mariah Carey's best album and one of the best R&B albums ever, so its a great direction to go.  The song also features a Lil Kim sample of "Crush on You" which is a great touch.  Hear "Right There" and watch the video for "Crush on You" below.

[Music Video] Big Sean- Fire (Starring Miley Cyrus)

Here is the visual for Big Sean's "Fire," starring Miley Cyrus.  The song and video is pretty short, clocking in at 2:51.  The video is left up to interpretation by the viewer and mostly features Miley being...Miley.  It does featured the infrared that Big Sean has been known for with his "Hall of Fame" project.  The song is great, its basically and on going flow about getting through adversity and talks about his experiences growing up and becoming famous.  It reminds me of songs like "So Much More" and has a feel that only Big Sean can have, an old school Motown sound influenced by his hometown, both sonically and lyrically.  This song is a free download for Samsung users and can be downloaded here.

Words from Your Mother - Big Sean's Mom Jimmy Fallon Skit

Imagine if your mom read anything you wrote (tweets, texts, etc.)  Awkward not only for rappers, but people in general.

[Lyric Limelight] Big Sean - I Do It - Finally Famous

Oh, that's your girl  
Well I don't give a Massachusetts
Okay I'm westside, westside till I'm died and underneath them tulips

In these bars, Sean starts out with his signature line, "Oh that's you girl."  When he says that he doesn't give a Massachusetts it sounds like "mass of two shits" as if he doesn't care.  However, this is a double entendre because it also means that he is not east side, where the state of Massachusetts is located.  In the next line, he says he's westside (the part of Detroit that he is from) until he dies.  This is a unique double entendre that is often missed in the song unless the listener is open to the word play and meaning of the second line.

Big Seans Talks about "Marvin Gaye and Chardonnary" video

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Big Sean Talks Finally Famous, The Difference Between a Mixtape and Album

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I really liked his perspective on the difference of mixtapes and albums.  Albums are a products that have to reach a larger demographic and be accessible to many.  Mixtapes really don't have a structure and allow more creative freedom.  I respect when people can find a happy medium between "commercial" which people look down upon and being genuine and artistic.

Big Sean Talks on Drake Taking His Flow

Where the streets are numbered miles...

Even though I enjoy Better Made chips, love Coney Islands, refuse to pronounce Lahser correctly even though I know I'm saying it wrong, and do other local things, I'm not really into the Detroit music scene.  I do like the new song from Big Sean though, "What U Doin (Bullshittin)."  It's supposedly from his official label debut "Finally Famous" that is suppose to come out this summer around the same time that Kanye West's album is coming out.  I don't really see this happening since EVERBODY is coming out with an album this summer, so I see this coming out in the fall.  Give it a listen though. Click here to download.

Here's the video for "Supa Dupa Lemonade Remix"

College Drop-Ins

This past Tuesday I went to the Wale, Clipse, and Big Sean concert at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. I was in the 4th row and paid $15 for all 3 of them.  It was CRAZY!!! Big Sean actually has a lot of fans, despite not having actually put out an album, Clipse was sooo intense, I swear they had the look in their eyes like they were battling, and Wale did every song on his album except "Let it Loose" and "Shades," plus additional songs off of previous mixtapes.  What I noticed in each of their performances is that they did not act like this was a $10-$15 show on a Midwest college campus, they performed the same way they would as if they were in NYC or LA.  I of course appreciated their artistic integrity of not doing a half ass job because it was a smaller venue but I made me think about why college tours are essential to an artists success.  It may be a way for artists to pay their dues and develop a fan base that use social media frequently enough to create a buzz.  It might also be a test market for record companies to see how the public responds to them.  Who knows, but I definitely take advantage of the cheaper tickets even though I'm still pissed that I paid $30 to see Drake at Oakland University at an outdoor venue, also where I graduated from high school.

P.S. I've seen Wale live twice and both time he tries to get the crowd to reenact a scene from 8 mile since he's in Detroit.  Both times I feel the crowd was unsuccessful lol


Wale - University of Michigan (Live) from Pure Optics on Vimeo.


Big Sean - University of Michigan (Live) from Pure Optics on Vimeo.


The Clipse - University of Michigan (Live) from Pure Optics on Vimeo.