Big Sean Drops 4 New Records To Celebrates His Roc Nation Deal [Stream]

Big Sean celebrates his Roc Nation deal with a four-track drop. The Detroit emcee links up with Mike WiLL Made It on “Paradise”. E-40 on the DJ Mustard, Kanye West and DJ Dahi-produced “IDFWU (I Don’t F*ck With You)”. Nate Fox, Da Internz, and L&F on “Jit/Juke”. And last but not least Key Wane on “4th Quarter”.

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Big Sean Talks About His Roc Nation Deal And Evolving His Sound [Video]

Big Sean is having quite a day. Less than 24 hours ago, news broke that the Detroit MC made the move to Roc Nation management. When asked why he made the move Sean said, “People are really personally involved. Hov is really personally involved.” To clarify, he’s still happily signed to Def Jam and G.O.O.D. Music and continuing to work with his big bro, Kanye West​, who obviously cosigned the maneuver over to Roc. Sean also went on record to say that G.O.O.D. Music is in great standing. To add steam to his momentum, Sean dropped a collection of four new tracks, which you can check out here. He kept the features light, only employing E-40 and pulling in production from big names like Key Wane, Mike WiLL Made It, DJ Dahi, DJ Mustard and Kanye. Plus, he’s launching a sneaker collab with adidas, and despite all of his success, he spends a considerable amount of time giving back to his community.

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Stories & Reflections: “Ready To Die” 20th Anniversary [Video]

Mister Cee, DJ Enuff, and Funk Flex tell their personal stories of working with B.I.G. and reflect upon the classic album 20 years after its release. Additional commentary from Miss Info who reviewed the album for ‘The Source’ at the time. Bonus: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About “Ready to Die”.

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