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topicnews · August 27, 2024

Big Sean thanks his “guardian angel” mother and announces the album date in new video

Big Sean thanks his “guardian angel” mother and announces the album date in new video

Better me than you was originally planned for August 9

Big Sean announced the new release date for his upcoming album Better me than you in an emotional video shared on social media on Friday. The LP, originally scheduled for release on August 9, will now be released on August 30.

“The album is coming out this week,” said the Finally famous rapper during an Instagram Live. “I’m thankful for my mom for always being my guardian angel giving me advice. She really helped me through it. Like I said, I haven’t been sleeping much. I’ve been giving this shit my all. I’m totally burned out. I’m tired. I do this shit for the people that are messing with me.”

Sean also encouraged his fans to check out his Soundcloud, where he may release more songs. “One album really isn’t enough. It’s so much music. Especially stuff that can’t be released or whatever – it’s like, screw it, we’re moving on.”

After a Kanye West fan allegedly leaked much of his album online last month, Big Sean announced his new LP the next day and released the single “Yes.”

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“The pressures of life (being a new father, [an] “I’m a growing artist, a developing human, etc.) and accepting all of that has given me a lot of clarity on what I needed to focus on to find some piece of happiness,” Sean wrote on X ahead of the album announcement. “The last few years of making this album have been a journey to say the least, but I’m just glad we’re finally here.”

Better me than you will be Sean’s first full-length solo album since 2020 Detroit2. He also released a joint project with Hit-Boy, What to expectin 2021, collaborating with Eminem and Jessie Reyez earlier this year while releasing the single “Precision” in March.