Big Sean has a lot of big hits to look back on throughout his career, and hopefully some more ahead of him on his journey. But one of the oddest things about reminiscing on these efforts is recalling how fellow superstars reacted to the moment before it even happened. He recently joined Detroit Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown and his brother Equanimeous on Wednesday (March 5) for the newest episode of their St. Brown podcast. During their conversation, the Detroit native recalled when he played his smash record "I Don't F**k With You" for Beyonce and Jay-Z at their house before the song and its album, 2015's Dark Sky Paradise, came out.
"I went to their house and was playing them songs," Big Sean recalled. "Beyoncé was like, ‘It’s a little disrespectful. Maybe you should [get] Nicki Minaj on it for a female’s voice.’ Jay-Z was like, ‘Nah, it’s hard, though.’ He was like, ‘People gonna get it that you just having fun.' Then I remember I was getting texts from Hov. He sent me a text one time that was like, ‘Every day you not putting that song out, you losing.’ I almost didn’t put it on the album. I thought it was a little dumb."
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Of course, Big Sean ended up enlisting the one and only E-40 for "I Don't F**k With You," a nine-times platinum behemoth of a rap banger. It's funny to hear Queen Bey give this take about it, though, especially given the music that she was making at that time and would go on to make. We wonder what she listens to while she's on tour... Beyoncé will embark on the COWBOY CARTER tour later this year, hitting stadiums in North America and Europe for her latest spectacle.
Meanwhile, Big Sean recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Dark Sky Paradise earlier this year, but he had more to celebrate in a new freestyle. He dropped "Head To The Sky" to close out Black History Month, and it's just as compelling and soulful as you've probably come to expect from his recent catalog. Looking back at cuts like "I Don't F**k With You" makes that journey even more clear...
