Big Sean has previewed an unreleased collaboration with his former label boss Kanye West ahead of the release of his new album.
The Detroit rapper treated fans to a handful of never-before-heard songs on Instagram Live on Monday (July 15), including a track produced by Kanye reportedly called “Fighting Fires.”
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Sean said that the song might appear on Ye’s long-delayed Vultures 2 album with Ty Dolla $ign.
In the snippet, the 36-year-old can be heard rapping: “We in this bitch, back focused, right? / Fuck that overnight success, I want it over life / I’m overseeing what I’m seeing, fuck a oversight / From the other side of the screen like a poltergeist / I’m in this bitch dropping gems like I’m off the ice / They had to name they son Sean cause the boy that bright, right?”
Big Sean just played his verses on Kanye produced unreleased song “Fighting Fires” pic.twitter.com/iJpTjKeeQP
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Sean also hinted that new music would drop this week after being asked by a fan when they could expect a release.
The “Bounce Back” MC also spoke about the challenge of making his new album, being away from his one-year-old son who is currently with his girlfriend Jhené Aiko on tour and staying sober.
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“I’ve been having a hard fucking time, dawg, I’m not gon’ lie,” he said. “Been in this bitch [the studio] trying to finish this album, and I’m kinda tired of overthinking. And, by the way, I’ve been trying to be on some sober shit so a n-gga out here raw-dogging his emotions, bro.
“For no reason, either. I stopped drinking in 2022 ’cause that shit was just fucking me up. Mentally, that muthafucking alcohol, it’s a depressent so if you dealing with any anxiety like me — I always be thinking about what I gotta do, how I gotta do it, what’s next et cetera.”
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He added: “You know what I love about this album? It’s so many different sides of me. It’s multi-fucking-faceted, just like me. I meditate every morning, but I also got straps in the studio — not them straps; I keep guns. [This album] really represents what the fuck I’ve been going through for these past couple of years.”
Sean also said that his upcoming project represents his “best music” and, despite having “some good features,” will be more of solo affair compared to his past work.
The fact that Big Sean is back working with Kanye West is a big turnaround from their very public falling out in 2021.
West went on Drink Champs and said that signing Sean to G.O.O.D. Music was the “worst” thing he’s ever done.
“Let me tell you. I already decided that when I die, on my tombstone it’s gonna say, ‘I deserve to be here because I signed Big Sean,'” he said.
“I know this man’s mama. I’ve changed this man’s family. And both John Legend and Big Sean, when I ran for office, got used quick by the Democrats to come at their boy that actually changed they life, and that’s some sellout shit. And I don’t rock with neither of them, and I need their apologies.”
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Sean responded by claiming that Ye owed him several million dollars and adding: “I love Kanye, bro. I love him for the opportunity he gave me, and all these things. But I thought what he said was some bitch ass shit.”
