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''Detroit 2'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper
Big Sean Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. He met Kanye West as a teenager, and signed with his record label GOOD Music, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings in 2007. He gained popul ...
, released through
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on September 4, 2020, with distribution handled by
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. The album serves as a sequel to Sean's 2012 mixtape, ''
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''. It features guest appearances from
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,
Royce da 5'9" Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born July 5, 1977), known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, they became acquainted in 1997 and formed the hi ...
, Dwele,
Post Malone Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His music blends various genres including hip-hop, Pop music, pop, Contemporary R&B, R&B, Tra ...
,
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,
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,
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, Diddy, Kash Doll, and
Nipsey Hussle Ermias Joseph Asghedom (born Airmiess Joseph Asghedom; August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, was an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist. Emerging from the West Coast hip-hop scene in the mid-20 ...
, among others. The deluxe edition includes additional features from ASAP Ferg and
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. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 103,000
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s in its first week.


Release and promotion

Big Sean had originally planned to announce the album on March 13, 2020, coinciding with "313 Day", an annual celebration of
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; however, this announcement was delayed due to the
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. Sean instead announced the album later in March, with no release date specified. In late August, Sean announced over
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that the release date of the album would be September 4, 2020. The album is Sean's final album released under
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's
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-distributed imprint,
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.


Singles

" Deep Reverence" featuring American rapper
Nipsey Hussle Ermias Joseph Asghedom (born Airmiess Joseph Asghedom; August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, was an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist. Emerging from the West Coast hip-hop scene in the mid-20 ...
, was released on August 25, 2020, as the album's lead single. The music video was released on March 5, 2021. The song peaked at number 82 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album's second single, "
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" featuring American singer
Post Malone Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His music blends various genres including hip-hop, Pop music, pop, Contemporary R&B, R&B, Tra ...
, was sent to
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radio on September 19, 2020. The music video was released on November 20, 2020. The song peaked at number 65 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.


Promotional singles

The album's first promotional single, "Harder than My Demons", was released on August 31, 2020, as well an accompanying music video. The song peaked at number four on the US
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.


Other songs

The music video for "Lithuania" featuring American rapper
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, was released on September 4, 2020. The music video for "ZTFO", was released on September 17, 2020. The music video for "Body Language" featuring American singers
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and
Jhené Aiko Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (; born March 16, 1988) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and rapper. Aiko embarked on her musical career in 2002, as a backing vocalist and music video performer for the R&B group B2K. She was signed by the ...
, was released on December 16, 2020.


Critical reception

''Detroit 2'' was met with generally positive reviews. At
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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an
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score of 71, based on eight reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Fred Thomas of
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praised the album, stating, "The production is clean and engaging, with polished beats and the occasional glossy hook providing a contrast for Big Sean's visceral rhymes and urgently delivered performances". Reviewing the album for '' Clash'', Robin Murray stated, "''Detroit 2'' has that passion, that willingness to progress. Equal parts entertaining and wide, it finds the rapper coming full circle, only to find himself once more". In a positive review, A. D. Amorosi of '' Variety'' wrote that "Big Sean makes ''Detroit 2'' a real and righteous place, even if he has to use a handful of holy clichés to prove it". Rashad Grove of '' Consequence'' said, "Undoubtedly, Big Sean's growth as an artist and, more importantly, as a human being is the scarlet thread that ties ''Detroit 2'' together. The complexity of the human experience, as told from the vast experiences of Sean's own life, comes shining through". ''
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''s reviewer Mark Elibert stated in his review that "''Detroit 2'' shows when Big Sean opens up and tells his story he's an artist worthy of being in the conversation of the best of his era. He just needs to come back stronger with more airtight songs and not attempt to attract every audience that's out there". In a lukewarm review, ''
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''s Will Lavin wrote, "Although it can be overblown, Sean's passion is unreserved here, the record peppered with
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-worthy captions that urge listeners to take inspiration from their surroundings while keeping friends and family close. This is why Sean's name continues to stay on the lips of rap connoisseurs almost a decade after his debut". In a mixed review, ''
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''s Drew Millard stated: "On his fifth solo album, Big Sean gets personal, leans on a slate of high-profile guests to provide most of the entertainment, and struggles to deliver anything that isn't fundamentally embarrassing."


Year-end lists


Commercial performance

''Detroit 2'' debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 103,000
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s (including 30,000 pure album sales) in its first week. This became Sean's third US number-one debut and his seventh top-ten album. The album also accumulated a total of 93.55 million on-demand US streams from all its tracks, in the week ending September 19, 2020. In its second week, the album dropped to number seven on the chart, earning an additional 37,000 units. On October 20, 2022, ''Detroit 2'' was certified
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by the
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(RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of over half a million units in the United States.


Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer * "Feed" is stylized in all caps Sample credits * "Lucky Me" contains samples of "Bingung", written by Benny Soebardja, as performed by Shark Move. * "Body Language" contains samples of "Soulful Moaning", written and performed by Shawn Demean Harris. * "Full Circle" contains samples of "Baby's Paradise", written by
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, and performed by
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. * "Time In" contains samples of "Too Deep", written by Anthony Paul Jeffries, Daniel Daley,
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, Maneesh Bidaye, Stephen Garrett, Benjamin Bush and Timothy Mosley, as performed by
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. * "The Baddest" contains samples of "Gojira Tai Mosura", written and performed by
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, taken from the motion picture soundtrack of '' Godzilla vs. Mothra''. * "Don Life" contains samples of "
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", written by John Bettis and
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, as performed by
Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...
. * "Friday Night Cypher" contains samples of "
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, written by Gene Thornton, Terrence Thornton,
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and
Chad Hugo Charles Edward Hugo (born February 24, 1974) is an American musician and record producer. Alongside childhood friend Pharrell Williams, he formed the production duo the Neptunes in 1992, with whom he has produced numerous hit records for variou ...
, as performed by
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; and samples from "We Gonna Make It", written by Jason Phillips, David Styles, Alan Maman and Samuel Johnson, as performed by
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, which itself samples "My Music", written and performed by Jackson. * "Single Again" contains samples of " I Wish", written by
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and Carl Thomas, as performed by Carl Thomas.


Personnel

Musicians * Comic J Will – additional vocals (3) * Johan Lenox – additional vocals (3, 18), string arrangement (3, 8, 18, 24), programming (8, 18), keyboards (18) * Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi – violin (3, 8, 18, 24) *
ASAP Rocky Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( ; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop music, hip hop coll ...
– additional vocals (4) * Gregg Rominiecki – additional vocals (4) *
Rogét Chahayed Rogét Lutfi Chahayed (born May 31, 1988) is an American record producer and songwriter. Referred to as "one of hip-hop and pop's most dependable hit machines" by ''Billboard'', Chahayed has received nine Grammy Award nominations; in 2022, he w ...
– keyboards (6, 15, 20) *
Dave Chappelle David Khari Webber Chappelle ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian and actor. He starred in and co-created the satirical comedy sketch series ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006) before quitting in the middle ...
– spoken word (6) * Anthony "Jawan" McEastland – background vocals (7) * Chelsea West – background vocals (7) *
Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is recognized for his multi-genre musical performances. He was discovered by record executive Scooter Braun in 2008 and subsequently brought to the U ...
– background vocals (7) * Nikki Grier – background vocals (7) * James Anderson – additional vocals (8, 16) * David Young – horn (8) *
Travis Scott Jacques Bermon Webster III (born April 30, 1991), known professionally as Travis Scott (formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott has had five number-one hits on the U.S. ''Bil ...
– additional vocals (9) *
No I.D. Ernest Dion Wilson (born June 23, 1971), known professionally as No I.D. (formerly Immenslope), is an American record producer, DJ and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He is known for his early work with Chicago-based rapper Common, as well a ...
– drums (9), drum programming (17) *
Keith Sweat Keith Sweat (born July 22, 1961) is an American singer, producer and songwriter. An early figure in the new jack swing musical movement, he is known for his collection of hits including "I Want Her," "Make It Last Forever (song), Make It Last For ...
– additional vocals (14) *
Erykah Badu Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer and songwriter. Influenced by rhythm and blues, R&B, Soul music, soul, and hip hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut al ...
– spoken word (15) * Kyle Stewart – additional vocals (18) *
Meek Mill Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group the Blo ...
– additional vocals (18) *
Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...
– spoken word (20) * Kierra Sheard – background vocals (21) * Marc Bolin – sousaphone (21), tuba (21) * Lemar Guillary – trombone (21) * Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr. – trumpet (21) * Dontae Winslow – trumpet (21) * Emile Martinez – trumpet (21) * Michael Cotton – trumpet (21) *
Jhené Aiko Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (; born March 16, 1988) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and rapper. Aiko embarked on her musical career in 2002, as a backing vocalist and music video performer for the R&B group B2K. She was signed by the ...
– background vocals (24) *
Ty Dolla Sign Tyrone William Griffin Jr. (born April 13, 1982), known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign (stylized as Ty Dolla $ign or Ty$), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Griffin gai ...
– background vocals (24) Technical * Colin Leonard – mastering engineer (all tracks) * Gregg Rominiecki – mixer (1–5, 7–14, 16–18, 20, 21, 23, 25), recording engineer (1–5, 7–14, 16–21, 23–25), recording arranger (19) *
Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is a Guatemalan-American record mixing engineer. He has been credited on albums for high-profile pop, R&B, hip hop and rock acts. He has worked with artists including Rihanna, Kanye West, Katy Perry ...
– mixer (19) * Tom Kahre – recording engineer (1–5, 7–14, 16–21, 23), vocal producer (5, 12), recording arranger (19) *
Hit-Boy Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr. (born May 21, 1987), known professionally as Hit-Boy, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first signed with fellow producer Polow da Don in 2007 as in-house production staff for his l ...
– recording engineer (3), recording arranger (19) * Barrington Hall – recording engineer (19) * Omar Loya – recording engineer (19) * Witt – recording arranger (19) * Alec Foss – assistant mixer (1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 18) * Hector Fernandez – assistant mixer (3, 8–10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21) * Andy Gurerrero – assistant mixer (4, 18) * David Kim – mixer (23), recording engineer (25) * Jaycen Joshua – mixer (24) * DJ Riggins – assistant mixer (24) * Jacob Richards – assistant mixer (24) * Mike Seaberg – assistant mixer (24)


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


References

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