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Artistically, three is the charm for Big Sean as Dark Sky Paradise is much more expansive than previous efforts, sometimes grinding with executive producer Kanye West's love of the dark, and other times bouncing with the snark, swagger, and style that propelled this Detroit rapper to the top. "Paradise" is a prime example of the latter as it busts into the strip club with a Mike-Will-Made-It beat as Sean strings expletives together for an intricate weave, but the man who yearned to be Finally Famous with his debut got it, and is no longer drunk on fame, because as the song explains, the hangover is well underway. Just as infectious and twice as slick, "I Don't Fuck with You" featuring E-40 drops sly lines like "These ho's chase bread, all day/She got a bird brain," while the great "Now I wear v-necks, people ask what happened to the crew?" comes from "Win Some, Lose Some," a key track that links the pop side of the album to the problems side. Problems like the loss of family, as the elegant "One Man Can Change the World" gains strength from the bittersweet swirl of emotions commonly known as the five stages of grief; then there's the ridiculous and winning "Deep," which ruminates and stomps as if Three 6 Mafia were subbing for this week's philosophy class. Mentor Kanye's fingerprints are all over the beginning of the album as "Dark Sky (Skyscrapers)" slowly unfurls like a West-styled album intro, while "Blessings" and "All Your Fault" both sound as if Drake took a swing at Yeezy's 808s and Heartbreak album and then shattered all expectations. There's no filler, and the overall LP flow is near perfect on any non-Deluxe version that doesn't run past the "Outro." Wise, infectious, memorable and, as the song says, "Deep," Dark Sky Paradise suggests that grown-up doesn't necessarily mean beat-up, even after all the brutal punches life can throw.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Robert Harris, ComposerLyricist - Big Sean, MainArtist - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amaire Johnson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Rominiecki, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Got Beats, Producer
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Aubrey Drake Graham, ComposerLyricist - Noah Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drake, FeaturedArtist - Big Sean, MainArtist - Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ANDERSON HERNANDEZ, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN RITTER, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vinylz, Producer - Gregg Morrison, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Moffet, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Rominiecki, Additional Vocals, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jahaan Sweet, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael St. Peter, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophia Kaminski, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Allison Porter, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jake Nelson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Terius Nash, ComposerLyricist - Nashiem Myrick, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Lee Stone, ComposerLyricist - Mano, Producer, Additional Producer - Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PACK, ComposerLyricist - Rob Kinelski, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Noah Goldstein, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Baker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Big Sean, MainArtist - Travi$ Scott, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Nickerson, ComposerLyricist - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Welbon Morris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - OG Webbie, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - E-40, FeaturedArtist - D.J. Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Kinelski, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Baker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Big Sean, MainArtist - Dijon McFarlane, ComposerLyricist - KeY Wane, Producer, Additional Producer - Dwane Weir II, ComposerLyricist - Mustard, Producer - Willie Hansbro, ComposerLyricist - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikely "Mike Free" Adam, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Earl T. Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Miguel Maloles, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2014 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Brown, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Hall, ComposerLyricist - GENE GRIFFIN, ComposerLyricist - Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Gatling, ComposerLyricist - Rob Kinelski, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Baker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Big Sean, MainArtist - Edward T. Riley, ComposerLyricist - Tyrone Griffin, ComposerLyricist - KeY Wane, Producer - Dwane Weir II, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, FeaturedArtist - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Miles Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay John Henry, Producer
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marquel Middlebrooks, ComposerLyricist - Michael L. Williams II, ComposerLyricist - Big Sean, MainArtist - Willie Hansbro, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Kaul, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Will Made-It, Producer - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maddox Chhim, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - T-Minus, Producer - Tyler Williams, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Samuels, ComposerLyricist - Big Sean, MainArtist - Boi-1da, Producer, Co-Producer - Jhené Aiko, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jhene Aiko Chilombo, ComposerLyricist - Stan Greene, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Randolph, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest Clark, ComposerLyricist - Marcos Palacios, ComposerLyricist - Da Internz, Producer - Christopher Umana, ComposerLyricist - Big Sean, MainArtist - Uforo Ebong, ComposerLyricist - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Greene, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - L&F, Producer - Tilthony Daniels, Sound Effects, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Big Sean, MainArtist - Dijon McFarlane, ComposerLyricist - KeY Wane, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dwane Weir II, ComposerLyricist - Dijon "DJ Mustard" McFarlane, Producer - Jhené Aiko, FeaturedArtist - Ryan Kaul, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jhene Aiko Chilombo, ComposerLyricist - Maddox Chhim, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Lequerica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dahi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Carter, ComposerLyricist - Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Big Sean, MainArtist - John Kercy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dijon McFarlane, ComposerLyricist - KeY Wane, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dwane Weir II, ComposerLyricist - Mustard, Producer - Ryan Kaul, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maddox Chhim, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Lequerica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, ComposerLyricist - B. Wright, ComposerLyricist - Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - W. Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - John Legend, FeaturedArtist - Natasha Bedingfield, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Patrignani, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Big Sean, MainArtist - Dijon McFarlane, ComposerLyricist - Maximilian Jaeger, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amaire Johnson, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gregg Rominiecki, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Germano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kamaal Fareed, ComposerLyricist - Malik Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Towa tei, ComposerLyricist - Rob Kinelski, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Yancey, ComposerLyricist - David Baker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Big Sean, MainArtist - Gilberto Oliveira, ComposerLyricist - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Jones-Muhammad, ComposerLyricist - William Pulliam, ComposerLyricist - John Tanner, ComposerLyricist - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Big Sean, MainArtist - PARTYNEXTDOOR, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, ComposerLyricist - Stan Greene, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Rob Kinelski, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Baker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Big Sean, MainArtist - Ariana Grande, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leland Wayne, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hansbro, ComposerLyricist - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Metro Boomin, Producer, Additional Producer - Maximilian Jaeger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Carson, ComposerLyricist - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Big Sean, MainArtist - KeY Wane, Producer - Dwane Weir II, ComposerLyricist - Ismail Abdul-Aziz, ComposerLyricist - Stan Greene, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Rominiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Artistically, three is the charm for Big Sean as Dark Sky Paradise is much more expansive than previous efforts, sometimes grinding with executive producer Kanye West's love of the dark, and other times bouncing with the snark, swagger, and style that propelled this Detroit rapper to the top. "Paradise" is a prime example of the latter as it busts into the strip club with a Mike-Will-Made-It beat as Sean strings expletives together for an intricate weave, but the man who yearned to be Finally Famous with his debut got it, and is no longer drunk on fame, because as the song explains, the hangover is well underway. Just as infectious and twice as slick, "I Don't Fuck with You" featuring E-40 drops sly lines like "These ho's chase bread, all day/She got a bird brain," while the great "Now I wear v-necks, people ask what happened to the crew?" comes from "Win Some, Lose Some," a key track that links the pop side of the album to the problems side. Problems like the loss of family, as the elegant "One Man Can Change the World" gains strength from the bittersweet swirl of emotions commonly known as the five stages of grief; then there's the ridiculous and winning "Deep," which ruminates and stomps as if Three 6 Mafia were subbing for this week's philosophy class. Mentor Kanye's fingerprints are all over the beginning of the album as "Dark Sky (Skyscrapers)" slowly unfurls like a West-styled album intro, while "Blessings" and "All Your Fault" both sound as if Drake took a swing at Yeezy's 808s and Heartbreak album and then shattered all expectations. There's no filler, and the overall LP flow is near perfect on any non-Deluxe version that doesn't run past the "Outro." Wise, infectious, memorable and, as the song says, "Deep," Dark Sky Paradise suggests that grown-up doesn't necessarily mean beat-up, even after all the brutal punches life can throw.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:49
- Main artists: Big Sean
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Getting Out Our Dreams Inc. (G.O.O.D.) Music - IDJ
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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