| Finally Famous | ||||
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| Studio album by Big Sean | ||||
| Released | June 28, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010-11 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 50:40 | |||
| Label | G.O.O.D., Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Kanye West (exec.), Boi-1da, Xaphoon Jones, The Neptunes, No I.D. (also exec.), The Legendary Traxster, WrighTrax, Mike Dean, Exile, L. McGee, Filthy Rockwell, Andrew "Pop" Wansel | |||
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Finally Famous is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Big Sean, the album was released on June 28, 2011 by G.O.O.D. Music and Def Jam Records. The album marks the first official release of the "Finally Famous" series, following his mixtape trilogy.
Preceding the album's release, lead single "My Last", which featured R&B singer Chris Brown, and was released as a digital download worldwide on March 25, 2011. "Marvin & Chardonnay" was released as the album's second single on July 12, 2011.[1]
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It was Sean's debut album and was rumored to include features from Pharrell, Kanye West, Daddy Yankee, Kid Cudi, Wiz Khalifa, Soulja Boy, Chiddy Bang, Pusha T, Dwele, Tyga, Eminem, and Mike Posner with production from Kanye West, Malak, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Posner, No I.D., The Olympicks, Tricky Stewart, Chiddy Bang member Xaphoon Jones, and The Neptunes.[2][3][4][5] An unauthorized leak of his collaboration with Drake, called "Made" made its way onto the internet on April 30, 2010. In an interview with TheHipHopUpdate.com on May 1, Big Sean expressed his disappointment over the leak, calling it an unfinished version both musically and verse wise. Big Sean's official Facebook page confirmed that his debut album Finally Famous & Consequence's Cons TV would be released on September 14, 2010. On August 31, Big Sean tweeted that the album was not coming out on that day, but it would be coming out sometime in 2011.[6] In a recent interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, he discussed the role Kanye West, and No I.D. have had in the development of the album's sonic direction as well as the challenges of being inside the studio with West. According to Amazon.com, Big Sean's Finally Famous has been delayed by a week, with a tentative release date set for June 28. Additionally, the G.O.O.D. Music rapper revealed that the album touts a song featuring Wiz Khalifa, and Chiddy Bang, as well as guest appearances from Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell, and "I think Nas is on there, too." Big Sean has revealed the cover art for his G.O.O.D. Music debut and explains that the one-week pushback can be blamed on sample, and feature clearance issues.[7] Big Sean has also stated at the beginning of the week he will drop a mixtape a few days before Finally Famous: The Album releases. It will mostly contain songs with samples that couldn't get clearance and some guest spots that didn't make the final cut.
"My Last", which featured Chris Brown, was released as the lead single March 1, 2011.[8] It peaked at number thirty on the US Billboard Hot 100, and at number four on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It also topped the US Rap Songs chart, becoming his first number-one hit. The first promotional single, "I Do It", was released via digital download on May 10, 2011. It was originally planned to be released as the second single, but its official release was cancelled for undisclosed reasons. The single peaked at number twenty on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which is equivalent to one hundred twenty in the US, and has reached a current peak at number ninety-two on US R&B charts[9] "What Goes Around" was released as the second promotional single on May 23, 2011, but failed to chart.[10] "So Much More" was released as the third promotional single on June 14, 2011. Like its predecessor, it failed to chart.
"Marvin & Chardonnay", which featured Kanye West, and Roscoe Dash, was released to urban radio as the second official single on July 12, 2011.[11][12] It was sent to rhythm/crossover radio on July 26, 2011.[13] It has so far peaked at number thirty-two on the Hot 100, and number one on the Hot Hip-Hop/R&B charts. 2011.[14] "Dance (A$$)" was sent to urban radio as the third official single on September 20, 2011.[15] The official remix version was featured Nicki Minaj, The song was premiered on October 4, 2011. The remix will officially impact urban radio on October 18, 2011,[16] and rhythmic radio on October 25, 2011.[17]
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (69/100)[18] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [19] |
| The A.V. Club | (C)[20] |
| Consequence of Sound | [21] |
| HipHopDX | [22] |
| The New York Times | (favorable)[23] |
| RapReviews | (6.5/10)[24] |
| Rolling Stone | [25] |
| Village Voice | (favorable)[26] |
| XXL | (favorable)[27] |
| Premeditated Murmurs | [28] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 20 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[29]
The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 87,000 copies in the United States.[30] As of November 9, 2011 the album has sold 248,000 copies in the United States.[31]
The track listing for the standard, and deluxe edition was revealed on Sean's official website on June 7, 2011.[32]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | Kevin Randolph, Key Wane | 1:14 | |
| 2. | "I Do It" | No I.D., The Legendary Traxster | 3:35 | |
| 3. | "My Last" (featuring Chris Brown) | No I.D. | 4:14 | |
| 4. | "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" | No I.D. Mike Posner | 3:56 | |
| 5. | "Wait for Me" (featuring Lupe Fiasco) | No I.D., Exile | 3:57 | |
| 6. | "Marvin & Chardonnay" (featuring Kanye West & Roscoe Dash) | Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Mike Dean (add.) | 3:42 | |
| 7. | "Dance (A$$)" | Da Internz, L. McGee | 3:17 | |
| 8. | "Get It (DT)" (featuring Pharrell) | The Neptunes | 3:27 | |
| 9. | "Memories (Part II)" (featuring John Legend) | No I.D. | 4:35 | |
| 10. | "High" (featuring Wiz Khalifa & Chiddy Bang) | Xaphoon Jones | 4:20 | |
| 11. | "Live This Life" (featuring The-Dream) | No I.D. | 4:18 | |
| 12. | "So Much More" | No I.D. | 5:55 | |
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50:40 | |||
| Deluxe edition bonus tracks | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 14. | "What Goes Around" | No I.D. | 4:19 | ||||||
| 15. | "Celebrity" (featuring Dwele) | Filthy Rockwell, No I.D. (co.) | 3:44 | ||||||
| 16. | "My House" | Boi-1da, Arthur McArthur (add.) | 3:33 | ||||||
| 17. | "100 Keys" (featuring Rick Ross & Pusha T) | Hilton & Brian "WrighTrax" Wright | 3:49 | ||||||
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Total length:
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65:35 | ||||||||
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums Chart[33] | 20 |
| US Billboard 200[34] | 3 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[35] | 2 |
| US Rap Albums (Billboard)[36] | 1 |
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