hall_of_fame big sean album hall_of_fame second studio album american hip hop recording artist released august recording sessions took place variety recording studios primarily los_angeles california album features guest appearances production album primarily handled hey album supported singles switch fire don know hall_of_fame received generally positive reviews critics metacritic album received average score based reviews album debuted number billboard selling copies week february album sold copies united_states background september big sean announced second studio album title hall fame memoirs detroit player announced release date december sean explains chose title stating represent said feels like situations going people stated didn want club song didn wanted follow popular music standards fuck want people going like people going hate regardless sean said hall_of_fame far inspirational driven project debut album went saying fact wants teach making lasting impact peoples lives second album interview power sean stated include album classic feel indicated song featuring french montana track included detroit featuring track deluxe edition december sean said album featuring types songs hear album point blown away including contributions label mate kanye_west alongside single good music album rumored featured hall_of_fame starting year album included multiple anticipated albums lists including mtv ranked fourth complex ranked eleventh recording production recording sessions album sean revealed kanye_west common going appearing featured artists west hit boy young provide production album announced final guest appearances members november interview sean revealed invited come studio announcing renamed album hall_of_fame memoirs detroit player titled hall_of_fame march revealing songs album big sean stated songs featuring album revealed worked rio album production wise april sean finally studio session included porter june big sean spoke mtv_news day studio session promised potential final product labeling detroit classic sure appear hall_of_fame upcoming eighth studio album explained busy working album hall_of_fame july sean revealed ellie featured album following month listening session revealed additional guest appearances album august big sean told rolling_stone album primarily produced sean childhood friend kanye_west having smaller presence album sean debut album final track listing contained guest appearances ellie payroll common release promotion garnering anticipation album big sean released detroit september consisted previously unreleased songs features guest appearances fellow rappers king chip french montana track common production provided album release big sean released handful inspirational video gets touch far gotten career plans position music feature cameo appearances kanye_west common starting february sean began european tour promotion album continued march september sean released minute documentary covering development making album began days project release initially announcing december release date album revealed album pushed february ready album release date delayed beginning february sean stated album finished second single released month revealed expected release date june june released video youtube previewed songs stopping announced final release date august album little month later sean revealed standard deluxe edition album covers sean intended include album track titled control track produced featuring guest vocals include album sample clearing issues august song sent mainstream urban radio album promotional singles verse caused controversy called cole rocky drake sean tyler creator referred king new_york rappers offended lyrics explicitly mentioned rappers including mad rapper released responses songs following week song peaked number hot singles number charts singles album lead single released october song produced song peaked number billboard hot album second single switch announced artwork big sean april audio premiered single featured fellow rapper common production handled song released digital download following day song peaked number billboard hot hip hop songs album single featuring digitally available june august music video released featuring song reached peak number billboard hot fire released august album fourth single release music video starring singer released song peaked number billboard bubbling hot singles featuring guest vocals recording artist impacted urban contemporary radio october album fifth single added song urban radio nielsen chart week following release january big sean released music video described video dark intense undeniably don know released album sixth single united_kingdom march songs august music video released remix featuring released single january critical reception hall_of_fame received generally positive reviews critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score based reviews entertainment_weekly positively compared album late releases bad boy said big sean easily featured artists album usa today called outstanding second album occasionally effort smart set slick club tear introspective jon rolling_stone commented saying detroit gets crisp delivery lyrics pro praised album production noted hall fame solid confident diverse set shows grown writer finally famous came summarized album stating feel good album set eclectic beats doesn lacks diversity sean content predictable material leaving listeners random slightly flow album looking music centered money cars clothes album sure plenty local radio stations alike said hall fame doubles spirit predecessor mood consistently upbeat nearly works especially tracks pair sean strong singer commented hall fame moves steady pace instances album consistent concluding minor shortcomings don fact album filled radio friendly cuts compelling storytelling david allmusic said hall_of_fame provides plenty vibrant sexual exciting moments classic feel intended found erin commented hall fame escapes sophomore curse doesn unscathed big sean solidified position rap hall fame certainly process paving way spin said immediate parallel album relationship struggle soul searching sean obviously lacks mentor star power ambition shows heart typically gets credit called individual tracks distinct big bold album remains consistent said album lacks classic material accolades album ranked number list best albums complex placed album number list best albums saying fitting moment control hall_of_fame clearly owes sort debt good kid dot opened space rap reminded folks sorts things art form hearing hall_of_fame title sounded hearing clear sean ready earn place commercial performance hall_of_fame debuted number billboard week sales copies united_states decline sales debut studio album debuted number billboard sold copies week complex named album example sophomore slump second week album sold copies united_states february album sold copies according nielsen_soundscan album charted internationally peaking number albums_chart number canadian albums_chart track listing notes signifies producer signifies additional producer stopping features additional vocals kanye_west fire contains additional vocals blake don know features additional vocals blake chain features additional vocals features additional vocals sierra features additional vocals key time features additional vocals world features additional vocals blake figured features additional vocals features additional vocals kanye_west samples credits stopping contains samples rocket theme written performed contains ain woman like got written performed tops contain sample black woman meets black man written sierra contains sample lonely girl written performed personnel album credits adapted allmusic chart positions release history
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