Hall of Fame (Big Sean album)
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| Studio album by Big Sean | ||||
| Released | August 27, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–13 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 61:10 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 |
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| AllMusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | B– |
| Entertainment Weekly | A– |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 |
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| Rolling Stone | |
| The Source | 4/5 |
| Spin | 7/10 |
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| XXL | 4/5 (XL) |
Hall of Fame is the second studio album by American rapper Big Sean. It was released on August 27, 2013, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place from 2011 to 2013, at the variety of the recording studios; primarily in Los Angeles, California. The album features guest appearances from Nas, 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj and Jeezy, while the production on the album was primarily handled by No I.D., Key Wane, Da Internz, Mano, Young Chop and Hey DJ among others. The album was supported by six singles: "Guap", "Switch Up", "Beware", "Fire", "Ashley" and "You Don't Know".
Hall of Fame received generally positive reviews from critics. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 72,000 copies in its first week. As of February 2015, the album has sold 155,000 copies in the United States.
On September 27, 2012, Big Sean announced his second studio album with the title Hall of Fame: Memoirs of a Detroit Player, and then has announced a release date for December 2012. Sean explains why chose this to be the title, stating that "its because it'll represent who he is". He then said that he feels "like situations are really going to be relatable to people." He then stated that he "didn't want to just do another club song", and he didn't even wanted to follow these popular music standards. "This is just what the fuck I want to do. Some people are going to like it. Some people are going to hate it; regardless, I'm just doing me." Sean then said that Hall of Fame will be a far more inspirational and a more conceptually-driven project than his debut album. He even went on by saying the fact that he wants to teach, while making his lasting impact on peoples' lives with this second album. During an interview with Power 105, Sean stated that he would include some skits on the album to give it a "classic feel". He even indicated that the song "Mula" featuring French Montana (which also this track was included on the mixtape Detroit), could be featuring as the track for his deluxe edition.
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