Big Sean
Big Sean Says He ‘Got Paid Way, Way, Way Less’ Than Harry Styles For Coachella Show Despite Drawing Same Size Crowd
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has returned to California, and rapper Big Sean had a little bit of news for fans after he kicked off the first night of the festival along with Friday night’s headliner Harry Styles. Basically, fans on Twitter (as well as reporters at TMZ) pointed out that, while Sean wasn’t a headliner, he drew a crowd around the same size as that of Styles and he put on a show that was equally as epic. Sean appeared to agree, but he also felt the need to point out that, despite all of this, Styles got paid significantly more than he did. Related Stories According to Dlisted, Sean deleted a post he shared along with the TMZ article which reported that Sean’s...
Big Sean Denies That’s His Big Sean On The Internets, Nintendo Switch Trends For Wrong Reasons
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: NurPhoto / Getty An alleged photo of Big Sean’s penis has made it onto the Internets. The Detroit rapper has already denied that that’s his member floating up and down your timelines, next to a Nintendo Switch no less. However, as history has shown, the allegations is traveling much further than the truth ever. Since the image of the “Blessed” rapper’s supposed johnson went viral, the commentary has been fast and furious about his name being Big Sean. Any puns are totally not intended. Per The Shade Room, which should be a hint at the claims veracity, the pic began circulating amongst Sean’s friends before making it’s way across the Internet. Have you ever heard of a dude sharing pics of stuff with his homies? Exactly. As for Sean’s take, “This is n...
Moneybagg Yo, H.E.R., Big Sean & More Announced As Performers At ‘iHeartRadio Living Black’ Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: iHeartRadio / ‘iHeartRadio Living Black’ Event iHeartRadio is providing the vibes right on time for Black History Month. For its second annual “iHeartRadio Living Black! Empowered by AT&T,” enlisting Big Sean, H.E.R., Moneybagg Yo, Ari Lennox to hit the stage to perform their hits. The event, which is billed as “a month-long on-air celebration,” will also feature special appearances from Lizzo, John Legend, J. Cole, Alicia Keys, Saweetie, Bas, and others. If you’re excited at the lineup of talent that has been amassed and wondering where you can watch it, well, if you have a TikTok account, you can watch the stream on the popular social media platform. This will mark the first collaboration between TikTok and iHeartRadio. If you don’t want to create a...
JAY-Z & Meek Mill Lead Push To Block Rap Lyrics From Being Used In Court By Prosecutors
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty There are quite a few rappers who could have benefited from this proposed law. Per Rolling Stone, JAY-Z and many other giants in the music industry (no, this isn’t another Tidal announcement) are pushing for a proposed New York state law that will forbid prosecutors from using rap lyrics as “blueprints” to alleged crimes. HOV is teaming up with his frequent REFORM Alliance partner Meek Mill, Fat Joe, Kelly Rowland, Yo Gotti, Robin Thicke, and other big names as celebrities signatories in an open letter. They are pushing state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul to make the proposed “Rap on Trial” bill a state law. “This reform is urgently needed,” the new letter from JAY-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro and co-written by University of Richmond Profes...
Kanye West & Big Sean Spotted Leaving The Studio
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty It’s been a very eventful few days for Kanye West. From taking to social media to complain about Kim Kardashian not letting him attend his daughter’s birthday party to having that guy Pete hire extra security after Kanye threatened to “beat” Davidson’s “ass” on a new song with The Game, Ye’s been making all kinds of noise these days. But it seems like Kanye’s at least squashed some lingering drama he had with Big Sean as the two were recently spotted leaving the studio together in Los Angeles just a day ago. Apparently the two have reconciled their differences as Ye was the first to throw a shot across the bow when he called signing Big Sean the “worst” thing he ever did while talking to Nore on Drink Champs a few months back. Big S...
Ye, Pay Me: 10 Things We Learned from Big Sean on ‘Drink Champs’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt After weeks of anticipation, Big Sean has finally landed at NORE’s bar for his highly anticipated Drink Champs interview and man, he did not hold back one bit. After Kanye West went in on Big Sean during his Drink Champs interview and said signing him was the “worst thing” he ever did, many have been waiting for Sean’s rebuttal and he did not disappoint. Aside from defending himself by stating that he was G.O.O.D Music’s most successful artist to date, Big Sean also revealed that Kanye owes him big paper and even lets us know what Kanye texted him the day after the controversial comment set social media ablaze. Related Stories Aside from talking about Kanye, Big Sean also gets into other things such as investments he’s made, why he ch...
These Hip-Hop Songs Prove Rappers Have A Strong Love For ‘The Matrix’ Film Franchise
Source: Ronald Siemoneit / Getty Film and Hip-Hop have a unique relationship being that you can always find a reference to a particular movie in a rap song. One movie in particular that always gets a nod from your favorite rapper is The Matrix. There is no denying how much of a stranglehold The Matrix has on pop culture. It’s made evident due to the film’s many references in other movies, television shows, cartoons, and music, especially in Hip-Hop. Since the movie’s 1999 release, The Matrix, plus its mind-blowing plot, has found its way into the songs of many rappers over the years. With Lana Wachowski’s highly-anticipated 4th film in the franchise, The Matrix: Resurrections, right around the corner, you can bet there will be even more Matrix-related bars popping up in new songs. Until we...
Big Sean No Longer Signed To Kanye’s GOOD Music Label
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty A year and change after Desiigner announced his departure from Kanye West’s GOOD Music record label (the man was basically begging to be let go), Big Sean has now revealed that he too isn’t a part of Yeezus’ congregation. With the release of his latest Hit-Boy produced project What You Expect, the Detroit rapper did a Q&A with fans on Twitter last night (October 28) and dropped the bomb when he confirmed that this latest project is in fact on his own label, and not Kanye’s imprint, saying “By the way this the first project where I’m on my own label as well, no more lil dawg sh*t!!! I bossed up! #DONLIFE.” The move comes a year after Sean hinted that he was ready to move on from his old record label and begin his own followi...
Jay-Z’s Made In America 2021 Coming Soon, Here Are 7 Of Our Favorite Moments Of MIA’s Past
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 In 2012, Hip-Hop legend and business mogul Jay-Z brought the Made In America music festival to Philadelphia, Pa., and every year since, the colossal musical extravaganza has brought us some of the biggest names across genres and has headlined artists who define the current culture. This month on Sept. 4 and 5 (aka Labor Day Weekend), the festival will be celebrating its 10th year with an exciting lineup of artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Moneybagg Yo, Griselda, Roddy Ricch and, of course, the show’s headliners Justin Bieber and Lil Baby. So, in honor of 2021 being set to cap off a decade of breathtaking performances and cultural celebration, we have compiled 7 of the best Made In America moments that have take...
Oh Word?: 5’8″ Rapper Big Sean Claims Chiropractor Visit Helped Him Grow 2 Inches
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Has Big Sean discovered a way to grow well past puberty? Big Sean might want to change his name to Bigger Sean following his latest claim. The Detroit rapper claimed in his Instagram Stories that he grew 2 inches thanks to visits to the chiropractor. The “Blessings” crafter wrote over a video featuring himself and his boy Ronnie whom he said is 5-foot-10, “How da f–k I grow 2 inches?” “Chiropractor for a year straight twice a week, that’s how. Straight spine that’s how.” “N—-s try to hate on me like I’m five-six,” he continued. “No, for real, I probably grew like a couple of inches.” Interesting. So does visiting a chiropractor really help you grow? Sadly no. Page Six reports that according to the experts at The Body of Beverly Hil...
Blessings: Big Sean Reveals He Contemplated Suicide On Several Occasions
Source: 2020HHA / Getty Wealth doesn’t provide happiness and this has been proven once again by one of Rap’s biggest talents. Big Sean says he was going through it at the height of his career. As spotted on HipHopDX, the Detroit MC is bearing his soul like never before. Via a recent interview with Facebook Watch, he detailed how he struggled with mental health issues. Things apparently got so bad he considered killing himself. “I for sure contemplated suicide a lot of times, having guns in my hand, feeling it for real … planning it out to the point where I said, ‘Hey, if I do kill myself, at least my family will get this amount of money. I did this already,’” he revealed. “Because I was just stressed out and not happy. I realized that OK, I need to stop everything I’m doing and figure...
