Big Sean steps into the dark side and it works. Even when Sean toasts to prosperity with Drake on “Blessings,” there’s an overcast blocking out the suns rays (“Amen,” Drizzy’s 2012 collabo with Meek Mill, would be it’s musical inverse). An extended version of “Paradise,” originally leaked as a snippet by Sean as part of his four-song drop in September, sounds nothing like its title implies, dragging along with Mike WiLL Made It’s low-register tuba and synth sounds. “I Know,” a lethargic duet with Jhené Aiko, is produced by DJ Mustard yet void of the electro bounce for which he’s become known. Sean’s first two LPs, Finally Famous: The Album and Hall of Fame, are both built around vibrant turn-up smoothies, from “My Last” and “High” on the former to “Beware” and “Fire” on the latter. Mississippi Teen Honored After Saving Four People From Car Submerged In River RELATED: Jhene Aiko Calls Upcoming Big Sean Collaboration Her ‘Favorite’ Music vet introduces his third long-player, seemingly both proud and nervous. You pick out your own red armchair, kick up your feet on a personal ottoman and set a flute of Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial on your side table, while the G.O.O.D. But once you wander into the West Hollywood hotel’s cinema room, Big Sean is the only star holding court. (Later, Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill will stroll into the hotel’s restaurant, hand-in-hand). You’ll run into Pharrell and Terrence J, separately, in the parking lot while making your way to the correct tower. But once you’ve got that golden RSVP-thanks Def Jam!-finding the small, plush theater is the hardest part. Hosted at Soho House LA, the session caps at an exclusive 60 people, reserved for media, music industry folks, Big Sean and his mom, of course. Scheduled in the midst of Grammy weekend in Los Angeles, the listening event for Big Sean’s Dark Sky Paradise is a hot ticket. Five things we learned from a first listen of Big Sean’s Dark Sky Paradise
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