<body><div><p>The wait for <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/big-sean-kendrick-lamar-apology/">Big Sean</a>'s new album is finally over as he drops his latest LP, <i>Better Me Than You.</i></p><h2>Big Sean Drops Sixth Studio Album</h2><p>On Friday (Aug. 30), Big Sean put out album No. 6, following a four-year album hiatus. <i>Better Me Than You</i>, which is Sean's first album not on Ye's G.O.O.D. Music and strictly on Def Jam Recordings, features 21 tracks. The Detroit rapper has guest appearances from <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/cash-cobain/">Cash Cobain,</a> <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/kodak-black/">Kodak Black,</a> <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/gunna/">Gunna,</a> <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/kodak-black/">Larry June,</a> <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/dj-premier/">DJ Premier</a> and more. Standout tracks include "Million Pieces" featuring Teyana Taylor, Larry June and DJ Premier, "Black Void" featuring Thundercat and Eryn Allen Kane, and "My Life" featuring Ellie Goulding.</p><p>Before the album arrived, Sean dropped solid singles "Precision," <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIgwVgcuwWc">"Yes,"</a> "Together Forever" with The Alchemist and "On Up."</p><p>Hours before the release, Big Sean shared the album's tracklist and full production credits.</p><h2>Big Sean Shoots for Fourth No. 1 Album</h2><p>Big Sean has been in album rollout mode since March when he released his first solo single in two years, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/big-sean-precision/">"Precision,"</a> which was unfortunately for Sean <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/kendrick-lamar-continues-destroy-big-sean-album-rollouts/">overshadowed</a> by the release of the Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar's internet-breaking track <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9bKBAA22Go">"Like That."</a> After <a href="https://x.com/XXL/status/1814082818051313700">officially announcing the album</a> this past July, the project later suffered from reported leaks. <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/big-sean-denies-kanye-west-involved-leaking-album/">Sean addresses the matter</a> on social media, but that didn't stop his motion. The album was initially set to drop on Aug. 9 before being pushed back to Aug. 30.</p><p>Sean is hoping to top the Billboard 200 chart for the fourth consecutive time after <i>Dark Sky Paradise</i> (2015), <i>I Decided</i> (2017) and <i>Detroit 2</i> (2020) debuted at No 1.</p><p><b><i>Better Me Than You</i></b> <b>Tracklist:</b></p><p>1. "Pressure" (Intro)</p><p>2. "Iconic"</p><p>3. "Typecast"</p><p>4. "Break the Cycle" featuring Charlie Wilson</p><p>5. "Who You Are (Superstar)"</p><p>6. "Yes"</p><p>7. "It Is What It Is" featuring Gunna</p><p>8. "Apologize" featuring Eryn Allen Kane</p><p>9. "Clarity" (skit)</p><p>10. "On Up"</p><p>11. "Something" featuring Syd</p><p>12. "Black Void" featuring Thundercat and Eryn Allen Kane</p><p>13. "This N That" featuring Bryson Tiller and Kodak Black</p><p>14. "Million Pieces" featuring Teyana Taylor, Larry June and DJ Premier</p><p>15. "Get You Back" featuring Cash Cobain</p><p>16. "Certified" featuring Nasaan</p><p>17. "Focus" (skit)</p><p>18. "Boundaries"</p><p>19. "Precision"</p><p>20. "My Life" featuring Ellie Goulding / "Happiness" (skit)</p><p>21. "Together Forever" featuring Alchemist (bonus)</p><p>Check out Big Sean's new album below.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=08QJuG_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=08QJuG_0vEz3WOF00" width="881" height="881" ><figcaption>Def Jam</figcaption></figure><h2>See Hip-Hop's Biggest First-Week Sales for Projects in 2024</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3Lh4hj_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Lh4hj_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Flo Milli Fine H*, Stay</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Flo Milli,</b> <b><i>Fine Ho, Stay</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 16,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3RKi1v_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3RKi1v_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Ski Mask The Slump God 11th Dimension</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Ski Mask The Slump God,</b> <b><i>11th Dimension</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 17,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2uzvcN_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2uzvcN_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Mustard faith of a mustard seed album cover</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Mustard,</b> <b><i>Faith of a Mustard Seed</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 17,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3OeK8T_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3OeK8T_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>4 Batz U Made Me a St4r</figcaption></figure><h2><b>4Batz,</b> <b><i>U Made Me a St4r</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 21,800</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2YENxu_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2YENxu_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Chief Keef Almighty So 2</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Chief Keef,</b> <b><i>Almighty So 2</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 22,800</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1EMu8u_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1EMu8u_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>JT City Cinderella album cover</figcaption></figure><h2><b>JT,</b> <b><i>City Cinderella</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 26,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4OIBhs_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4OIBhs_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Better Off Alone</figcaption></figure><h2><b>A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie,</b> <b><i>Better Off Alone</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 26,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=12vya3_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=12vya3_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Sexyy Red In Sexyy We Trust</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Sexyy Red,</b> <b><i>In Sexyy We Trust</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 28,100</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3ZOrDs_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3ZOrDs_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Ice Spice Y2K! album cover</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Ice Spice,</b> <b><i>Y2K!</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 28,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3tWGLW_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3tWGLW_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>GloRilla Ehhhthang Ehhthang</figcaption></figure><h2><b>GloRilla,</b> <b><i>Ehhhthang Ehhthang</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 33,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Atkcr_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Atkcr_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>French Montana Mac &amp; Cheese 5</figcaption></figure><h2><b>French Montana,</b> <b><i>Mac &amp; Cheese 5</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 33,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=304Xwo_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=304Xwo_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Schoolboy Q Blue Lips</figcaption></figure><h2><b>ScHoolboy Q,</b> <b><i>Blue Lips</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 34,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=43qtEE_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=43qtEE_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>PartyNextDoor P4</figcaption></figure><p>First-week sales: 37,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=05nTNw_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=05nTNw_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Bryson Tiller Bryson Tiller album.</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Bryson Tiller,</b> <b><i>Bryson Tiller</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 39,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0wX9sF_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0wX9sF_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Moneybagg Yo Speak Now</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Moneybagg Yo,</b> <b><i>Speak Now</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 43,100</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0nl7wk_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0nl7wk_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Megan Thee Stallion Megan album.</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Megan Thee Stallion,</b> <b><i>Megan</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 64,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2NXJ0h_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2NXJ0h_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Suicideboys New World Depression</figcaption></figure><h2><b>$uicideboy$,</b> <b><i>New World Depression</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 66,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2DKgNX_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2DKgNX_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Yeat 2093</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Yeat,</b> <b><i>2093</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 70,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1w6seB_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1w6seB_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Don Toliver Hardstone Psycho</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Don Toliver,</b> <b><i>Hardstone Psycho</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 76,500</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1bLG1C_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1bLG1C_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Gunna One of Wun</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Gunna,</b> <b><i>One of Wun</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 91,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2SIn9y_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2SIn9y_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>J. Cole Might Delete Later</figcaption></figure><h2><b>J. Cole,</b> <b><i>Might Delete Later</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 115,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4NSF61_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4NSF61_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>21 Savage American Dream</figcaption></figure><h2><b>21 Savage,</b> <b><i>American Dream</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 133,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4YFlTM_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4YFlTM_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Future and Metro Boomin We Still Don't Trust You</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Future and Metro Boomin,</b> <b><i>We Still Don't Trust You</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 127,500</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4bRFs2_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4bRFs2_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Ye and Ty Dolla Sign Vultures 1</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Ye and Ty Dolla $ign,</b> <b><i>Vultures 1</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 148,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0wVnGE_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0wVnGE_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Post Malone F-1 Trillion album</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Post Malone,</b> <b><i>F-1 Trillion</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 249,900</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3Wei7G_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Wei7G_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Future and Metro Boomin We Don't Trust You</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Future and Metro Boomin,</b> <b><i>We Don't Trust You</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 251,000</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Q1YHf_0vEz3WOF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Q1YHf_0vEz3WOF00" width="980" height="980" ><figcaption>Eminem, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Eminem,</b> <b><i>The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)</i></b></h2><p>First-week sales: 281,000</p></div></body>

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The wait for Big Sean's new album is finally over as he drops his latest LP, Better Me Than You. On Friday (Aug. 30), Big Sean put out album No. 6, following a four-year album hiatus. Better Me Than You, which is Sean's first album not on Ye's G.O.O.D. Music and strictly on Def Jam Recordings, features 21 tracks. The Detroit rapper has guest appearances from Cash Cobain, Kodak Black, Gunna, Larry June, DJ Premier and more. Standout tracks include \"Million Pieces\" featuring Teyana Taylor, Larry June and DJ Premier, \"Black Void\" featuring Thundercat and Eryn Allen Kane, and \"My Life\" featuring Ellie Goulding.

The wait for Big Sean's new album is finally over as he drops his latest LP, Better Me Than You. On Friday (Aug. 30), Big Sean put out album No. 6, following a four-year album hiatus. Better Me Than You, which is Sean's first album not on Ye's G.O.O.D. Music and strictly on Def Jam Recordings, features 21 tracks. The Detroit rapper has guest appearances from Cash Cobain, Kodak Black, Gunna, Larry June, DJ Premier and more. Standout tracks include "Million Pieces" featuring Teyana Taylor, Larry June and DJ Premier, "Black Void" featuring Thundercat and Eryn Allen Kane, and "My Life" featuring Ellie Goulding.