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Big Sean Cites Eminem Collab As A "Full Circle Moment" For His Career

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Big Sean is a humble guy. He brags a lot in his raps, but he's generally considered to be one of the coolest rappers of his generation when it comes to personability. He's deferential to the people who inspired him, even when they aren't reciprocating (i.e. Kanye West). Sean has always held Eminem in high regard, especially given their shared hometown of Detroit. Big Sean and Em collaborated on the single "Tobey" earlier this year, and the former made it clear that it was a huge deal for him.

Big Sean talked about the collaboration on the VMA's red carpet. Eminem performed at the event, and Sean Don took the time to give the Detroit legend his flowers. "I’m happy to be a part of that album as well. For sure, for sure," he told Billboard. Sean also revealed that The Slim Shady LP was the first album he ever bought. He idolized Eminem, and felt that working on The Death of Slim Shady was a nice bit of symmetry for him personally. "It was the first album I bought from Costco with my birthday money," the rapper recalled. "That was way back. To be on The Death of Slim Shady was a full-circle moment."

 

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A lot has changed in the 25 years since The Slim Shady LP dropped. Sean has had a stellar career, one that Eminem himself has praised. Em cited Big Sean, alongside J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, as the artists who inspire him to keep rapping in 2022. "What I hyper-focus on is people like Kendrick Lamar, Joyner Lucas, J. Cole and Big Sean," he told People Magazine. "Watching them and how the f*ck they're doing their sh*t. Because they're also focused on being the best rappers."

Big Sean also talked about the reception to his own album at the VMAs. Better Me Than You has not performed as well as the rapper's previous releases. Well, that's putting it mildly. It garnered the lowest selling first week sales of his entire career, at just 22K. Despite this disappointing stat, Big Sean remains steadfast in the album's quality. "Its a fire a*s album," he told VMA reporters. "Slightly being a little slept on to me but you know the fans is locked in."

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Diddy Allegedly Blew Up Kalenna Harper's Phone With 58 Calls After Dawn Richard's Lawsuit

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Diddy is currently behind bars at the infamous Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after he and his legal team unsuccessfully argued that he should get out on bail at his arraignment on Tuesday. One key part of the prosecution's case against letting him back onto the street was concerns that he might attempt to contact alleged victims and witnesses, according to Rolling Stone. They referenced the Bad Boy mogul allegedly blowing up his Dirty Money bandmate Kalenna Harper's cellphone after the group's other member, Dawn Richard, accused him of sexual abuse, sex trafficking, fraud, and more in a lawsuit. The state claims he contacted Harper 128 times through calls and texts over the course of just four days.

Assistant US Attorney Emily Johnson argued in the courtroom: "Witnesses have universally expressed fear of the defendant." Diddy's attorney, Marc Agnifilo, had offered to pay $50 million for bail and said that his client would remain on house arrest in Miami with constant surveillance. Judge Robyn Tarnofsky wasn't impressed by the offer. "This is a crime that happens behind closed doors, even when pretrial services is monitoring," she ruled, as caught by CNN.

Diddy & Dawn Richard Perform Together On "Good Morning America"

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NEW YORK - JUNE 04: Recording artist Dawn Richard and Diddy perform on A.B.C.'s "Good Morning America" at Rumsey Playfield. Central Park on June 4, 2010, in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/WireImage)
 

Agnifilo still intends to appeal the ruling, telling reporters outside of the courtroom: “He’s going to clear his name and we’re going to stand by his side as he does. We believe in him wholeheartedly. He came here to turn himself in. Why doesn’t the government want him to turn himself in? Because then they can’t ask for detention. All we can do is show good faith. He got on a plane and he came here. They arrested a guy who came here to turn himself in.”

Diddy's attorneys have also sent a letter to the judge labeling the conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn "horrific." Be on the lookout for further updates on Diddy on HotNewHipHop.

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