Big Sean Announces New Album ‘Better Me Than You’ and Drops Single ‘Yes’ Following Album Leak
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer A day after a disgruntled Kanye West fan leaked a version of his new album, Big Sean has announced the upcoming release of his sixth solo album “Better Me Than You,” dropping August 9 on Def Jam.
The rapper, who acknowledged the leak last night by releasing a snippet of a song produced by Alchemist, dropped a new single called “Yes” tonight in tandem with the album announcement, giving a preview of what to expect from the project.
Unfortunately, drama has already surrounded the project after Sean gave his “On the Radar Freestyle” a few days ago, where he rapped, “I got better things to do than find someone to beef with.” Some social media users claimed that it was a shot at Kendrick Lamar.
But soon after, media personality DJ Hed tweeted that he spoke with Sean who told him that the bar was not intended for Lamar, but rather a “different Gemini.” That, according to the leaker, was Kanye West, who helped jumpstart Sean’s career back in the day.
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