With Big Sean’s fifth album Detroit 2 only a week away, the Don just dropped off an incredible new single. Featuring the late great Nipsey Hussle ‘Deep Reverence’ is a deep cut. Nipsey sets the tone out the gate with the hard-hitting bars, “fuck rap, I’m a street legend, block love me with a deep reverence.” His commanding and conversational tone is impossible not to enjoy while remaining bittersweet. Big Sean grabs the baton and delivers bar after for 2 minutes straight. Sean carefully moves from life and mental health struggles, to social commentary, dropping wisdom (“Mama said it only takes one time to fuck up your whole Wikipedia”) and more. He also touches on how Nipsey’s passing inspired him to reach out to Kendrick. ‘Deep Reverence’ is a top-tier rap collab setting the stage for Detroit 2, and reminding us of Nipsey’s greatness. RIP to a street legend.
