To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Big Sean is rereleasing his debut album “Finally Famous.”
The Detroit rapper was to release a remixed and remastered version of his 2011 album to streaming platforms on Friday, he announced in an Instagram video on Thursday.
The album was to include one previously unreleased track, “Freshman 10,” which is about Sean’s experience at the cover shoot for the 2010 Freshman Class issue of XXL magazine. Sean was included on the annual cover, which gathers 10 of hip-hop’s hottest up-and-comers, along with J. Cole, Nipsey Hussle, Wiz Khalifa, Jay Rock, Freddie Gibbs and more.
“It’s real nostalgic,” Sean said of the Hit-Boy-produced track, which he said was recorded two years ago. “It really takes me back to that time period, that 2010, 2011 moment in my life.”
“Finally Famous” was released on June 28, 2011. The 12-track album (16 tracks on the deluxe edition) featured collaborations with Chris Brown (“My Last”), Kanye West (“Marvin & Chardonnay”), John Legend (“Memories (Part II)”) and more, and it debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart.