02/25/2015
SUNY Cortlands Student Activities Board (SAB) picked the perfect time to announce its 2015 Spring Fling act revealing rapper Big Sean as the headliner on the same day that the former Grammy nominee released his third studio album.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the Detroit natives new Dark Sky Paradise album ranked first on the iTunes Top Albums chart for the day. Early reviews from The Verge and The New York Times suggest its his best album yet.
He is scheduled to perform Saturday, April 25, in the Colleges Park Center Alumni Arena. Ticket sale information will be announced at a later date, with SUNY Cortland students receiving first priority.
Big Sean, who performs on the Roc Nation label, released his first mixtape when he was 19 and has since performed alongside some of the biggest names in hip hop, including Kanye West, Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj. The 26-year-olds popular tracks include Dance, Beware and My Last.
His new album features collaborations with Drake, John Legend, girlfriend and pop star Ariana Grande.
Big Sean earned the BET Award for Best New Artist in 2012 on the success of Finally Famous, his 2011 debut album. Mercy, a Kanye West track that features Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz, won the Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Song in 2013. The song also received two Grammy nominations that same year.
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Source: http://www2.cortland.edu/news/detail.dot?id%3Dbc4d2dfa-8c4c-4bc3-b3de-07fd087996d5
