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Double or Nothing is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Big Sean and American record producer Metro Boomin. The album was released on December 8, 2017, by GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings, Republic Records, Universal Music Group and Boominati Worldwide.[2] It features guest appearances from Travis Scott, 2 Chainz, 21 Savage, Kash Doll, Young Thug, and Swae Lee. The album's production was handled primarily by Metro Boomin, alongside Earlly Mac, Pi'erre Bourne and Southside.

Double or Nothing
Studio album by Big Sean and Metro Boomin
Released	December 8, 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	41:28
Label	GOOD Def Jam Republic Universal Boominati
Producer	Metro Boomin (also exec.) Big Sean (exec.) Kanye West (exec.) Earlly Mac Pi'erre Bourne Southside
Big Sean chronology
I Decided (2017) Double or Nothing (2017) Detroit 2 (2020)
Metro Boomin chronology
Without Warning (2017) Double or Nothing (2017) Not All Heroes Wear Capes (2018)
Singles from Double or Nothing
"Pull Up N Wreck" Released: November 3, 2017 "So Good" Released: February 13, 2018[1]

The album was supported by two singles: "Pull Up N Wreck" featuring 21 Savage and "So Good" featuring Kash Doll.

Background

In an interview with Billboard published on December 1, 2017, Big Sean announced the collaborative album.[3][4] The two previously worked on Sean's previous studio album, I Decided (2017), on the single "Bounce Back" and album tracks "Sacrifices" and "Voices in My Head / Stick to the Plan". The album art and release date was announced on December 6, 2017,[5][6] while the track listing was announced via social media the following day, the day before release.[7]

The intro song, "Go Legend" featuring Travis Scott, was previewed by Sean at Lollapalooza 2017 in Chicago. The song originally was thought to have Offset as an additional feature but did not make the studio version of the song.

Songs from the album were previewed by American athlete LeBron James via Instagram the day before release.[8]

Singles

The lead single, "Pull Up N Wreck" featuring 21 Savage, was released on November 3, 2017 for streaming and digital download.[9] "So Good" featuring Kash Doll was sent to rhythmic radio on February 13, 2018 as the album's second single.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	54/100[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
HipHopDX	2.6/5[12]
HotNewHipHop	74%[13]
Pitchfork	5.4/10[14]
Sputnikmusic	2.7/5[15]
The 405	5.5/10[16]

Double or Nothing received mixed reviews from critics upon release, with a general criticism of the collaborative pairing. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 54, based on 4 reviews.[10] Claire Lobenfeld of Pitchfork criticised the album's lyricism, stating that "Though fun and at times politically salient, even Metro Boomin cannot rescue Big Sean from his habit of writing the absolute corniest lyrics imaginable."[14] Chase McMullen of The 405 commented that "There's no denying Big Sean has had more staying power in hip hop than some might have expected, but for Metro Boomin, who's largely been wise in choosing fresh faces on equal creative footing for his full length projects, Double or Nothing is a dull misstep."[16] In another mixed review, Trent Clark of HipHopDX concluded: "While the essential purpose of the album is never specified, Sean spends a ridiculous amount of time skeeting on tracks with no filter on the filler."[12]

Online music publication Sputnikmusic stated Double or Nothing is "ostensibly 10 bangers processed through Metro’s lean, gothic synths and Sean’s plain-spoken statements of wealth and general overconfidence. It’s boring stuff."[15]

Joshua Robinson from hnhh stated than the album "demonstrated the next step in Big Sean’s growth“ and singled songs like “Who’s Stopping Me“ and the off-kilter “Even The Odds“ and concludes with the statement: “Love it or hate it, Double or Nothing had plenty of highlights.“[17]

Despite the reviews, Big Sean is very fond of the album and enjoyed his collaboration with Metro Boomin and said the album was just « straight fun ».[18][19]

Commercial performance

Double or Nothing debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with 50,000 album-equivalent units, of which 10,000 were pure album sales in its first week of release.[20]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[21]

Notes

• "Savage Time" features additional vocals from Travis Scott
• "Even the Odds" features additional vocals from Gucci Mane

Sample credits

• "Go Legend" contains samples from "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)", performed by Diana Ross
• "Who's Stopping Me" contains samples from "Clarão da Lua", performed by Nazaré Pereira.
• "In Tune" contains samples from "Up Against the Wind", performed by Lori Perry.
• "No Hearts, No Love" contains samples from "Strawberry Letter 23", performed by The Brothers Johnson.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[21]

Charts

References

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