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Big Sean Interview – Big Sean’s Top 10 Rules For Success (@BigSean)


he’s an American hip hop recording

he’s an American hip hop recording artist from Detroit Michigan he sound

artist from Detroit Michigan he sound

artist from Detroit Michigan he sound with good music in 2007 Def Jam in 2008

with good music in 2007 Def Jam in 2008

with good music in 2007 Def Jam in 2008 and rock nation in 2014 his album dark

and rock nation in 2014 his album dark

and rock nation in 2014 his album dark sky paradise earned him his first

sky paradise earned him his first

sky paradise earned him his first number-one on the Billboard 200

number-one on the Billboard 200

number-one on the Billboard 200 he’s Big Sean and here are his top ten

he’s Big Sean and here are his top ten

he’s Big Sean and here are his top ten rules for success one thing people need

rules for success one thing people need

rules for success one thing people need is inspiration you know they need a lot

is inspiration you know they need a lot

is inspiration you know they need a lot of things but they definitely need that

of things but they definitely need that

of things but they definitely need that too you know inspiration can you know it

too you know inspiration can you know it

too you know inspiration can you know it can like create anything inspiration can

can like create anything inspiration can

can like create anything inspiration can create the best ideas you could create

create the best ideas you could create

create the best ideas you could create the million dollar ideas that could

the million dollar ideas that could

the million dollar ideas that could create the billion dollar ideas that

create the billion dollar ideas that

create the billion dollar ideas that could create leaders you know

could create leaders you know

could create leaders you know inspiration can change everything so I

inspiration can change everything so I

inspiration can change everything so I feel like people need that man you just

feel like people need that man you just

feel like people need that man you just got to stay true to yourself you know

got to stay true to yourself you know

got to stay true to yourself you know never try to follow the trends that’s

never try to follow the trends that’s

never try to follow the trends that’s when you get lost in the sauce man you

when you get lost in the sauce man you

when you get lost in the sauce man you got it do what you feel man and be

got it do what you feel man and be

got it do what you feel man and be creative and don’t be scared to be

creative and don’t be scared to be

creative and don’t be scared to be yourself and always keep that faith you

yourself and always keep that faith you

yourself and always keep that faith you know I’ve been in the darkest times of

know I’ve been in the darkest times of

know I’ve been in the darkest times of my life man where I didn’t know what was

my life man where I didn’t know what was

my life man where I didn’t know what was gonna happen I was flat broke anything

gonna happen I was flat broke anything

gonna happen I was flat broke anything you could think of man I’ve been through

you could think of man I’ve been through

you could think of man I’ve been through it and like you know you got to be

it and like you know you got to be

it and like you know you got to be strong enough to make it through and it

strong enough to make it through and it

strong enough to make it through and it just makes it that much sweeter when

just makes it that much sweeter when

just makes it that much sweeter when everything starts going right when I was

everything starts going right when I was

everything starts going right when I was in the third grade and my teacher was

in the third grade and my teacher was

in the third grade and my teacher was like nah this is some funny shit though

like nah this is some funny shit though

like nah this is some funny shit though radio what they want to be and it was

radio what they want to be and it was

radio what they want to be and it was like lawyers doctors this and I was like

like lawyers doctors this and I was like

like lawyers doctors this and I was like I want to be a rapper signed at Def Jam

I want to be a rapper signed at Def Jam

I want to be a rapper signed at Def Jam I said that in third grade right my

I said that in third grade right my

I said that in third grade right my teacher was like oh just like oh no and

teacher was like oh just like oh no and

teacher was like oh just like oh no and shit right same teacher wants me to come

shit right same teacher wants me to come

shit right same teacher wants me to come back and speak at mus don’t do that shit

my point is man that whatever you’re

my point is man that whatever you’re doing like man you make sure you follow

doing like man you make sure you follow

doing like man you make sure you follow your heart and do what you want to do

your heart and do what you want to do

your heart and do what you want to do man actually you don’t want to be 56

man actually you don’t want to be 56

man actually you don’t want to be 56 years old which you woulda coulda

years old which you woulda coulda

years old which you woulda coulda shoulda did something like that’s the

shoulda did something like that’s the

shoulda did something like that’s the best advice I could give you and I

best advice I could give you and I

best advice I could give you and I promise you man if you follow your heart

promise you man if you follow your heart

promise you man if you follow your heart and always keep that faith they’ll lead

and always keep that faith they’ll lead

and always keep that faith they’ll lead you to your pot of gold to the lead you

you to your pot of gold to the lead you

you to your pot of gold to the lead you to your million dollars whatever you

to your million dollars whatever you

to your million dollars whatever you want in life I promise man

want in life I promise man

want in life I promise man I learned something different from

I learned something different from

I learned something different from everybody you know it’s just like it all

everybody you know it’s just like it all

everybody you know it’s just like it all depends on like yeah I just learned you

depends on like yeah I just learned you

depends on like yeah I just learned you know always follow your heart always be

know always follow your heart always be

know always follow your heart always be real straight up don’t take no you know

real straight up don’t take no you know

real straight up don’t take no you know what I’m saying

what I’m saying

what I’m saying common just calming somebody who like no

common just calming somebody who like no

common just calming somebody who like no matter what coming has going on with one

matter what coming has going on with one

matter what coming has going on with one thing you always have something else

thing you always have something else

thing you always have something else going on like he’ll always be like if

going on like he’ll always be like if

going on like he’ll always be like if he’s not acting right then he’s making

he’s not acting right then he’s making

he’s not acting right then he’s making music if he’s not making music he’s he’s

music if he’s not making music he’s he’s

music if he’s not making music he’s he’s always finding some ways to brand

always finding some ways to brand

always finding some ways to brand himself away from music – and I respect

himself away from music – and I respect

himself away from music – and I respect that

that

that you’re on him saying he’s more than just

you’re on him saying he’s more than just

you’re on him saying he’s more than just a rapper Aries are he’s he’s like

a rapper Aries are he’s he’s like

a rapper Aries are he’s he’s like all-around businessman and I respect

all-around businessman and I respect

all-around businessman and I respect that about coming you know those little

that about coming you know those little

that about coming you know those little things you learn from guys like that

things you learn from guys like that

things you learn from guys like that that you hang around and you know you

that you hang around and you know you

that you hang around and you know you take you take a little tips in a platter

take you take a little tips in a platter

take you take a little tips in a platter so risk there is no chance to evolve in

so risk there is no chance to evolve in

so risk there is no chance to evolve in progress without taking risk I feel like

progress without taking risk I feel like

progress without taking risk I feel like it’s the necessary element to self

it’s the necessary element to self

it’s the necessary element to self development you know like it’s the key

development you know like it’s the key

development you know like it’s the key to living life to the fullest risk

to living life to the fullest risk

to living life to the fullest risk according to Webster is the chance of

according to Webster is the chance of

according to Webster is the chance of injury damage loss the failure of your

injury damage loss the failure of your

injury damage loss the failure of your expectations but I realized that it’s

expectations but I realized that it’s

expectations but I realized that it’s also the opportunity to learn and gain a

also the opportunity to learn and gain a

also the opportunity to learn and gain a fulfillment of your desires and dreams

fulfillment of your desires and dreams

fulfillment of your desires and dreams when I think of risk or just what risk

when I think of risk or just what risk

when I think of risk or just what risk means I feel like I might think of being

means I feel like I might think of being

means I feel like I might think of being afraid or oh really

afraid or oh really

afraid or oh really risk is a way to overcome what you fear

risk is a way to overcome what you fear

risk is a way to overcome what you fear you can be afraid to risk something or

you can be afraid to risk something or

you can be afraid to risk something or everything because you don’t want to

everything because you don’t want to

everything because you don’t want to lose what you have because you’re afraid

lose what you have because you’re afraid

lose what you have because you’re afraid you may fail or think you can’t handle

you may fail or think you can’t handle

you may fail or think you can’t handle it or whatever the case you’ll spend so

it or whatever the case you’ll spend so

it or whatever the case you’ll spend so much energy and time trying to keep what

much energy and time trying to keep what

much energy and time trying to keep what you have instead of progressing into

you have instead of progressing into

you have instead of progressing into something new everything changes

something new everything changes

something new everything changes nothing stays the same forever nothing

nothing stays the same forever nothing

nothing stays the same forever nothing from business it’s a personal everything

from business it’s a personal everything

from business it’s a personal everything in between

in between

in between I realize that you can’t be afraid a lot

I realize that you can’t be afraid a lot

I realize that you can’t be afraid a lot of us aren’t all the way satisfied but

of us aren’t all the way satisfied but

of us aren’t all the way satisfied but are scared to lose security and what we

are scared to lose security and what we

are scared to lose security and what we do have like I might not be able to get

do have like I might not be able to get

do have like I might not be able to get a better job or a better partner etc or

a better job or a better partner etc or

a better job or a better partner etc or even as bad as prison is you know there

even as bad as prison is you know there

even as bad as prison is you know there are people who don’t want to leave

are people who don’t want to leave

are people who don’t want to leave because they’re afraid of what’s on the

because they’re afraid of what’s on the

because they’re afraid of what’s on the outside or being able to succeed the

outside or being able to succeed the

outside or being able to succeed the number one thing I got to remind myself

number one thing I got to remind myself

number one thing I got to remind myself sometimes and remember is that life is

sometimes and remember is that life is

sometimes and remember is that life is here

here

here not to survive but to live it up you

not to survive but to live it up you

not to survive but to live it up you know to expand to grow when you settle

know to expand to grow when you settle

know to expand to grow when you settle for what’s familiar or safe is because

for what’s familiar or safe is because

for what’s familiar or safe is because we forget that God is our security God

we forget that God is our security God

we forget that God is our security God is creating artists and that’s the only

is creating artists and that’s the only

is creating artists and that’s the only security you know you could try and find

security you know you could try and find

security you know you could try and find security in people and jobs or anything

security in people and jobs or anything

security in people and jobs or anything man-made but there’s no point because

man-made but there’s no point because

man-made but there’s no point because everything is designed to change

everything is designed to change

everything is designed to change including you most people who have

including you most people who have

including you most people who have successfully taken risk and succeeded

successfully taken risk and succeeded

successfully taken risk and succeeded have failed to but the point is you

have failed to but the point is you

have failed to but the point is you learn from every lesson you learn from

learn from every lesson you learn from

learn from every lesson you learn from every risk change is always exciting

every risk change is always exciting

every risk change is always exciting it’s always exciting when you know God

it’s always exciting when you know God

it’s always exciting when you know God is involved the world is designed for

is involved the world is designed for

is involved the world is designed for change

change

change don’t ever be afraid to take risks how

don’t ever be afraid to take risks how

don’t ever be afraid to take risks how did you make this perseverance to push

did you make this perseverance to push

did you make this perseverance to push through all of this I don’t know man I

through all of this I don’t know man I

through all of this I don’t know man I just did you know I just that people man

just did you know I just that people man

just did you know I just that people man my grandma you know my grandma is one of

my grandma you know my grandma is one of

my grandma you know my grandma is one of the biggest inspirations to my mom you

the biggest inspirations to my mom you

the biggest inspirations to my mom you know my my desire to want to give

know my my desire to want to give

know my my desire to want to give everybody around me a better life the

everybody around me a better life the

everybody around me a better life the desire to want to live a better life man

desire to want to live a better life man

desire to want to live a better life man that’s just that’s my whole motivation

that’s just that’s my whole motivation

that’s just that’s my whole motivation man coming from Detroit city people

man coming from Detroit city people

man coming from Detroit city people don’t make it out the west side of the

don’t make it out the west side of the

don’t make it out the west side of the truth you’re not believing just like

truth you’re not believing just like

truth you’re not believing just like spreading that that love you know I’m

spreading that that love you know I’m

spreading that that love you know I’m saying that Google just like good vibes

saying that Google just like good vibes

saying that Google just like good vibes like I live like a hippie you know what

like I live like a hippie you know what

like I live like a hippie you know what I’m saying

I’m saying

I’m saying I believe in just like you know it’s

I believe in just like you know it’s

I believe in just like you know it’s feeling great letting people know like

feeling great letting people know like

feeling great letting people know like hi I made it happen for myself and am

hi I made it happen for myself and am

hi I made it happen for myself and am making it happen

making it happen

making it happen one thing I used to be a victim of is

one thing I used to be a victim of is

one thing I used to be a victim of is like when I was in the studio with Kanye

like when I was in the studio with Kanye

like when I was in the studio with Kanye jay-z all these people and they would do

jay-z all these people and they would do

jay-z all these people and they would do a verse to a song I would try and do a

a verse to a song I would try and do a

a verse to a song I would try and do a verse like they would you know what I’m

verse like they would you know what I’m

verse like they would you know what I’m saying and the message it just wasn’t me

saying and the message it just wasn’t me

saying and the message it just wasn’t me it wasn’t me than sound right so I just

it wasn’t me than sound right so I just

it wasn’t me than sound right so I just realize that you have to stay in your

realize that you have to stay in your

realize that you have to stay in your own lane yeah just do what you do and go

own lane yeah just do what you do and go

own lane yeah just do what you do and go all the way with you man don’t look that

all the way with you man don’t look that

all the way with you man don’t look that my definition of success I think success

my definition of success I think success

my definition of success I think success is more unlike any motion than it is you

is more unlike any motion than it is you

is more unlike any motion than it is you know what you get physically like

know what you get physically like

know what you get physically like successes and how much money you make it

successes and how much money you make it

successes and how much money you make it isn’t like you know it’s just about like

isn’t like you know it’s just about like

isn’t like you know it’s just about like what you accomplished how you feel at

what you accomplished how you feel at

what you accomplished how you feel at the end of it all you know that success

the end of it all you know that success

the end of it all you know that success and I feel like I’ve been successful in

and I feel like I’ve been successful in

and I feel like I’ve been successful in some ways but I’m still you know hungry

some ways but I’m still you know hungry

some ways but I’m still you know hungry for that success that I want and you

for that success that I want and you

for that success that I want and you know i’ma get it we’ll make it happen

know i’ma get it we’ll make it happen

know i’ma get it we’ll make it happen I’m hung out 25 and you know look at

I’m hung out 25 and you know look at

I’m hung out 25 and you know look at people who I consider successful in

people who I consider successful in

people who I consider successful in their you know way older you know what

their you know way older you know what

their you know way older you know what I’m saying

I’m saying

I’m saying I got a lot of time to get it right and

I got a lot of time to get it right and

I got a lot of time to get it right and I’m learning you know so I think success

I’m learning you know so I think success

I’m learning you know so I think success is definitely about an emotional more

is definitely about an emotional more

is definitely about an emotional more than 100 million dollars or anything

than 100 million dollars or anything

than 100 million dollars or anything yeah

yeah

yeah amount of interview quite a lot of

amount of interview quite a lot of

amount of interview quite a lot of people now so same question

people now so same question

people now so same question that’s one of the best answers really

that’s one of the best answers really

that’s one of the best answers really yeah success is like yeah you can be

yeah success is like yeah you can be

yeah success is like yeah you can be successful as people who are riches the

successful as people who are riches the

successful as people who are riches the richest people in the world couple you

richest people in the world couple you

richest people in the world couple you could be the richest person in the world

could be the richest person in the world

could be the richest person in the world and I’d be successful you know those

and I’d be successful you know those

and I’d be successful you know those people who have the most money who got

people who have the most money who got

people who have the most money who got the most problems too and are the

the most problems too and are the

the most problems too and are the unhappiest as people who are taking a

unhappiest as people who are taking a

unhappiest as people who are taking a bus every day and you know who got a

bus every day and you know who got a

bus every day and you know who got a family and they’re the happiest ever you

family and they’re the happiest ever you

family and they’re the happiest ever you know so I think success isn’t measured

know so I think success isn’t measured

know so I think success isn’t measured by how much money you make or a big as

by how much money you make or a big as

by how much money you make or a big as you know the house you want is measured

you know the house you want is measured

you know the house you want is measured by how you feel imagination how many

by how you feel imagination how many

by how you feel imagination how many people you know I mean for real no made

people you know I mean for real no made

people you know I mean for real no made it got on nobody from my city Detroit

it got on nobody from my city Detroit

it got on nobody from my city Detroit hell no I ain’t know him you know I

hell no I ain’t know him you know I

hell no I ain’t know him you know I don’t know nobody who did I know I made

don’t know nobody who did I know I made

don’t know nobody who did I know I made it my point to be the one who made it

it my point to be the one who made it

it my point to be the one who made it the one people knew before I made it to

the one people knew before I made it to

the one people knew before I made it to show everybody it was real I grew up

show everybody it was real I grew up

show everybody it was real I grew up watching biggie mace I wanted a Rollie

watching biggie mace I wanted a Rollie

watching biggie mace I wanted a Rollie like pot fill me all the money like

like pot fill me all the money like

like pot fill me all the money like masterpiece stunting like the Big Tymers

masterpiece stunting like the Big Tymers

masterpiece stunting like the Big Tymers I wanted to pop champagne you feel me I

I wanted to pop champagne you feel me I

I wanted to pop champagne you feel me I want to put my crew on have a label like

want to put my crew on have a label like

want to put my crew on have a label like Rockefeller put the city on you know I

Rockefeller put the city on you know I

Rockefeller put the city on you know I started off young spitting rapping hey

started off young spitting rapping hey

started off young spitting rapping hey turn me up trying to be a role model

turn me up trying to be a role model

turn me up trying to be a role model trying to be son I knew I was gonna make

trying to be son I knew I was gonna make

trying to be son I knew I was gonna make it

it

it I just st. know how

my mom taught me early on this world is

my mom taught me early on this world is what you make it you create your own

what you make it you create your own

what you make it you create your own environment it all starts with a vision

environment it all starts with a vision

environment it all starts with a vision but you can imagine you can create I

but you can imagine you can create I

but you can imagine you can create I came with middle class I really have a

came with middle class I really have a

came with middle class I really have a shitty spare and I haven’t no money to

shitty spare and I haven’t no money to

shitty spare and I haven’t no money to spare I had to work for new clothes gas

spare I had to work for new clothes gas

spare I had to work for new clothes gas money I always wanted to get my mom when

money I always wanted to get my mom when

money I always wanted to get my mom when she wanted you know cars Benz houses

she wanted you know cars Benz houses

she wanted you know cars Benz houses whatever I didn’t have it but I could

whatever I didn’t have it but I could

whatever I didn’t have it but I could see it in my head

see it in my head

see it in my head I could feel the energy of you build a

I could feel the energy of you build a

I could feel the energy of you build a house up on that ass that’s an a state

house up on that ass that’s an a state

house up on that ass that’s an a state that’s the masked race say yay say yay

that’s the masked race say yay say yay

that’s the masked race say yay say yay don’t we do this every day take some

don’t we do this every day take some

don’t we do this every day take some songs about talk like just out payday I

songs about talk like just out payday I

songs about talk like just out payday I don’t even know if that makes sense but

don’t even know if that makes sense but

don’t even know if that makes sense but it always made sense to me it was all

it always made sense to me it was all

it always made sense to me it was all real to me my imagination was real to me

real to me my imagination was real to me

real to me my imagination was real to me the people used to tell me I was wasting

the people used to tell me I was wasting

the people used to tell me I was wasting my time said it wouldn’t work out where

my time said it wouldn’t work out where

my time said it wouldn’t work out where the people in any hash they am nothing

the people in any hash they am nothing

the people in any hash they am nothing it wasn’t till after meeting the people

it wasn’t till after meeting the people

it wasn’t till after meeting the people I grew up to getting a chance to meet my

I grew up to getting a chance to meet my

I grew up to getting a chance to meet my idols work with him I realized they

idols work with him I realized they

idols work with him I realized they believe what I believe imagining it

believe what I believe imagining it

believe what I believe imagining it changing the world changing their world

changing the world changing their world

changing the world changing their world a lot of people could imagine but

a lot of people could imagine but

a lot of people could imagine but wouldn’t believe it I couldn’t fathom me

wouldn’t believe it I couldn’t fathom me

wouldn’t believe it I couldn’t fathom me not me I believe I had imagination thank

not me I believe I had imagination thank

not me I believe I had imagination thank you guys so much for watching we made

you guys so much for watching we made

you guys so much for watching we made this video because Patrick vane asked us

this video because Patrick vane asked us

this video because Patrick vane asked us to now if you have a famous entrepreneur

to now if you have a famous entrepreneur

to now if you have a famous entrepreneur you’d like Evan to make a video of leave

you’d like Evan to make a video of leave

you’d like Evan to make a video of leave it in the comments below and we will

it in the comments below and we will

it in the comments below and we will make him do it I also love to know which

make him do it I also love to know which

make him do it I also love to know which of Big Sean’s top 10 rules meant the

of Big Sean’s top 10 rules meant the

of Big Sean’s top 10 rules meant the most to you leave it in the comments

most to you leave it in the comments

most to you leave it in the comments below and we’re going to join in the

below and we’re going to join in the

below and we’re going to join in the discussion thank you so much for

discussion thank you so much for

discussion thank you so much for watching

watching

watching continue to believe and I’ll see you

continue to believe and I’ll see you

continue to believe and I’ll see you soon

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