
and Sean's childhood friend Key Wane, with Kanye West having a much smaller presence on the album then Sean's debut album. In August 2013, Big Sean told Rolling Stone that the album was primarily produced by No I.D. During a listening session the following month, he revealed additional guest appearances on the album would come from Nicki Minaj, Jeezy and Doughboyz Cashout. ĭuring July 2013, Sean revealed that Ellie Goulding would be featured on the album. However, he would explain that Eminem was too busy working on his album to get on Hall of Fame.
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On June 8, 2013, Big Sean spoke with MTV News about his almost full day studio session with Eminem, promising a potential final product and labeling it a "Detroit classic", but was not sure whether it will appear on Hall of Fame or on Eminem's upcoming eighth studio album. Sean finally had a studio session with Eminem on April 26, 2013, that also included Royce da 5'9" and Mr. He also revealed that he worked with DJ Camper, DJ Mano, Da Internz and Rio on the album production wise.

On March 12, 2013, along with revealing a slew of songs on the album, Big Sean stated there would be songs featuring Lil Wayne, Juicy J and 2 Chainz on the album. In an interview with Tim Westwood on November 28, 2012, he revealed that Eminem had invited him to come to the studio, along with announcing that he had renamed the album from Hall of Fame: Memoirs of a Detroit Player to just Hall of Fame. He would later confirm guest appearances from Miguel, Kid Cudi and other members of GOOD Music. (left) was the album's primary record producer and Kanye West (front) was the album's executive producer.Įarly in the album's recording process, Sean revealed that Kanye West, Nas, Tyga, Common and Jhené Aiko were going to make appearances as featured artists, while West, No I.D., Key Wane, Hit-Boy and Young Chop will provide production on the album. Starting the year, the album was included on multiple "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" lists, including those by MTV, magazine XXL, who ranked it fourth, and Complex, which placed it eleventh. The single " Clique" from GOOD Music's album Cruel Summer, was originally supposed to be featured on Hall of Fame. Sean also said that the album would feature all types of songs, and everyone that had heard the album at that point in December 2012, had been "blown away" by it, including Kanye West, No I.D. Also indicating that the song "Mula", which features French Montana from the mixtape Detroit, could be featured as a deluxe edition track. Soon after, in an interview with Power 105, Sean stated he would include skits on the album to give it a "classic feel". He went on to say he wanted to teach and make a lasting impact on peoples' lives with this album. Some people are going to hate it regardless, I'm just doing me." Sean also said that Hall of Fame would be a far more inspirational and a more conceptually-driven project than his debut album.

"This is just what the fuck I want to do. He also said that he feels "like situations are really going to be relatable to people." Shortly afterwards, he stated that he "didn't want to just do another club song", and that he did not want to follow the popular music standards. Sean stated that he chose the title because it represents himself. On September 27, 2012, Big Sean announced the title of his second studio album would be Hall of Fame: Memoirs of a Detroit Player, and announced a release date of December 2012.
