
Ketchum III of HipHopDX gave the album four out of five stars, saying "The final product is a solid debut that shows enough of Sean's skill and personality to keep listeners stay tuned, with the room for growth for higher expectations next time around." Ĭhris Martins of The A.V. AllMusic's David Jeffries gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Fun, inventive, swaggering, and smart, Finally Famous is an exciting debut." William E. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 20 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". also produced the track.Ĭritical response Professional ratings Aggregate scoresįinally Famous was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. The album's third promotional single, "So Much More", was released on June 14, 2011. The album's second promotional single, "What Goes Around", was released on May 20, 2011. The song peaked at number 92 on the US Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop chart. also produced the track, alongside The Legendary Traxster. The album's first promotional single, " I Do It", was released via digital download on May 10, 2011. The remix to "Dance (Ass)", featuring Nicki Minaj, was sent to urban radio on October 18, 2011. " Dance (Ass)" was sent to urban radio as the album's third single on September 20, 2011. The song peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100. " Marvin & Chardonnay" featuring Kanye West and Roscoe Dash, was sent to radio on July 12, 2011, as the album's second single. The song also topped the Billboard 's Top Rap Songs, becoming his first number-one hit on the chart in the United States. The song debuted at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song features guest vocals from American recording artist Chris Brown, while the production was handled by No I.D. The commercial debut single, titled " My Last", was released on March 1, 2011. The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, selling 87,000 copies in its first week. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. The album was supported by three singles: " My Last" featuring Chris Brown, " Marvin & Chardonnay" featuring West and Roscoe Dash, and " Dance (Ass)". 2: UKNOWBIGSEAN (2009) and Finally Famous Vol. 1: The Mixtape (2007), Finally Famous Vol.

The record serves as Big Sean's first studio release, under the whole Finally Famous series, following these mixtapes such as Finally Famous Vol. Recording sessions took place from 2010 to 2011, with Kanye West serving as the only executive producer on the album. It was released on June 28, 2011, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. Finally Famous is the debut studio album by American rapper Big Sean.
