Dark Sky Paradise
by Big Sean
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Feb 24, 2015
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 176 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 127 out of 176
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 176
  3. Negative: 17 out of 176
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  1. KTT_FC_is_a_hoe
    Feb 24, 2015
    0
    listen right here....I got 30 emails bruh. 30. three. zero. I don't who you are, but I could bury this album with fake reviews and you wouldn't even know it. you cared about it enough to say my name...so I'm a give ya one chance...then it's done. bruh. make a new account, and apologize to me right here on review page.

    this album sucks hard by the way. medium sean fails again.
  2. Baryne
    Feb 25, 2015
    0
    To many feats on this album and too many forgettable songs. This is an LP disguised as an major album. .
  3. adamm
    Aug 29, 2015
    3
    no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no

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37
#37 Most Discussed Album of 2015

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. The Wire
    May 15, 2015
    50
    On tracks with genuine maverick talents like E-40, his fundamental lack of character appears (or disappears) in sharp relief. [Apr 2015, p.65]
  2. Pretty Much Amazing
    Mar 23, 2015
    75
    Dark Sky Paradise lacks cohesion as an album, but on a track-by-track basis, it positions Big Sean as a wonderfully versatile rapper whose personality and style hold together even as he adapts to a range of contexts.
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  3. AllMusic
    Mar 18, 2015
    80
    Artistically, three is the charm for Big Sean as Dark Sky Paradise is much more expansive than previous efforts, sometimes grinding with executive producer Kanye West's love of the dark, and other times bouncing with the snark, swagger, and style that propelled this Detroit rapper to the top.
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