I Decided.
by Big Sean
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Feb 3, 2017
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 114 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 114
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 114
  3. Negative: 6 out of 114
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  1. qwerty1010
    Feb 8, 2017
    5
    Very Average. Big Sean doesn't make bad music by any means, but he doesn't make anything special or memorable. This album would have been better if you replaced Big Sean with Drake.
  2. thedaywalker
    Feb 20, 2017
    6
    Very mediocre, specially for Big Sean's quality, the very slow pace of the song's didn't help hi at all this time, while all the best songs are when the beat is strong, like Bounce Back, No Favours and my personal favourite Voices In My Head/Stick to the plan, it's not atrocious, but i'm sure Big Sean can do better
  3. MR_headphones
    Jun 18, 2017
    5
    i like big sean but god can he be cheesy. he has an insane flow and a dull delivery that usually sounds cool over some beats with meh content

    intro: doesn't count light: 5/10 actual decent content but boring in every other way bounce back: 5/10 i never want to hear this song ever again no favours: 5/10 weirdly weird jump out the windows: 6/10 sucky hook good verses good beat moves:    i like big sean but god can he be cheesy. he has an insane flow and a dull delivery that usually sounds cool over some beats with meh content

    intro: doesn't count
    light: 5/10 actual decent content but boring in every other way
    bounce back: 5/10 i never want to hear this song ever again
    no favours: 5/10 weirdly weird
    jump out the windows: 6/10 sucky hook good verses good beat
    moves: 4/10 underwhelming
    same time pt.1: 4/10 why is there no part 2
    owe me: 5/10 i don't get the hate
    halfway of the balcony: 3/10 the bordem
    voices in my head: 2/10 bordem
    stick to the plan: 4/10 forgettable but good outro
    sunday morning jetpack: 4/10 crap beat
    inspire me: 5/10 forgettable
    sacrafices: 6/10 quavo killed the momentum
    bigger than me: 4/10 forgettable

    41.3/100

    but i'll give it a light 5 most of the album is just boring or forgettable with more singing or slow rapping than faster style raping what big sean is known for meshing into a meh

    worst: voices in my head, halfway of the balcony
    best: sacrafices, jump out the window    … Expand
  4. tommy1607
    Apr 16, 2017
    5
    I'm far from a Big Sean fan, and was yet to like any of his previous projects going into 'I Decided'. As a result I wasn't particularly excited about this project and I don't really think there is much to be excited about on this. Sean's flaws remain that his lazy delivery is painful to listen to, his lyrics are bland and uninteresting and he still has a tendency to drop the most cringeI'm far from a Big Sean fan, and was yet to like any of his previous projects going into 'I Decided'. As a result I wasn't particularly excited about this project and I don't really think there is much to be excited about on this. Sean's flaws remain that his lazy delivery is painful to listen to, his lyrics are bland and uninteresting and he still has a tendency to drop the most cringe worthy of lines. However, this album is still the best Big Sean album that he has released as of yet, the beats are decent and there are some decent songs such as 'Bounce Back' and 'Sacrifices'. Overall, Sean remains a fairly uninteresting rapper but this album is a mild improvement on his previous work.… Expand
  5. Jensen67
    May 23, 2017
    4
    I was really expecting and hoping to like this album more than I do. There are some good songs on here but some of the songs just seem overly corny and when you dive into some of the individual lines even more so *cough* Jump Out the WIndow *cough*

    Best songs: Light / Bounce Back / No Favors
  6. Joffnatic
    May 27, 2022
    4
    Sleepy. Uninspired. Boring. It sounds like Big Sean decided to become the most average rapper ever, if I'm honest.

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. RapReviews.com
    Apr 24, 2017
    60
    His technique has a strong propensity towards predictable stream-of-consciousness rhyming.
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  2. PopMatters
    Feb 21, 2017
    40
    So while tastemakers are spinning his records and partygoers are responding (though it should be noted, that the biggest response, unsurprisingly, came to “Bad and Boujee”), the actual act of getting through Big Sean’s latest album is a tiring one.
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  3. Clash Music
    Feb 14, 2017
    70
    While it's undoubtedly a solid addition to Sean's catalogue, at the end of I Decided. it's the flows and instrumentals that are left with the listener, having upstaged what Sean is actually trying to say.
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