Big Sean has admitted he's been "addicted" to Eminem, after finding his music "exciting" whilst growing up in Detroit. When given the chance to collaborate with him years later on 'Detroit Vs. Everybody', he was thrilled.
Big Sean
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine he explained: "I bought his first CD at Costco with my mom when I was 11. He was a new breed of rap - he had fresh storytelling lyrics, full of drugs and murder. It was exciting. It was addictive. His music itself was like a drug.
"So you can just imagine what it's like to go from there to being in the studio with him, eating pizza and talking about which is better, 'South Park' or 'Family Guy'."
Sean's always been confident in his own musical abilities and was certain he'd be a successful rapper from the age of 12.
"I've always been a dreamer. Since I was 10 years old, I was always rapping in front of the TV in the living room, visualising it all.
"[Did I think I'd make it?] I actually did. I never even questioned it. From 12 on, I used to always be like, 'And when I'm a rapper...' I was living in that world where I was already a rapper. People would make fun of me a little bit, but they would just be playing, though. They bought my CDs at school."
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