Draft:Better Me Than You

Better Me Than You
Better Me Than You
Studio album by Big Sean
Released	August 30, 2024
Genre	Hip hop;
Label	Def Jam Recordings; FF to Def Entertainment;
Producer	Aaron Bow; Beam; Big Sean; Bnyx; Carter Lang; Cash Cobain; DJ Khalil; Eryn Allen Kane; FnZ; Harv; Hit-Boy; Jasper Harris; Johan Lenox; Kaytranada; Key Wane; Leon Thomas; Lido; Malay; Rogét Chahayed; Teddy Walton; The Alchemist; The-Dream; Thundercat; Turbo; WondaGurl; Zacari; 206derek; Aaron Reid; Amaire Johnson; AzizTheShake; Berg; Bouvé; Brian "AllDay" Miller; BBYKOBE; Corbett; Johnathan Hulett; Lasik; Lil Rich; Mano; Marshall Mulherin; Mathaius Young; Milan Beker; Money Jezus; Myles T; Nami; OG Webbie; Omar Grand; Otxhello; Parker Mulherin; Peter Lee Johnson; Presley Regier; Robert "Bubby" Lewis; SkipOnDaBeat; Tom Kahre; Tom Levesque;
Big Sean chronology
Singles from Better Me Than You
	"Precision"; Released: March 22, 2024; "Yes"; Released: July 18, 2024; "On Up"; Released: August 2, 2024; "Together Forever"; Released: August 16, 2024; "Who You Are (Superstar)"; Released: August 30, 2024;

Better Me Than You is the sixth studio album by American rapper Big Sean. It was released on August 30, 2024, through Def Jam Recordings and FF to Def Entertainment. It features notable guest appearances by Bryson Tiller, Cash Cobain, Charlie Wilson, DJ Premier, Ellie Goulding, Gunna, Kodak Black, Larry June and Teyana Taylor. The production on the album was handled by Sean's frequent collaborator Key Wane, alongside a variety of record producers such as Amaire Johnson, Bnyx, DJ Khalil, Hit-Boy, The Alchemist and WondaGurl, among others.

Background

On March 22, 2024, Big Sean released the first single of the album entitled Precision.^[1]

On July 18, 2024, he announced that the album would be released on August 9 and released the second single of the album entitled Yes.^[2]

On August 2, 2024, he released the third single of the album entitled On Up.^[3]

On August 16, 2024, he released the fourth single of the album entitled Together Forever in collaboration with The Alchemist.^[4]

On August 30, 2024, he released the fifth single of the album entitled Who You Are (Superstar).^[5]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[6]

*Better Me Than You* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Pressure" (Intro)	Sean Michael Leonard Anderson	Big Sean Milan Beker Thundercat	0:54
2.	"Iconic"	S. Anderson Eryn Allen Kane Othello Houston Johnathan Hulett Jasper Lee Harris Benjamin Saint Fort Milan Beker Rogét Lutfi Chahayed Presley Regier Thomas Levesque Tyshane Thompson Nami Ondas Bailey Goldberg Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr.	Eryn Allen Kane Otxhello Johnathan Hulett Jasper Harris Bnyx Milan Beker Rogét Chahayed Presley Regier Tom Levesque Beam Nami Berg Hit-Boy	2:36
3.	"Typecast"	S. Anderson Kane Levesque Regier Harris Jahmarie Wishart Adams Dylan Teixeira	Eryn Allen Kane Tom Levesque Presley Regier Bnyx Jasper Harris Big Sean Nami	3:19
4.	"Break the Cycle" (with Charlie Wilson)	S. Anderson Charles Kent Wilson Leon George Thomas III Peter Lee Johnson Beker	Leon Thomas Peter Lee Johnson Milan Beker Big Sean	4:41
5.	"Who You Are (Superstar)"	S. Anderson Enoch Richard Harris III Myles Satterfield Harrison Bouvé Tom Kahre Stephen Michael Feigenbaum Abdul Aziz Dieng Terius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant Ryan Toby Andre Harris Nyticka Hemingway Jason Paul Douglas Boyd Adams Norman Glover Reginald Ellis Carl Thompson Usher Raymond IV Sean Love Combs Christopher George Latore Wallace	Lil Rich Big Sean Myles T Bouvé Tom Kahre Johan Lenox AzizTheShake The-Dream	3:21
6.	"Yes"	S. Anderson Chahayed Travis Darelle Walton Gesteelde-Diamant Markus Randle Michael Mulé Isaac De Boni Harris III Satterfield Emmanuel Nickerson Aaron Kendric Booe Beker Welbon Morris Jr. Adams Eric Aldwin Bellinger Jr. Julian Harris	Rogét Chahayed Teddy Walton The-Dream Mano FnZ Big Sean Lil Rich Myles T OG Webbie Aaron Bow Milan Beker	3:29
7.	"It Is What It Is" (with Gunna)	S. Anderson Sergio Giavanni Kitchens Chandler Durham Omar Perrin	Turbo Omar Grand	3:23
8.	"Apologize" (with Eryn Allen Kane)	S. Anderson Kane Bernard Harvey Peder Losnegård Feigenbaum Taylor Austin James Parker Mulherin Marshall Mulherin	Big Sean Harv Lido Eryn Allen Kane Johan Lenox Parker Mulherin Marshall Mulherin	4:04
9.	"Clarity" (Skit)	S. Anderson Theo Coakley	Brian "Allday" Miller	1:31
10.	"On Up"	S. Anderson Amaire Johnson Dwane Marshall Weir II Kane Ivan Guimarães Lins Vitor Martins Dalvin Ertimus DeGrate Joel Hailey Cedric Renard Hailey	Amaire Johnson Key Wane Big Sean Eryn Allen Kane	2:28
11.	"Something" (with Syd)	S. Anderson Harvey Aaron Reid Beker Zacari Moses Pacaldo I	Harv Aaron Reid Milan Beker	2:31
12.	"Black Void" (with Thundercat and Eryn Allen Kane)	S. Anderson Stephen Lee Bruner Kane Chahayed Carter Lang James Ryan Ho Harris	Big Sean Rogét Chahayed Carter Lang Eryn Allen Kane Malay Thundercat	4:12
13.	"This N That" (with Bryson Tiller and Kodak Black)	S. Anderson Bryson Djuan Tiller Bill Kahan Kapri Hollis Jr. Dustin Corbett	Hit-Boy Dustin Corbett	4:09
14.	"Million Pieces" (with Teyana Taylor, Larry June and DJ Premier)	S. Anderson Larry Eugene Hendricks III Christopher Edward Martin Hollis Jr. Beker Latisha Tawana Hyman Erick Jackson Keith Edward Elam Albert Johnson Kejuan Waliek Muchita J. Hailey C. Hailey Andre Davis Harris	Big Sean Hit-Boy Milan Beker	3:02
15.	"Get You Back" (with Cash Cobain)	S. Anderson Cashmere Small Ebony Naomi Oshunrinde Rheji Burrell Christian Scye Taylor	Mathaius Young WondaGurl Cash Cobain BBYKOBE	4:01
16.	"Certified" (with NASAAN)	S. Anderson Derek Anderson Matthew Laskey Edgar Ferrara Desmond Rasberry	Lasik Money Jezus 206derek SkipOnDaBeat	3:21
17.	"Focus" (Skit)	S. Anderson	Milan Beker	1:29
18.	"Boundaries"	S. Anderson Beker Johnson Weir II Dean Wynston Josiah Cover Cleopatra Zvezdana Nikolic Joseph Lloyd-Watson	Milan Beker Amaire Johnson Big Sean Key Wane	3:00
19.	"Precision"	S. Anderdon Booe Walton De Boni Mulé Pacaldo I William McKinley Hutchison Bellinger Jr. Jordan Michael Houston III Darnell Lorenzo Carlton Paul Duane Beauregard Markus Alandrus Randle Donald Maurice Pears II Jordan Ortiz	Aaron Bow Teddy Walton Tom Kahre FnZ Zacari	2:44
20.	"My Life / Happiness" (Skit; with Ellie Goulding)	S. Anderdon Elena Jane Goulding Chahayed Feigenbaum Louis Kevin Celestin Kane Robert Lewis	Rogét Chahayed Johan Lenox Kaytranada Eryn Allen Kane Robert "Bubby" Lewis	4:44
21.	"Together Forever" (Bonus; with The Alchemist)	S. Anderson Alan Daniel Maman Khalil Abdul-Rahman Hazzard Oliver Wells Nikisha Grier Lorenzo Johnson Daniel Seeff	The Alchemist DJ Khalil	3:01

References

^ "BIG SEAN DROPS NEW SINGLE 'PRECISION' & REVEALS HE WILL BE PERFORMING A TINY DESK CONCERT". hiphopdx.com. 22 March 2024.
^ "Big Sean Announces New Album 'Better Me Than You' and Drops Single 'Yes' Following Album Leak". variety.com. 18 July 2024.
^ "Big Sean Drops Heartfelt New Single "On Up" Ahead of Forthcoming Album". thesource.com. 2 August 2024.
^ "Big Sean Teams Up with The Alchemist for New Single "Together Forever"". thesource.com. 16 August 2024.
^ "Taye Diggs, RDC World, And More Star In Big Sean's "Who You Are (Superstar)" Music Video". vibe.com. 30 August 2024.
^ "Better Me Than You / Big Sean". Tidal.

[1] "BIG SEAN DROPS NEW SINGLE 'PRECISION' & REVEALS HE WILL BE PERFORMING A TINY DESK CONCERT". hiphopdx.com. 22 March 2024.

[2] "Big Sean Announces New Album 'Better Me Than You' and Drops Single 'Yes' Following Album Leak". variety.com. 18 July 2024.

[3] "Big Sean Drops Heartfelt New Single "On Up" Ahead of Forthcoming Album". thesource.com. 2 August 2024.

[4] "Big Sean Teams Up with The Alchemist for New Single "Together Forever"". thesource.com. 16 August 2024.

[5] "Taye Diggs, RDC World, And More Star In Big Sean's "Who You Are (Superstar)" Music Video". vibe.com. 30 August 2024.

[Tidal-6] "Better Me Than You / Big Sean". Tidal.

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