Big Sean wrapped up Black History Month with a new freestyle called “Head to the Sky.”
The rapper shared the track, which samples “Optimistic” by Sounds of Blackness, on social media with the message, “Some bars on the last day of Black History Month…type shit. Sounds of Blackness.”
Though “Head to the Sky” doesn’t contain lyrics specifically about Blackness despite its release timing, the upbeat song features Sean reflecting on his past and embracing his future journey, with lines like, “See the magic in mistakes and start to embrace it,” giving fans the formula to follow his path.
In the video that comes with it, Sean highlights faces of people of all ages looking skyward with optimism — matching the message of the song’s sample.
Check out the video below.
Last month, Sean teamed up with Will Smith on the track “Beautiful Scar” and dropped a The Matrix-inspired music video alongside it. In the crazy visual, Sean, dressed as Morpheus, gives Smith a choice between a red or blue pill to either keep his life the same or travel back in time to star in The Matrix.
“Look, you’ve made some awesome career choices your whole life,” Sean says in the video. “There’s only one you truly regret. Well… maybe two. But we’re not gonna focus on that one.”
After Smith replies that that’s “messed up,” Sean presents the actor with the pills. Instead of picking between Sean/Morpheus’ options, Smith gulps down both — triggering a series of scenes that recreate famous moments from the sci-fi classic.
A few days before “Beautiful Scars” was released, Sean shared his thoughts about fatherhood during an episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty.
“It’s like time traveling,” said Sean. “People always try and figure out how to preserve themselves. There’s the expression, ‘Oh, I’m living through my kids. I think that your blood, your lineage…you really do time travel.'”
