Big Sean has been gifted some life advice from Will Smith, just as he is about to release his new album.
In a clip of the two chatting posted on Sean’s TikTok, the Oscar-winning actor offers the Detroit MC some sage wisdom from his decades in the entertainment industry.
“When you hit the edge of the material world and… you know, I call it cliff top. Cliff top is the opposing aspect of rock bottom. When somebody hits rock bottom and can go no lower, you need to get your shit together or you die,” Smith tells Sean, who nods his head while listening intently.
“Cliff top is either you find God or you die ’cause there’s nothing else here for you.”
“@WillSmith dropping [gem emoji]’s,” the rapper captioned the clip.
@bigsean @Will Smith droppin 💎’s #fypage
♬ original sound – Big Sean
Big Sean followed in Will Smith’s footsteps by making his acting debut in the BET Twenties, which was written and created by Lena Waithe. He also appeared as himself in the 2023 House Party reboot.
The 36-year-old has also been getting heavily involved in spirituality of late, recently announcing he has authored a book about mental wellbeing.
The book is titled Go Higher and focuses on five practices for purpose, success and inner peace in an effort to help people reach their full potential.
“Besides the music, another project that’s been years in the making and it’s finally time,” he explained in a clip announcing the book. “I can’t even believe it for real. But anyone who know me since I signed my record deal knows if you look at my old YouTubes, I’ve always been about speaking from the heart, following your intuition and checking in with yourself mentally, because that’s how I was raised.”
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He continued: “That’s the upbringing that was surrounding me with my family. It was a lot of elevated thinkers. They’d give me gems and these books that I eventually read. If it wasn’t for them methods that I applied to my life, I for sure wouldn’t be here today, period.
“I took all the lessons I learned, all the philosophies mixed with real-life experiences and condensed what works for me into these five strategies that really will teach you what success mean to you and show you what your purpose is if you don’t already know.”
As for his new album, Better Me Than You drops later this month and will include the singles “Precision,”“Yes” and “On Up.” It will serve as the follow-up to 2020’s Detroit 2.
Will Smith is also set to return with his first album in almost two decades later this year.