Ahead of his highly anticipated third studio album Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean has shared a new preview trailer. Titled Patience, the back-and-white- video features footage of the "IDFWU" rapper over the past few months as he talks about how the virtue relates to process of making the new album.
The clip opens with a quote from Joyce Meyer, which says, "Patience is not simply the ability to wait - It's how we behave while we're waiting."
Then we hear Sean's own definition of the word.
"Patience. Patience is the ability to accept trouble, suffering, delay without getting angry or upset," Sean explains.
He goes on to give advice based on his experience coming up in the game.
"I feel like if you can master patience, you can master anything. To sit and plan out your goals and dreams, strategize, understand how the universe words, how things manifest. The time it take is part of your own learning process," he says. "It's hard to realize this when things aren't coming fast enough, whether it's a check, a job, a loan, a dream, a goal. It all takes patience. Always remember with the proper attention from the highest place, the purest place, the highest vibration, you'll always get what you want.
"There's no point in rushing. If you rush too much, you might not get where you're going. Usually when you're rushing, you're stressing. It can affect the quality of any and everything you're doing. You might have a thousand strikes before you hit a homerun. To see the bottom means that the top is just as real and just as obtainable.
"I realize patience is key for happiness. It allows you to be happier, to always see the bigger picture in everything. I feel like wisdom is priceless, and patience is a major part of that. There are certain thing you can control, some you can't. When you approach situations with patience, you're bringing your best self to that situation, giving yourself the best chance at success at whatever is at hand. I learned there are lessons in patience. It can teach us a lot of things.
"I could give you 100 stories about how I wish I coulda went back in time to talk to myself, tell me to calm down, relax, don't let this throw you off. When I graduated high school, I decided to focus on music. It was one of the hardest things to watch all my homies at school, especially at schools I could've went to. I felt like everyone around me was progressing, and I was at a standstill.
"Man, I was doing a lot of reading. I realized you have to recognize your own process, and it can't be measured by anything but happiness. Just remember your journey is the most important part of the story, not the trophy. The time I spent frustrated, depressed, afraid of what might happen or not happen was the worst things I ever went through, the worst feelings I ever felt. I didn't get anywhere thinking, feeling like that.
"It was when I came out of that way of thinking that it all started turning around. I realized that a man who masters patience is a master of everything else. To make it to the top of your game, it takes patience."
Dark Sky Paradise is due out February 24. It has been preceded by the singles "IDFWU," "Paradise" and "Blessings." It features guest appearances by Drake, Ariana Grande, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla $ign, Jhené Aiko, Lil Wayne, PARTYNEXTDOOR, John Legend, and E-40.
Dark Sky Paradise Tracklist
01. Dark Sky (Skyscrapers)
02. Blessings featuring Drake
03. All Your Fault featuring Kanye West
04. IDFWU featuring E-40
05. Pay No Games featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $ign
06. Paradise (Extended)
07. Win Some, Lose Some
08. Stay Down
09. I Know featuring Jhené Aiko
10. Deep featuring Lil Wayne
11. One Man Can Change the World featuring Kanye West & John Legend
12. Outro
13. Deserve It featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR
14. Research featuring Ariana Grande
15. Platinum & Wood
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