Deep Reverence (feat. Nipsey Hussle)

Here, Nipsey Hussle joins Big Sean to rap about their struggle coming up and pressures in life. Nipsey opens the song by referencing his upbringing with the Los Angeles-based Crips street gang. I'm a street legend, block love me with a deep reverence I was birthed in a C-section Hella cops and police presence, we got opps so we keep weapons Nipsey goes on to explain how his learning to grind on the streets made him a legend.

Sean takes the baton and opens up about his mental health issues. In high school, I learned chemistry, biology But not how to cope with anxiety Or how I could feel like I'm by myself on an island With depression on all sides of me The rapper indicates that his girlfriend's miscarriage triggered his depression. Though he doesn't mention her by name, many believe he's referring to Jhene Aiko, since the pair had been dating on and off since 2016.

Sean also addresses his rumored conflict with Kendrick Lamar, which some claim began with the "HUMBLE." rapper's controversial 64-bar verse on "Control." The Detroit rapper shuts down rumors of a beef and recalls how Nipsey's untimely death on March 31, 2019, prompted him to ponder his own life and seek guidance from Lamar. I reached out to Kendrick It wasn't even no real issues there to begin with Lack of communication and wrong information From people fueled by their ego, it's like mixin' flames with diesel Sean addressed his relationship with Lamar while being interviewed in February 2020 on Joe Budden's Pull Up series. "One of the people that, especially after Nipsey died was important for me to connect with was Kendrick," he told Budden. "Me and Kendrick got a history of songs... When this whole Big Sean, Kendrick beef was going on, it was something I wish I would have spoken up about because there was nothing."