Big Sean had no choice but to step away from music amid "a very deep battle of depression" following the passing of fellow rapper Nipsey Hussle.
The rapper first addressed his struggles with depression and anxiety around the release of Deep Reverence, his 2021 collaboration featuring a posthumous verse from the late Nipsey Hussle. The track arrived as a tribute following Hussle’s death and became one of the most personal moments of Sean’s career.