Wolves (Big Sean Song)
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"Wolves" is a song by American rapper Big Sean featuring fellow American rapper and singer Post Malone. It was sent to
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radio on September 19, 2020, as the second single from the former's fifth studio album '' Detroit 2''. The song was written alongside producers
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, Teddy Walton, and Samuel Bonhart, as well as
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, who provides additional vocals.


Background and composition

The "motivational" song sees Big Sean rapping about being raised to overcome obstacles, while Post Malone adds melodic vocals to the track. Prior to its release, the song was previewed by Take a Daytrip on September 29, 2019 on Instagram Live. In an interview with '' Entertainment Weekly'' in October 2019, Sean stated that the song was about "my family growing up. Everybody's in there, my grandma, my mom, my brother — it's like they were a pack of wolves and they were the sweetest and strongest. It's one of my favorites on the album." When asked how he collaborated with Post Malone, he said:
Post Malone heard it early. I ran into him at a restaurant, and we were kicking it. It was like a mutual-respect-type of exchange. We were both working, so I'm like, "I got this song. See what you think." When I sent it to him he was like, "Man, this is incredible. I have to, let's do it." A$AP Rocky is on there too, at the very beginning just doing some ad-libs.
Big Sean also revealed in that interview that ASAP Rocky originally had a verse on the song, but it was moved to another song on ''Detroit 2''.


Music video

The official music video was released on November 20, 2020. It features a cameo from Big Sean's mother, Myra Anderson. The rappers "trade haunting verses in a sleek white warehouse", and also in front of a big red circle resembling a super blood wolf moon.


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