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Big Sean says the track came together as a reward for his patience.

So I approached him about ‘No Favors.’

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Credit: Def Jam

Not taking the song to another rapper paid off in the end.

“Then one day I woke up and the verse was done!”

“It was a crazy surprise for me.

I remember going into the studio in my house and freaking out.”

“The water crisis is definitely important to us,” he says.

“Flint is going through a lot and it’s something that could have been prevented.

I was tremendously affected by that.”

Hear “No Favors” below;I Decided.is out now.