Big Sean's Day in the Life: Kanye West, Common & More

Big Sean recalled going to see Kanye West's Glow In The Dark Tour stop in May of 2008 at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the big arena in the Detroit suburbs. "I've envisioned playing there ever since then," the 24-year-old Motor City MC noted -- and he got his chance to do just that on Saturday (Dec. 1), with a guest-filled hometown headlining show before 9,000 exuberant fans who were keyed in to not only the big hits from his "Finally Famous" debut album and G.O.O.D. Music's "Cruel Summer" collection but also early fare such as "Too Fake" and "Supa Dupa Memories."

Photos: A Day in the Life of Big Sean

"It was definitely an emotional rollercoaster," Big Sean noted afterwards -- so much so that he broke into tears during "Memories," sitting down on the stage for a minute to compose himself. "I'm not faking it, man," he told the crowd, while after the show he recalled that, "I felt these tears coming and I was like, 'Oh, hell no, man. Don't do it man!' But I couldn't help it. It was just a human emotion."

The 24-year-old MC's fans certainly felt it, boosting him with chants of "Big Sean!" while he got himself back together.

Of course, the show also came on the tail end of a long, exhausting week that saw Big Sean in Europe with Kanye West and the G.O.O.D. Music crew, returning to Detroit on Friday and spending much of Saturday afternoon rehearsing for the night's show. It all paid off, however, with an electrifying hour-and-50-minute concert that announced Bi! g Sean's arrival as a big stage playa, rocking the house with fierce rhymes and a confident, commanding presence that more than held its own alongside a formidable parade of special guests.

Following opening sets by Detroit favorites such as Danny Brown, Paradime (from Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker band) and John Connor -- and with Royce Da' 5'9" and D12's Denaun Porter and Bizarre watching from the wings -- Big Sean started off with "Guap," the first single from his sophomore album, "Hall of Fame," which he's in the midst of recording and expects to release in early 2013. The rest of the show focused on "Finally Famous" and his latest mixtape "Detroit," though he went deep with his first guest, good pal Mike Posner, on the early favorite "Smoke & Drive." The two were then joined by Sayitainttone and Earlly Mac for the "Detroit" track "Woke Up" before J. Cole -- proclaiming that "There's no other rapper in Detroit who can do this other than