Big Sean Reunites With Kanye West at Soldier Field in Chicago for Surprise Performance of I Don’t Fuck With You After Years of Public Feud
CHICAGO, IL — Big Sean made an unexpected appearance during Kanye West’s homecoming concert at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 4, joining the rapper for a performance of “I Don’t Fuck With You.” The moment stood out because it brought together two artists whose relationship had been publicly strained for years.
Sean and West later used the stage to revisit some of their best-known collaborations, including “Clique” and “Mercy.” 2 Chainz also appeared during “Mercy,” turning the Chicago stop into a rare reunion for several artists with deep ties to West’s catalog.
How a mentorship that began in 2007 turned into a public split
The reunion carried extra weight because West first discovered Big Sean in 2007 and signed him to G.O.O.D Music. For years, Sean’s music was released through the label, and the partnership helped establish him as one of the most recognizable names in West’s orbit.
That history made the later fallout more striking. In 2021, Sean said West owed him $6 million, turning private friction into a public dispute. That same year, West said signing Sean to G.O.O.D. Music was the “worst thing I’ve ever done,” a remark that underscored how far apart the two had drifted before Thursday’s concert moment.
Onstage words in Chicago made the reunion unmistakable
The reunion was not just visual; both artists acknowledged it directly in front of the crowd. Sean thanked West from the stage, telling the audience, “Chi-Town, I love you forever,” before adding, “Ye, I love you, bro, and I appreciate you.” West answered back with a simple, “Love you, fam.”
Those short exchanges gave the performance a personal tone that fans could not miss. Rather than letting the appearance speak for itself, the two artists publicly confirmed the thaw in their relationship while Chicago fans watched the moment unfold at Soldier Field.
West’s comeback tour has drawn attention and controversy on every stop
The Chicago concert was part of West’s ongoing comeback tour, which began at SoFi Stadium in California and later moved through the Netherlands and Turkey. In Turkey, West claimed he drew 118,000 people to his Istanbul show and broke the record for the largest stadium performance.
Even as the tour has continued, it has remained controversial because of West’s history of anti-Semitic comments and use of Nazi imagery. Those issues have followed the run from the beginning and have shaped the public reaction to many of his planned dates.
Canceled shows and political pressure have followed the tour
Several dates have already been canceled along the way. London’s three-night Wireless Festival scrapped its 2026 event after the UK government blocked West from entering the country, while planned shows in Poland and Switzerland were also called off. A French date was postponed, and an Italian show was pulled because of safety concerns.
The tour has also faced pushback in the United States. Florida Sen. Rick Scott unsuccessfully urged the Tampa Sports Authority to cancel West’s two June shows, and the mayor of San Antonio also failed to get his July 4 concert at the Alamodome canceled. More recently, a stadium in Russia said the two planned West performances there “cannot take place.”
Russia dates sold out fast even as the arena said no shows would happen
The latest canceled dates were two September shows in St. Petersburg that had been announced last month for Gazprom Arena on Oct. 10 and 11. Tickets reportedly sold out within hours, showing how quickly demand formed despite the uncertainty around the booking.
Those shows would have made West one of the first major artists to perform in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But the arena’s statement that the concerts “cannot take place” placed them among the many tour stops that have been derailed before reaching the stage.
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