Big Sean is sharing his heartfelt experience of delivering a mental health-focused speech at the 2026 Coachella. On Saturday, April 18th, the 38-year-old rapper surprised everyone with his appearance alongside the Baby hitmaker during his Weekend 2 headline set. In a recent conversation with People at the Mindful Nation's Mental Health Awareness Month event at Live Nation's Beverly Hills headquarters on Wednesday, Big Sean recounted the viral speech he delivered to Justin in front of thousands of fans.
During the speech last month, he told Justin that "God has his hands on you." Sean revealed that the speech was particularly special because it was unplanned and came directly from his heart. "I didn't know that I was gonna say what I said on stage. I was just inspired," Big Sean told the outlet.
Elsewhere in the chat, he shared that he was so immersed in the moment on stage while giving the speech that he barely remembered what he had said. "When I got offstage, and people were like, 'What you said was so...' And I'm like, 'Damn, what did I say?' I had to go back and listen," he said.
Justin and his wife, Hailey Bieber, were both touched by his words. "They both hit me after. I was kicking with them after, but they hit me days later, like, 'What you said, we're still on a high off of it and still appreciated and so great what you said.' And Justin was like, 'Man, you drop big bars, you drop some bars, man.' I'm like, I didn't even really, it wasn't my intention."
As Justin and Big Sean are longtime music fellows and have known each other since 2011, Sean gushed over Justin saying, "He's somebody who has given his whole life to the music, and has grown up in a public eye and has just gone through the ups and downs and been taking advantage of a lot, I feel like, from a lot of people and by any means not a perfect man and he knows that and he's been learning with us all."
In conclusion, Big Sean's experience of delivering a spontaneous and heartfelt speech at Coachella was not only memorable for him but also for Justin and Hailey Bieber who were deeply touched by his words. The rapper's connection with Justin as a fellow musician and their shared journey in the music industry was further solidified through this experience.
