Biography
Who is Big Sean?
Early life and education
Sean Michael Leonard Anderson was born on March 25, 1988, in Santa Monica, California, to Myra and James Anderson. When he was three months old, his family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he grew up with his mother and grandmother. His mother worked as a school teacher, and his grandmother served in World War II as one of the first black female captains in the United States Army.
During his school years, Big Sean attended the Detroit Waldorf School and later graduated from Cass Technical High School with a 3.7 GPA. In his final years in high school, he showed his rhyming skills during a weekly rap battle contest hosted by Detroit hip-hop station WHTD.
How Big Sean became famous
In 2005, Kanye West visited a radio station in Detroit for an interview. Hearing about the visit, Big Sean went to the station and managed to perform a freestyle rap for West. Impressed by his bars, West accepted a demo tape from him and eventually signed him to his record label, GOOD Music, in 2007.
Big Sean built a strong internet following through the release of official mixtapes, including Finally Famous: The Mixtape and Finally Famous Vol. 3: BIG. His breakout success came with the release of his debut studio album, Finally Famous, in 2011, which spawned hit singles like My Last and Marvin & Chardonnay.
Career highlights and albums
Following his debut, Big Sean released his second studio album, Hall of Fame, in 2013, featuring contributions from various prominent artists. His third album, Dark Sky Paradise, arrived in 2015 and debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The lead single from that project, I Don't Fuck with You, received diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.
He continued his chart success with fourth and fifth studio albums, I Decided in 2017 and Detroit 2 in 2020, both of which also debuted atop the Billboard 200. The former included the single Bounce Back, which reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2024, he released his sixth studio album, Better Me Than You.
Family and relationships
Throughout his career, Big Sean has been linked to several well-known public relationships. His past partners include singer Naya Rivera, pop star Ariana Grande, and singer Jhené Aiko. In 2014, he signed a management deal with Roc Nation.
Birthday and age
Big Sean was born on March 25, 1988, which makes Big 38 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Big shares the date with 29 other famous people.
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