Big Sean

Big Sean
Big Sean
	Big Sean at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021
Background information
Birth name	Sean Michael Leonard Anderson
Born	March 25, 1988 (age 36); Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper; songwriter; actor;
Discography	Big Sean discography
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Don Life; FF to Def; Roc Nation; Def Jam; GOOD (former);
Member of	Twenty88
Children	1
Website	uknowbigsean.com

Sean Michael Leonard Anderson^[2] (born March 25, 1988),^[3] known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He met high-profile rapper Kanye West as a teenager, and signed with his record label GOOD Music, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings in 2007. He gained popularity following the release of his third mixtape, Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big (2010). His debut studio album, Finally Famous (2011) peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "My Last" (featuring Chris Brown), "Marvin & Chardonnay" (featuring Kanye West and Roscoe Dash), and "Dance (Ass)" (remixed featuring Nicki Minaj). His second album, Hall of Fame (2013) was supported by the top 40 single "Beware" (featuring Lil Wayne and Jhené Aiko), and likewise peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.

His third album, Dark Sky Paradise (2015) debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and was led by the single "I Don't Fuck with You" (featuring E-40), which received octuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); each of the album's singles—"Paradise", "Blessings" (featuring Drake and Kanye West), "One Man Can Change the World" (featuring John Legend and Kanye West), and "Play No Games" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Chris Brown)—also received platinum certification. His fourth and fifth albums, I Decided (2017) and Detroit 2 (2020) likewise peaked atop the chart; the former was supported by the single "Bounce Back", which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song. In the year following the latter album's release, he dissociated with West and parted ways with GOOD Music.

^ Lavin, Will (September 30, 2020). "Big Sean: "God has taken away all these special people – there has to be a reason I'm still here"". NME. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
^ Lacy, Eric (August 8, 2012). "Detroit rapper, Kanye West protege Big Sean admits first album was a flop". MLive.com (Advance Publications). Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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