Big Sean
Big Sean
Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, known professionally as Big Sean, is an American hip hop recording artist from Detroit, Michigan. Sean signed with Kanye West's GOOD Music in 2007, Def Jam Recordings in 2008 and Roc Nation in 2014. After releasing a number of mixtapes, Sean released his debut album, Finally Famous, in 2011. He released his second studio album, Hall of Fame, on August 27, 2013. Sean's third studio album Dark Sky Paradise was released in 2015 and which earned...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth25 March 1988
CitySanta Monica, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Being in the Midwest, you get the best of all worlds and add your own flavor to it.
I'm not that big, physically. I'm just big where it counts - I got a big heart!
People in college, if you're getting recognized for getting good grades, you're finally famous. If you get recognized for playing the drums, if you're being recognized for making good ass beats, good ass raps, you're finally famous.
My mom keeps me going, man. She deserves such a good life. I just wanna give it to her. My dad, too. My family, my friends, they keep me motivated. Just knowing my personal legend, just knowing what I'm supposed to do, that keeps me going.
Are you willing to give up what you love, for who you love?
I feel like that's why we're here on this earth; to manifest what we want, to live a life, to have the best sex, drink the best champagne and to live it up and control it. That's what it's all about.
Notorious B.I.G. was one of my favorites. I started getting into hip-hop around the Bad Boy era.
I feel like I changed hip-hop.
When I graduated from high school, the teacher said I was throwing my life away following music.
Feeling more comfortable onstage is something I've worked on - it's really about just being the artist I am.
Chains and stuff are nice, don't get me wrong I love them and I wear chains, but I can do without it.
I don't judge too much as long as it's good. As long as it's good music and good artistry, I'm with it.
God made me in my beautiful form so I'm just trying to execute it.
Eminem was the biggest rapper in the world, but I didn't know Eminem and I didn't know anybody who knew Eminem.