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
As a crew, G.O.O.D. Music is taking it to levels that really haven't been done collectively. Kanye is someone who knows how to make classic albums, a true thinker. He got me in the mindset of being a true thinker and always planning out every move you got going.
I come from a family of scholars who got their Master's degrees. To my grandma - and to a lot of people - an education was a way of making it out of the worst parts of their life.
Chains and stuff are nice, don't get me wrong I love them and I wear chains, but I can do without it.
I just wanted to do something that had some meaning that I can look back and be proud of, that my family can look back and be proud of.
I think gold is made for kings and pharaohs - that's what I am.
For me, personally, Detroit is a melting pot for everything. We get the best from the East Coast, West Coast and down South.
I probably wasted a couple of thousand dollars on some dumb-ass clothes.
I ended up getting a lion chain. I had to make my own mascot - I want to start my own dynasty eventually.
Sometimes I feel like putting on a blazer with just a T-shirt.
I really just appreciate good jewelry, clarity, gold. I think gold is made for kings and pharaohs - that's what I am. That's why I rock gold and, you know, stuff like that.
I just remember I wanted to make my own dynasty and not keep following trends. I wanted to make my own.
Yeah, I record on voice memos. I got like 1,000-something memos. If I'm in the middle of something and I can't get it done, I'll jot it down, but I never write a rap out, ever.
I grew up on the west side of Detroit - 6 mile and Wyoming - so I was really in the 'hood. And I would go to school at Detroit Waldorf, and that was not the 'hood. Growing up in Detroit was good. I had a good perspective, a well-rounded one, and not being one-sided.
Fame necessarily isn't really tied to success at all. Fame is just being recognized for doing what you do, whether it's good or bad. Osama bin Laden was famous.