Sean has cited West, Eminem, The Notorious B.I.G., and J Dilla as his influences. Two years later, West signed Big Sean to GOOD Music. He starts looking at me and bobbing his head." After the freestyle, Sean left West his demo tape. According to Big Sean, West enjoyed his freestyle: "As we get to the entrance of the radio station. Initially West was reluctant to hear him, however, he gave Sean 16 bars to rap for him. Hearing about this, Sean headed over to the station to meet West and perform some freestyle. In 2005, Kanye West was doing a radio interview at 102.7 FM. In his later years in high school, Sean showed his rhyming skills on a weekly basis as part of a rap battle contest held by Detroit hip-hop station WHTD. Musical career 2005–2006: Career beginnings He attended the Detroit Waldorf School and graduated from Cass Technical High School with a 3.7 GPA. Anderson's grandmother, Mildred Leonard, served in World War II, and was one of the first ever black female captains in the United States Army. When he was three months old, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he was raised by his mother, a school teacher, and his grandmother. Sean Michael Leonard Anderson was born on March 25, 1988, in Santa Monica, California to Myra and James Anderson.
2.4 2013–2015: Hall of Fame and Dark Sky Paradise. 2.2 2007–2010: Mixtapes and internet following. (with Kanye West, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Travis Scott, Yo Gotti, Quavo and Desiigner) (featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla Sign) Singles As lead artist List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Label: FF to Def Entertainment, Def Jam. Label: GOOD, Def Jam, Boominati Worldwide, Republic. "-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.Ĭollaborative albums List of albums, with selected chart positions Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming. Īlbums Studio albums List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Throughout the next year, another four tracks from Dark Sky Paradise-" Paradise", " One Man Can Change the World", "I Know" and " Play No Games"-were all certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's second single, 'Blessings', was certified triple platinum. Since its release, six tracks from the album have charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The album received positive reviews and became his first studio album to top the Billboard 200. On February 24, 2015, Big Sean released his best selling album, titled Dark Sky Paradise. In 2014, Sean released " I Don't Fuck with You", which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as well as being certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2012, he collaborated with artists on several multiple Hot 100 top 40 singles, including " Mercy" by West, " My Homies Still" by Lil Wayne and " As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber. The single peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's third single, " Dance (A$$)" was released in a remixed form featuring rapper Nicki Minaj. Additionally, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's second single, " Marvin & Chardonnay" peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's lead single, " My Last" peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the US Hot Rap Songs chart. On June 28, 2011, Sean released his debut studio album, Finally Famous, debuting at number 3 on the US Billboard 200. While he was releasing these mixtapes, he collaborated on various tracks and/or singles from West, Royce da 5'9" and Chris Brown. 2: UKnowBigSean (2009) and Finally Famous Vol. Music, Sean's breakthrough career continued through his mixtapes such as Finally Famous Vol. Since 2008, after signing a record deal to West's label G.O.O.D. In 2008, Big Sean was discovered by American rapper and record producer Kanye West, who signed Sean to his record label GOOD Music-distributed through Def Jam Recordings. American rapper Big Sean has released five studio albums, four mixtapes, thirty-one singles (including thirty-seven as featured artist), eight promotional singles, and thirty-nine music videos.
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