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Also known as Sean Michael Anderson, Sean Anderson, Sean Michael Leonard Anderson

American rapper (born 1988)

Key facts

Born
Sean Michael Leonard Anderson , ( 1988-03-25 ) March 25, 1988 (age 38) , Santa Monica, California , U.S.
Origin
Detroit , Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Midwestern hip-hop
Occupations
Rapper songwriter actor
Works
Big Sean discography
Years active
2007–present
Labels
Don Life FF to Def Roc Nation Def Jam GOOD
Member of
Twenty88
Partner
Jhené Aiko (2016–present)
Website
uknowbigsean .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leonard
Family name
Anderson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Santa Monica
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
pop rap
Instrument
voice
Record label
Roc Nation
Official website
uknowbigsean.com
Image
Big Sean, 2024.jpg
Residence
Detroit
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start of work period
2007-00-00
date of birth
1988-03-25
birth name
Sean Michael Leonard Anderson
influenced by
Kanye West
location of formation
Detroit
Commons category
Sean Anderson
topic has template
Template:Big Sean
pseudonym
Big Sean
social media followers
14137525
unmarried partner
Jhené Aiko
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Encyclopedic overview

Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. He met 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 first two studio albums, Finally Famous (2011) and Hall of Fame (2013), both 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), "Dance (Ass)" (remixed featuring Nicki Minaj), and "Beware" (featuring Lil Wayne and Jhené Aiko).

His third album, Dark Sky Paradise (2015), debuted atop the 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), both also debuted 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 following year of the latter album's release, he dissociated with West and parted ways with GOOD Music. His sixth album, Better Me Than You (2024), moderately entered the Billboard 200 at number 25, and received mixed reviews.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Big Sean” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.