
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. His fourth album, I Decided (2017), contained " Bounce Back", his highest-charting US single, while his fifth album Detroit 2 (2020) was his third consecutive platinum album. It also included the hit singles " I Don't Fuck with You" (featuring E-40) and " Blessings" (featuring Drake and Kanye West).

Anderson followed it with his second album, Hall of Fame (2013), while his third album, Dark Sky Paradise (2015), debuted atop the US Billboard 200. He then signed a recording contract with GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings and released his debut studio album, Finally Famous in 2011, which included the US top 10 single " Dance (Ass)" (featuring Nicki Minaj).

Anderson began his music career in 2007 and gained popularity in 2010 with his third mixtape Finally Famous Vol. Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper.
