Booking Big Sean

Big Sean Biography

The hip hop artist known as Big Sean was born Sean Michael Leonard Anderson in 1988 in Santa Monica, California. Big Sean was raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he graduated from a technical high school with honors. But Big Sean had his sights set on a career as a hip-hop artist, and in 2007 he recorded and released a debut mixtape: Finally Famous: The Mixtape. Finally Famous spawned the hit single “Get’cha Some,” which led to media coverage and critical acclaim. The success of both the mixtape and the song led to a deal with Def Jam Recordings in 2008.

After signing with Def Jam, Big Sean went on to release the albums: Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big (2010), Finally Famous (2011), Cruel Summer (2012), Detroit (2012), and Hall of Fame (2013.) The albums gave audiences the chart-topping R&B/hip-hop singles: “My Last” (featuring Chris Brown); “Marvin & Chardonnay” (featuring Kanye West); “Clique” (featuring Kanye West and Jay-Z); “Guap”; “Beware” (featuring Lil Wayne); “Fire”; and “Mercy” (featuring Kanye West and Pusha T), which earned Big Sean Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.

In addition to his own music, Big Sean has also been featured in collaboration on works for a number of other artists, including: “Lay It On Me” (with Kelly Rowland); “Already There” (with John West); “Till I Die” (with Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa); “Naked” (with Kevin McCall); “My Homies Still” (with Lil Wayne); “As Long as You Love Me” (with Justin Bieber); “Show Out” (with Juicy J); “Right There” (with Ariana Grande); and “All Me” (with Drake and 2 Chainz.)

Big Sean is a star on the rise, commercially and critically successful and well-respected by his fellow musicians. He continues to perform and record, and has plans for his next album release within the next year or two.