Big Sean Wiki: 5 Things To Know About The 'Dark Sky Paradise' Rapper

Big Sean, whose full name is Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, is a popular African American rapper who lives in Detroit, USA. He quickly made a name for himself in the music industry as a rapper. The ‘Dark Sky Paradise Rapper’ has won many awards, one of which is MTV Music Awards as well as BET Awards. Here are some things to know about this famous rapper:

Big Sean was born on 25 March 1988 in Santa Monica, California. He takes great pride in his mother, Myra Anderson, who raised him and put him through school in Detroit. The rapper went to school at Detroit Waldolf School and later graduated from Class Technical High School.

Big Sean has indeed made it ‘Big’ on the music scene, attaining a net worth of $16 million by the year 2018. The singer’s net worth rose incredibly from $2 million in 2017. The year 2007 was the beginning of Big Sean’s climb in net worth. He signed up with Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music production studios. This hoisted Sean to top industry record promoters and upgrading his net worth even further. He then signed up with Jay Z’s Def Jams Records paving way for even more opportunities. One of Big Sean’s secrets behind the quick rise to glory in net worth is his collaborations with renowned artists like Jay Z, Kanye West, and Pharell Williams. Sean also played a part in a major release of the music video, The Young Blood Chronicles where he played the role of ‘The Herald’. The The Young Blood Chronicles consists of songs from Fall Out Boys’ ‘Save Rock and Roll’ album. 2 Chainz, Foxes, Tommy Lee and Elton John are among some of the cast members that Big Sean worked with. This was a major contributor to Sean’s net worth and impending fame. Sean’s net worth skyrocketed with hit releases such as ‘Finally Famous’ in 2011 and ‘Hall of Fame’ in 2013, which quickly topped the charts. The latter album, ‘Hall of Fame’ secured a Gold status, earning the rapper a whopping $2,097,902. The album ‘Dark Sky Paradise’ followed by a Platinum status respectively. Thereafter, the rapper featured in the collaborative album Cruel Summer alongside Teyana Taylor, Push T, Kid Cudi, John Legend among others who were signed to G.O.O.D. Music. Cruel Summer was produced by G.O.O.D. Music production wing and released on 14th September 2012. Rapper Kanye West himself was the head of its label. The album consists of the following singles that chartered - ‘Mercy Cold’, ‘New God Flow’ and ‘Clique’. Cruel Summer received many positive reviews from critics and topped the charts in other countries like Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and Switzerland. Big Sean also endorsed Adidas, which further increased his net worth. He later upped his game to Puma, which is selling very well. It is interesting to note that Big Sean is multi-talented but has put his livelihood into music. Apart from music, Big Sean also does comedy. Off the Hook: Get Crunk'd: Vol. 2 is a stand-up comedy special where Big Sean was featured among African American comedian stars like Double D, Marc Theobald, Todd Lynn among others. Off the Hook: Get Crunk'd: Vol. 2 live program shooting was recorded at Howard University, Washington DC and released as a DVD in the year 2003. He was only 14 years old when he stood up as a comedian. The program was hilarious and very entertaining.

The rapper’s debut album is ‘Finally Famous’ which he released on June 28th, 2011 by G.O.O.D. Music and Def Jam Recordings. Kanye West was the Executive producer and it debuted as position three in the charts. This album brought forth other albums like, ‘My Last’ featuring Chris Brown, ‘Marvin & Chardonnay’ and ‘Dance’. These albums featured famous musicians like Pharrell, Kanye West, Roscoe Dash, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, among others. ‘Finally Famous’ met reviews from music critics like meta critic and scored 69 out of 100 which was a favorable score. William Ketchum III of HiphopDX gave the album a score of four stars out of five and quoted that the debut was off the hook and displayed Sean’s skills and personality. It kept listeners tuned in and he added that he expected more from the rapper in future. There are several positive reviews on the album, thus rating ‘Finally Famous’ among best sellers. Big Sean dropped a fourth album, I Decided. G.O.O.D. Music and Def Jam released the album on 3 February 2017. It features Migos, Jeremih, Jhene Aiko, The Dream among others. The producer was Key Wane, Metro Boomin, DJ Dahi, DJ Mustard, Detail among others. I Decided is a Hip Hop album that was recorded between the years 2015 and 2016. It has received positive reviews from critics and it is a number one debut on the US Billboard 200. I Decided was awarded Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Big Sean has joined hands with his mother to launch Mogul Prep which is an educational initiative formed by The Sean Anderson Foundation in April 2018. The program is aimed at nurturing children into the music industry while giving them broader education and opportunities. By allowing them to venture into the entertainment field, the children can later take up music as a career. They intend to launch the program in April 2018 in Sean’s hometown of Detroit.

Big Sean had a complicated relationship with Naya Rivera, the former Glee star. The couple was to get married in April 2014. They had dated for only six months after meeting up and announced their engagement in October of 2013 but the wedding did not happen. Sean had called the wedding off through an announcement on E!. Rivera claimed that she had no idea of his intention to break it off. She learned about it from the internet. The two ensued to expose one another’s flaws over social media. Rivera had a thing for throwing jealousy fits and rages of violent anger over Sean during their relationship, while Sean would be accused of cheating a number of times. Sean is currently dating Jhene Aiko.

The Rapper is highly intent on impressing his fans with lyrics that flow spontaneously as seen in Halsey’s remix, ‘Alone’. Here the Rapper is featured alongside the British rapper and singer, Stephanie Victoria Allen, known as Stefflon Don. Sean and Stefflon rap in unison about a relationship that was not smooth giving the song depth and emotion. Big Sean has spent half of his career building his talent and his persona. ‘Dark Sky Paradise’ opened his album sales to the world and surpassed his previous singles. This enhanced his style, which previously was more identity-based but now he works with a wider scope of brand names like Metro Booming. They, in turn, produced a mixtape called ‘Double or Nothing’ giving more energy to his sprawling success as a rapper in the music industry. In short, Big Sean has really made it ‘Big’ in his career. Despite his critics, he has a mindset geared for success. He can afford to call himself ‘Big’ even though he has a height of only 5’5. Thus, in the height of high competition from several other highly talented rappers, Big Sean is seen as enthusiastic and he is sure going places. Watch out for more coming from this talented rapper.