Sean Michael Leonard Anderson is better known as Big Sean. The American is a rapper from the Motor City of Detroit and is signed to Kanye West’s GOOD music, and has been since 2007, though he also releases with Def Jam and Roc Nation. He first rose to prominence with a number of mixtapes then put out his debut studio album Finally Famous in 2011. A follow up came in 2013, Hall of Fame, with Sky Paradise and I Decided coming in the years since. The latter of these debuted in the number one slot of the Billboard 200 chart and after its release, Sean was offered the official Key to the City of Detroit for his contribution to his own Sean Anderson foundation.
Sean has featured in the likes of The Source and has posed for the Winter 2008 Billionaire Boys Club lookbook. He also reps brands like Ti$A clothing and hats, with Chris Brown and Tyga, and has his own endorsement deal with Adidas. With the sports brand has released his own Detroit Player line of sneakers, and in 2013 started his own clothing company, Aura Gold. Citing influences such as Kanye West, Eminem, The Notorious B.I.G., and J Dilla , Big Sean very much has his won fresh hip hop style. His rhyming skills are second to none and his freestyle skill also adds to his worldwide allure. As well as his solo work, Sean has collaborated with superstars like Drake and has also donated his money to charitable causes such as the Flint water crisis.