Big Sean

ABOUT BIG SEAN

Detroit-based rapper who was discovered by Kanye West and released the album Hall of Fame in 2013.

He gained a large internet following after releasing his Finally Famous mixtapes in 2011.

His song, Marvin & Chardonnay, reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Hip Hop Songs list.

He was raised by his grandmother and mother in Detroit, Michigan, and has one younger brother. He was engaged to Glee actress Naya Rivera until they called off the marriage in April 2014. He then dated pop star Ariana Grande but the couple separated in 2015. In 2016, he began dating Jhene Aiko . In July 2022, he and Jhene announced that they were expecting their first child together. He and Jhene welcomed a son in November 2022.

He was signed to Def Jam Records by Kanye West in 2008 after meeting him at a 102.7 radio rap battle in 2005.