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Big Sean was born in Santa Monica, California, United States on March 25, 1988. Big Sean is a rapper, songwriter and actor. That works out to 38 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Cass Technical High School. Recorded honors include BET Award for Best New Artist (2012).
My Take
Big Sean is one of those artists who quietly put in serious work before anyone really noticed — the kid from Detroit who cold-rapped for Kanye West at a radio station and somehow actually landed a deal on GOOD Music. That origin story alone earns respect. His 2011 debut Finally Famous felt like a promise, and then Dark Sky Paradise in 2015 was genuinely great — cohesive, sharp, self-aware in a way that silenced a lot of the doubters. I've always appreciated that he leans into wordplay and internal rhyme schemes more than he gets credit for; his pen is tighter than the casual listener realizes. He's had his waves of hype and his valleys of underestimation, but he's built a real catalog across Detroit, I Decided, and beyond. He earned that 2012 BET Best New Artist win, and he's never really stopped grinding since.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Big Sean
- Name (Japanese)
- ビッグ・ショーン
- Reading
- びっぐ・しょーん
- Born
- March 25, 1988 (age 38)
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / actor / record producer / singer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Cass Technical High School
Awards & achievements
- 2012 BET Award for Best New Artist
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://uknowbigsean.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bigsean/
- Xhttps://x.com/BigSean
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Sean
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q367634
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Big Sean born?
Big Sean was born on March 25, 1988 and is 38 years old.
Where is Big Sean from?
Big Sean is from Santa Monica, California, United States.
What does Big Sean do?
Big Sean works as rapper, songwriter, actor, record producer, singer.
Which high school did Big Sean attend?
Big Sean attended Cass Technical High School.
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