Thanks to the help of his grandmother and mother, who stressed the importance of him seeing a different side of society, Sean attended good schools for most of his life. Cass Technical is one of the premier high schools in the Detroit area. Sean says hello to the staff and does a quick on-air interview. Two years later, Sean was signed to Kanye’s G.O.O.D. ’Ye liked the verse enough to take the young MC’s demo. “Nah, it was right…here,” he corrects himself, taking a few steps farther into the building, trying to remember the exact spot where, in 2005, he convinced Kanye West to listen to a quick 16. “This was where I rapped for Kanye,” he says. As he walks in, Sean stops and explains the real reason why this place is so important to him. Wright Museum of African American History. The station is housed in an unassuming one-story building in midtown Detroit, a few blocks from the Charles H.

But first, he wants to swing by Hot 102.7 FM, the radio station where he used to spit on Friday nights as part of a segment where unsigned hype could duke it out for airtime. While in the area for the holidays, he plans to participate in Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day parade and watch the Lions play the Chicago Bears at Ford Field. I care for y’all.”Īfter 90 minutes or so handing out groceries, shaking hands, and posing for photos, Sean says his goodbyes. When the feverish crowd calms down, he talks about the importance of giving back and following dreams before ending with: As expected, the students in attendance lose their shit when Sean hits the stage. His mom pleads with him to keep it off: “Sean, when kids are in school, they are told to take their hats off!”

Low cut into a tight fade with a swooping part, it looks fine. He’s unsure of how his hair looks and takes it off to show everyone. On his way to the stage Sean stops and asks a friend if he should remove the hat. Before he does that, though, he agrees to surprise the students attending a holiday assembly in the auditorium. He makes his way inside River Rouge High School to prepare for the giveaway. Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, better known as Big Sean, is in town with his mom to distribute Thanksgiving turkeys and canned goods to more than 1,000 families in need.īut Sean’s dressed appropriately in a black hoodie beneath a green flannel shirt, a fur-lined parka, black Timbs, and a gray ushanka, the traditional Russian headwear that looks as warm as it does diverting. Louis jury decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson for the killing of an unarmed black man named Michael Brown and it’s beginning to snow in River Rouge, Mich.

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