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7[[caption-width-right:350:"Finally Famous, nigga!"]]
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9Sean Michael Anderson (born March 25, 1988), aka. Big Sean, is an American rapper. From Detroit, Michigan; he signed with Music/KanyeWest's GOOD Music label in 2007.
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11He released his debut album ''Finally Famous'' in 2011, and it peaked at 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. His gang name is not ironic, despite being not incredibly tall-- it's just not related to his height.
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13His second album, ''Hall of Fame'', came out in August 2013.
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15!!Discography:
16* ''Finally Famous: The Mixtape'' ([[ShapedLikeItself Mixtape]]) (2007)
17* ''Finally Famous Vol. 2: UKNOWBIGSEAN'' (Mixtape) (2009)
18* ''Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big'' (Mixtape) (2010)
19* ''Finally Famous'' (2011)
20* ''Detroit'' (Mixtape) (2012)
21* ''Hall of Fame'' (2013)
22* ''Dark Sky Paradise'' (2015)
23* ''I Decided.'' (2017)
24* ''Detroit 2'' (2020)
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27!!Tropes applicable to his work include:
28%% * BoastfulRap
29* BrokenRecord: The chorus of Dance (A$$) is just the word "ass" repeated ''21 times''.
30%% * {{Catchphrase}}: Either "Boi!!!" or "I do it". Or "woah!" or "oh, God!"
31* ClusterFBomb: As a rapper, almost all of his songs have "fuck" in them. Look at the titles of his two most famous songs. That will give you a hint as to just how much he loves swearing. Special mention must be given to "I Don't Fuck With You".
32%% * GlamRap
33%% * HashtagRap: Credited with re-introducing it on his song "Supa Dupa".
34%% * IntercourseWithYou:
35%% ** "Marvin and Chardonnay", "Body Language"
36%% ** "Dance (A$$)"
37* LyricalDissonance: "Blessings" has a dark, somber sound, but the lyrics are about expressing gratitude for the opportunities he's been given.
38* MotorMouth: It's common for him to switch his flow from normal speed into very fast speed partway through a verse.
39%% * NWordPrivileges: He ''is'' a rapper, after all.
40* PocketDial: Detailed in "Beware":
41-->Third row is when you call, I hit cancel\
42Really? I hit answer, fuck I hate when that happens\
43Phone in my pocket for the whole night\
44And you heard bitches screamin' til my phone dies
45* {{Sampling}}: "Dance (A$$)" prominently samples Music/MCHammer's "U Can't Touch This".
46-->''Now make that [[PrecisionFStrike motherfucker]] Hammer Time!''
47%% * SwagRap
48* StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks: "Dance (A$$)", whose entire chorus is the word "ass" repeated ''ad infinitum''.
49** From "Dance (A$$)", the line "How your waist anorexic and then your ass is colossal?"
50** In "Blessings", there are lines: "the family never going anorexic / I pay mom mortgage and electric".
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52-->Man, I swear to God it get so deep though
53-->That sometimes I just gotta [[CatapultNightmare wake my ass up out my sleep]] though
54-->And wonder what if [[RichesToRags all the shit I reaped then got repo-ed]]
55-->And the girl I gave it all up for [[GoldDigger ain't love me for me though]]
56-->[...]
57-->[[PoliceBrutality Police gon' work it like Magneto]] if they need to
58-->It get deep, deep, deeper than telekinesis
59-->Deeper than your sister dying and you [[MissingMom telling your nieces]]

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