In his later years in high school, Sean showed his rhyming skills on a weekly basis as part of a rap battle contest held by Detroit hip-hop station WHTD.
Musical career 2005–2006: Career beginnings He attended the Detroit Waldorf School and graduated from Cass Technical High School with a 3.7 GPA. Anderson's grandmother, Mildred Leonard, served in World War II, and was one of the first ever black female captains in the United States Army. When he was three months old, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he was raised by his mother, a school teacher, and his grandmother. Sean Michael Leonard Anderson was born on March 25, 1988, in Santa Monica, California to Myra and James Anderson. 2.4 2013–2015: Hall of Fame and Dark Sky Paradise.2.2 2007–2010: Mixtapes and internet following.
