Big Sean wasn’t saddened by his grandmother’s passing. Instead, he was proud of her, according to an article published in XXL’s Spring 2015 Issue.
“She was one of the first female Black captains in World War II,” he says. “She was one of the first female cops in Detroit. She was a teacher, a counselor. She was the best grandma. She was the best mom to my mom.”
Big Sean’s grandma showed him that one man can change the world, and for that, he thought she deserved a tribute via “One Man Can Change The World,” a song he recorded with Kanye West and John Legend.
“That song is just straight from the heart,” he said. “My whole heart was put into that song.”
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The lyrics from verse 2 of “One Man Can Change The World” are below:
“My grandma told me if you write your name in stone you’ll never get the white out
I grinded out that black hole then performed up at the White House
Standing next to Jim Carrey, we traded stories then laughed
I said you not the only one I know got rich wearing masks
Where I’m from I swear they broke, they need way more than the cast
We need more than what you have
And then we need more than that
But how am I supposed to say I’m tired
If that girl from West Virginia came up in conditions that I couldn’t survive
Went to war, came back alive
On top of that became a female black captain when being black you had to extra extra try
Way before James Brown made us proud
She bought a crib on the same street as Marvin Gaye, right there on Outer Drive
And she taught me how to drive
And she raised the kids, then the kids’ kids, and she did it right
Taught me how to love, taught me not to cry
When I die, I hope you teach me how to fly
All my life you’ve been that angel in disguise, saying”
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