Big Sean to make his acting debut on Lena Waithe's BET comedy Twenties

Variety

Waithe reached out to the Detroit rapper after he gave her a shoutout on stage at one of his concerts. "I messaged him and he was, like, 'Yo, we should link up at some point.' He’s from Detroit, I’m from Chicago — we’re not Hollywood," recalled Waithe. “I love Lena because of her spirit and determination to win," said Big Sean. "She has an unstoppable hunger and in this industry, that’s what you need. It’s one of the qualities I see in myself. … She’s amazing for giving me my first chance to act and not playing myself, but actually playing a character. It’s something I take seriously.”