The Six Triple Eight

Big Sean Salutes Tyler Perry for ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Film, Highlighting Battilion Featuring His Grandmother

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Big Sean attended the premiere of Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight film, which highlights the story of his grandmother, Mildred V. Leonard.

Sean hit Instagram to share a message to Tyler Perry for telling the story:

I’m forever grateful to @tylerperry for telling the incredible story of the World War II battalion my Grandma was apart of along with so many strong black women The 6888!! It was an honor for our family to represent her. As much as my whole family loves Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington n Oprah (she watched the Oprah show everyday), i know having her name at the end listed among so many other strong women is miracle and a honor. I cant wait to show my Son what his Great Grandmother was apart of when he’s older. The Six Triple Eight will be out on @netflix Dec 20th!

– Big Sean

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Big Sean Took His Mom To Netflix’s ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Premiere To Honor His Grandmother Who Served In The Historical Battalion

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In “One Man Can Change The World,” from Big Sean‘s 2015 album Dark Sky Paradise, the Detroit rapper pays tribute to his grandmother for becoming “a female black captain” in the military, “when being Black you had to extra-extra try.” As it turns out Netflix and Tyler Perry have made a movie about the historical Women’s Army Corps battalion in which his grandmother served. The Six Triple Eight tells the story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only predominantly Black battalion to go overseas in World War II.

So, it’s only right Sean took his mom Myra to the premiere, as noted by Netflix’s Twitter account:

The Uproxx cover star called his mother his biggest supporter in his interview for the feature with our own Elliott Wilson, as well as during the album’s rollout. ““I appreciate my mom for being that guardian angel always giving me that advice,” he told his Instagram followers during a livestream. “She really talked me through it for real. Like I said, I haven’t been sleeping a lot. I been giving this sh*t my all. I’m burned the f*ck out. I’m tired. I do do this sh*t for the people that f*ck with me. I’m excited. That’s one thing my mom said, ‘Get excited! Drop — Your album is fire!’ Everyone around me keep saying that.”