Big Sean Thanks Tyler Perry For Helping Bring Grandmother’s Story To Life In ‘The Six Triple Eight’

Detroit recording artist, Big Sean gave Hollywood filmmaker Tyler Perry props for helping tell a story that was very close to the rapper’s heart.

Perry’s latest film, “The Six Triple Eight,” tells the story of World War II’s only all-Black, all-female unit, the 6888th Battalion, and Sean’s grandmother was one of them. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the rapper got the chance to publicly thank Perry after Netflix premiered the film on Dec. 3. The film, which stars Kerry Washington as the commanding officer of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, Charity Adams had a premiere that took place in Loa Angeles.

While on the red carpet, Sean spoke to the media outlet and expressed how proud he was of his grandmother’s contributions as well as the others who were involved in the 6888 battalion.

“I told Tyler Perry how thankful I was because it’s such an overlooked crucial piece of American history and Black history. The Six Triple Eight Battalion connected millions and millions with over 17 million pieces of mail where there was no other means of communication to families and information about loved ones. They were fighting their own war being strong Black women during segregation and fighting for their country.

“I’m just proud of them, not just my grandmother, proud of all of them. I’m happy to be raised by such strong Black women that are embedded in my DNA and I’m forever grateful for it. It’s a super emotional night.”

@entertainmenttonight Big Sean is honoring his late grandmother Mildred V. Leonard at the premiere of upcoming war drama ‘The Six Triple Eight’ 🥹 #bigsean #thesixtripleeight #wwii #music ♬ original sound – Entertainment Tonight

The “Six Triple Eight” will debut on Netflix on Dec. 20.

The “Clique” rapper was recently seen in Las Vegas when he announced an exclusive capsule collection, a cookie-inspired merch collection he collaborated with Chips Ahoy! They debuted the line at ComplexCon where the brand also celebrated the Chips Ahoy! Big Chewy Cookie.

The collection was co-designed by Big Sean. Those items include a Don Life T-shirt emblazoned with the Big Chewy Cookie, which is the latest item the brand is promoting. A premium heavyweight sweatshirt in a chocolate brown color, which has a large cookie design that shows off what a Chips Ahoy! cookie should look like. There is also a new oversized tote bag that has a perfectly sized slit to place the Big Chewy Cookie in or its new nostalgic lunchbox tin.