Sean Forbes

Sean Forbes is a hip-hop artist with a difference -- while old-school rappers proudly proclaimed their rhymes were def, Forbes himself truly is deaf, and has dedicated himself to making a place in popular music for the hard of hearing. Sean Forbes was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 5, 1982. Forbes grew up in a musical household (his father is a member of a country-rock band in Detroit, and his mother plays the piano), and he and his siblings were exposed to music on a daily basis. When he was only a few months old, Forbes lost nearly all his hearing after a bout with sp...