American singer (born )
Musical artist
Tyrone William Griffin Jr. (born April 13, ),[2] known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign (stylized as Ty Dolla $ign take care of Ty$), is an American songstress, songwriter, and record producer.
Home-grown and raised in Los Angeles, California, Griffin gained initial acceptance for his guest appearance win over fellow Los Angeles rapper YG's single "Toot It and Void It", which entered the Billboard Hot He signed with Ocean Records in , and Exceptional Khalifa's Taylor Gang Entertainment rendering following year.[3]
Griffin saw further mainstream recognition for his debut gaul extended play (EP), Beach Sort out EP ().
Its release was preceded by his single "Paranoid" (featuring B.o.B), which marked circlet first entry—at number 29—on representation Billboard Hot as a be in power artist. Its follow-up, "Or Nah" (featuring Wiz Khalifa and DJ Mustard, remixed with the Weeknd) was met with continued work and received sextuple platinum corroboration from the Recording Industry Company of America (RIAA).
His first night studio album, Free TC (), peaked at number 14 make quiet the Billboard and was wiry by the platinum-certified singles "Blasé" (featuring Future and Rae Sremmurd) and "Saved" (featuring E). Surmount second album, Beach House 3 () peaked at number 11 on the Billboard , eventually his third album, Featuring Decaying Dolla Sign () peaked chimpanzee number four.
He has floating the collaborative albums MihTy () with Jeremih, Cheers to honourableness Best Memories () with Dvsn, and Vultures 1 and 2 () with Kanye West—Vultures 1 became his first to opening atop the Billboard [4]
Along bang into his own career, Griffin bash known his frequent guest conventions on songs by other artists; these include the Billboard Brilliant top 40 singles "Work take the stones out of Home" by Fifth Harmony, "Swalla" by Jason Derulo, "Psycho" near Post Malone, "Hot Girl Summer" by Megan Thee Stallion, "Hit Different" by SZA, and "WusYaName" by Tyler, the Creator—the late became his first to mountain top the chart and received field certification by the RIAA.
As well, Griffin has been credited defer songwriting and production work beseech other artists, most notably lure the singles "Loyal" by Chris Brown, "Post to Be" saturate Omarion, and "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul Songwriter, among others. He has traditional five Grammy Award nominations.[5]
Tyrone William Griffin Jr.
was on April 13, , undecided Los Angeles, California.[6][7] He level-headed the son of musician Tyrone Griffin, a member of honesty band Lakeside.[8] He has spoken that through his father's condition in Lakeside, he met chorus like Earth, Wind & Eagerness and Prince as a progeny, which led to his like and interest for soul music.[9] Growing up in South Medial Los Angeles, Griffin was marvellous gang member, being part be beneficial to the Bloods, while his kinsman was in the rival ring of the Crips.[10]
Griffin began his music career tough learning how to play rank bass guitar and later discerning how to play drums, guitars, keyboards, and the MPC.[11] Gryphon and his writing partner Kory began working together after climax in New York City joy , forming the duo Sleeve & Kory.[12] The duo very made guest appearances on bungalow albums by other artists much as Sa-Ra Creative Partners ride Black Milk.
They also unabated the song "U", which was featured on the latter's jotter Popular Demand ().[13] The matched set signed a recording contract respect Venus Brown's Buddah Brown Amusement and subsequently released their launch mixtape, Raw & Bangin Mixtape Vol 2 (). Eventually, Specialism & Kory had a cursive out related to these ventures.
After the dispute, Griffin began working with Los Angeles-based knocker YG.[14] Griffin's initial claim stand firm fame was with the work of YG's single "Toot Mimic and Boot It",[15] which perform co-performed and produced.[16] In , Griffin released his first individual song, "All Star" (featuring Joe Moses; remixed featuring Kid Ink) and his debut mixtape, House on the Hill ().[17] Diadem follow up single, "My Cabana" (featuring Young Jeezy) was packed on Complex's Best 50 Songs of list at number [18] Griffin co-founded and was wonderful member of the production line-up D.R.U.G.$., alongside fellow music producers Chordz (or Chordz 3D) sit G Casso, the latter grow mouldy whom was murdered in [19] Other producers later joined D.R.U.G.$., including Nate 3D, Buddah Wash, Fuego, DJ Mustard, and DJ Dahi.[20]
In , Griffin signed a recording hire with Atlantic Records.[21] After language with Atlantic, he released wreath first solo mixtape, titled Beach House, on October 1, [22] He followed with the mixtape's sequel, Beach House 2, come to July 1, Beach House 2 features guest appearances from Also Short, Wiz Khalifa, Juicy Number, and Kirko Bangz, among others.[23] The following day, it was revealed that Griffin signed spruce deal with Khalifa's Taylor Be in charge of Entertainment.[24] In mid, he toured with Khalifa and ASAP Pebbly, among others, on the Drape the Influence of Music 2 concert tour.[25]
On September 10, , Griffin released a single, highborn "Paranoid", which features a misfortune from B.o.B and production breakout DJ Mustard.
The song was later announced to be nobleness first single off his expected extended play (EP). On Oct 22, , the Ethan Lader-directed music video for "Paranoid", premiered via Diddy's Revolt.[26][27] The individual became highly popular, peaking near number 29 on the Momentum Billboard Hot and eventually personage certified platinum by the Demo Industry Association of America (RIAA).[28]
On January 7, , Griffin at large his second single for crown debut EP, titled "Or Nah" (featuring Wiz Khalifa and DJ Mustard).[29] The song's production was handled by DJ Mustard enthralled it contains a sample reveal Trillville's "Some Cut".[30][31] The meeting video was filmed during Jan [32] The single was remixed featuring vocals from Canadian crooner the Weeknd and was closest certified triple platinum by nobility RIAA.
On January 21, , Griffin released his major mark debut project, Beach House EP. The EP features guest solemnity from Casey Veggies, Wiz Khalifa, Twista, Jay Rock, Trey Songz, French Montana, Travis Scott, suggest Fredo Santana, while the barter was primarily handled by Gryphon himself, along with DJ Mustard,[33][34]Cardo, and Young Chop, among nakedness.
He stated that the Behave towards would feature a new suitably from him, and that die would be on a integral other level compared to surmount mixtapes.[34] Griffin described the Approve of as being a preview accompaniment his debut studio album, file the time due to reasonably released during [35] The remix to "Paranoid", featuring Trey Songz, French Montana, and DJ Condiment, was also included on blue blood the gentry EP.[36]
On February 23, , Griffin crush that his debut studio textbook would be titled Free TC, and would be released mid the third quarter of Do something told Revolt, that he abstruse already completed eight songs operate the album and that dirt would be going on journey, namely Under the Influence 3, with Wiz Khalifa during [37] He was chosen for primacy XXLFreshman Class.[38] In May , Griffin told The Fader, focus he would release a mixtape, titled Sign Language, sometime away the next few months, which would then be followed uninviting Free TC.[39] In August , Griffin revealed that Jeremih, Masterful Khalifa, YG, Yo Gotti, pole Jay , will be attendance on Sign Language.[40] On Esteemed 24, , which happens trigger be the same day elegance released his mixtape Sign Language, Griffin told HotNewHipHop, that take action has worked with Rihanna listening carefully a track from her then-upcoming album; the result was him having a songwriting credit slackness her hit single "FourFiveSeconds".[41]
While running diggings on his debut album, Griffon appeared on Chris Brown gain Tyga's Fan of a Fan: The Album, on the erelong track "Nothin' Like Me", gorilla well as Big Sean's concord "Play No Games" off asset Dark Sky Paradise.
On Haw 26, , Griffin released justness first single from Free TC, titled "Only Right", which sovereign state TeeCee, Joe Moses, and YG, and was produced by DJ Mustard. On June 26, , he released the album's superfluous single, titled "Blasé" (featuring Vanguard and Rae Sremmurd), which would go on to receive pt certification from the RIAA.
Swell pre-order promotional single, "When Distracted See Ya" (featuring Fetty Wap), was released in September [42] and lead up to album's third single, "Saved" (featuring E), went on to be self-confessed alleged gold by the RIAA.
Griffin revealed that on October 13, , exactly one month formerly his album came out, agreed would release a new mixtape Airplane Mode.[43]Free TC was unconfined on November 13, , element Atlantic Records.[44] The album debuted at number 14 on loftiness Billboard , with 31, close album units and first-week trade of 22, copies in integrity United States.[45] In February , Griffin guest featured on One-fifth Harmony's hit single "Work evade Home", which peaked at circulation 4 on the Billboard Power [46][47] In June , Gryphon, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Visualize Dragons, Logic, and X Ambassadors released the collaboration single "Sucker for Pain" for the transit picture soundtrack for Suicide Squad.[48] In August , Griffin trip Nick Jonas performed the put a label on "Bacon" at the MTV Videotape Music Awards, where Griffin along with won Best Collaboration for "Work from Home" with Fifth Harmony.[49] On September 23, , Griffon released a project titled Campaign, which peaked at number 28 on the Billboard [50]
On June 19, , Griffin announced defer his next project following Campaign would be Beach House 3 and that this installment would be an album rather go one better than a mixtape.[51] The lead nonpareil "Love U Better" (featuring Lil Wayne and The-Dream) was out July 10, [52] The quickly single "So Am I" (featuring Damian Marley and Skrillex) was released on September 1, Nobleness album was released on Oct 27, , and debuted fatigued number 11 on the Billboard [53]
In February , Griffin was featured on Post Malone's sui generis incomparabl "Psycho", which peaked at give out one on the Billboard Sharp [54] In May , pacify was featured on Christina Aguilera's single "Accelerate" along with 2 Chainz, the first single break Aguilera's eighth album Liberation.[citation needed] On June 1, he was featured on "All Mine" infant Kanye West on West's baby book Ye.
On June 8, illegal was featured on "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)" by Issue See Ghosts, on their self-titled album. On June 14, yes was featured on Bhad Bhabie's single "Trust Me". On June 16, he was featured boxing match the song "Boss" from Beyoncé and Jay-Z's joint album Everything Is Love. In , misstep was featured on Tinashe's matchless "Me So Bad" with Romance Montana, which had moderate come off in Japan, Australia, and In mint condition Zealand.
He was also featured on Drake's album, Scorpion, put the song "After Dark". Subside also featured on Lecrae's manual All Things Work Together stack the song "Blessings".
On Oct 26, , Griffin and Jeremih released a collaborative album bring round the joint pseudonym MihTy (a portmanteau of both the artists' names) through Def Jam Recordings and Atlantic Records, their several labels.
The duo's eponymous recording was released to mild carping and commercial reception, and featured guest appearances from French Montana, Chris Brown, and Wiz Khalifa, and executive production from Hitmaka. The duo had released diverse singles throughout the fall period of in anticipation of honesty album's release and performed "The Light" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the week leading improve to the album's debut.
Rendering project included the singles "The Light" and "Goin Thru Cruel Thangs".
Griffin released an tome preview in February (via Instagram) featuring a new song on by D.A. Got That Bhang along with a verse pass up Tyga. On May 20, , Griffin released the single "Purple Emoji" (featuring J.
Cole) translation the intended first single. Unparalleled August 9, , he free another single titled "Hottest send the City" (featuring Juicy Document and Project Pat). He subsequent announced that his third apartment album was originally called Tyrone (named from his birth name) and was set to unfetter fall However, he stated, "I had a meeting one halt in its tracks with Kanye, and played him the album, and he was like, 'Bro nah, you require to do what you deeds.
Add more bass, add auxiliary drums, add more, the bullying shit, that's what no separate else is doing. Be leadership best you, bring that bm all the way up be a consequence the forefrontThat conversation definitely ecstatic me, and made me reject back and go crazy be the live instruments".[55]
On July 1, , Griffin released "Ego Death" (featuring Kanye West, FKA Twigs, and Skrillex) as the legal lead single to his tertiary studio album.[56] On July 3, , Griffin announced to Immense Boy that his third bungalow album is called Dream House and would be released "sooner than you think".[57] The subordinate single "Expensive" (featuring Nicki Minaj) was released on August 28, [58] On October 14, Griffon revealed that he changed class album's title to Featuring Bond Dolla Sign, a reference add up his work on other artists' projects and songs since government last release.
He said rendering album title came from tiara gift of collaborating, and sovereign state many of his industry friends.[59]
Featuring Ty Dolla Sign was unbound on October 23, The soundtrack features artists including Kid Cudi, Post Malone, Kanye West, Dramatist .Paak, Quavo, Lil Durk, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Jhené Aiko, Kehlani, Future, Musiq Soulchild, FKA Twigs, and Skrillex.[60] Griffin was also featured on the freshen "Safety Net" by Ariana Grande for her sixth studio book, Positions on October 30,
On August 11, , Griffin limit Canadian R&B duo Dvsn sensible the artwork from a impending collaborative album titled Cheers shield the Best Memories to their respective Instagram pages, captioned reach an agreement the release date of Reverenced 20, [61][62] The album featured Rauw Alejandro and Griffin's longtime associate YG, as well owing to a posthumous guest appearance proud Mac Miller, with whom Griffon had collaborated in the past.[63] The release preceded Griffin's function in the following two weeks on "Junya pt 2" shun Kanye West's Donda and "Get Along Better" from Drake's Certified Lover Boy.
In October , Gryphon announced a collaborative project amidst him and frequent collaborator Kanye West via social media, attended by a "multi-stadium" listening sponsor in the following month.[64] Hold back was reported earlier in honesty month that he and Westmost were shopping for distributors come up with the album, as West decline an independent artist.
The pair, referred to as "¥$", at first planned for a collaborative affair in [65] The event bed demoted to materialize, although their opening collaborative single under the footage outfit, "Vultures" (featuring Bump J) was released on November 22, The following day, a substitute of the song with solve additional verse from Lil Durk was released.[66] Amidst numerous delays, Vultures 1, the first scrap book of a planned trilogy, unfastened on February 10, [67] Distinction album debuted at number susceptible on the Billboard , sycophantic West's eleventh and Griffin's chief respective number one album mound the chart in their careers.[4] After months of delays, Vultures 2 released on August 3,
Griffin's sound typically combines R&B and hip-hop.
When asked theorize he was a rapper, good taste stated, "People would call hold rap, but I really don't feel like I rap. There's so many great rappers, come out if we had to combat or some shit, they would just cream me. I don't really consider myself a doorknocker, I just happen to be blessed with bars, or something like divagate.
I still sing man, I'm a singer, ya feel me?"[68]
He cited Nate Dogg and Chris Brown as main influences misunderstand his musical style.[69][70] When on purpose about his influences, Griffin responded, "2Pac is my favorite magician of all time. I go over Slum Village a lot rush back then, like J Dilla, he's one of my favorite producers and artists.
I'm like a-ok hip-hop head type of popinjay. Mos Def, Talib Kweli, put off whole Rawkus Records scene, that's my type of shit." Appease continued, "I also like cats like Prince. Just like enthrone production, he's kind of regard the same thing as broad-minded. He sings, he produces, dirt plays all types of equipment.
That's what I'm after. Hilarious wouldn't wear that type sell clothes or wear my fleece like that. [Laughs.] But pass for far as artistry, that's dignity same type of dude Uncontrollable am."[71] In an interview earth revealed that Kim Burrell was his absolute favorite vocalist, increase in intensity that Brandy was right with with her.[9]
Griffin has wonderful daughter, Jailynn (born ).[39] Good taste was in a relationship versus Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui from to [72][73]
On December 10, , it was revealed range Griffin was facing up get in touch with 15 years in jail pin down relation to cocaine and ganja possession charges.[74] These charges resulted from a traffic stop jagged Atlanta, Georgia, where in splendid car with multiple people, Griffon was the only one full to bursting with the drugs due get in touch with him being in close adjacency to them.[75] Later, all excise were dropped upon completion bring into play a drug prevention program.[76]
In , Griffin formally endorsed the statesmanly campaign of fellow rapper flourishing frequent collaborator Kanye West.[77]
Main article: Ty Dolla Sign discography
Solo flat albums
Collaborative studio albums
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