Ty Dolla Sign is an American rapper and producer with a net worth of $5 million. Ty Dolla Sign first gained national attention in 2010 with the single “Toot It and Boot It,” which he co-wrote for YG, and built momentum with his own hits like “Paranoid” and “Or Nah.” His breakout came in 2014 with the single “Paranoid” and the release of his mixtape “Beach House 2,” which showed his melodic sensibility and ear for hooks.

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In 2015, Ty dropped his first studio album, “Free TC,” a tribute to his brother then still in prison. The record received critical acclaim and boasted the single “Blasé,” which sealed his status as a solo artist and behind-the-scenes force. His 2017 album “Beach House 3” produced singles like “Love U Better” and “Ex,” further boosting his profile.

Beyond his own work, Ty Dolla Sign has grown to be one of the most in-demand collaborators in the industry, lending vocals, songwriting, and production to everyone from Kanye West to Post Malone, from Fifth Harmony to Wiz Khalifa. The ability to straddle the multiple genres has sealed a reputation as a hitmaker and one of the influential figures in contemporary music.

Early Life

Ty Dolla Sign was born Tyrone William Griffin Jr. on April 13, 1982, in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of musician Tyrone Griffin, a member of the band Lakeside. Ty has said that, through his dad’s involvement with Lakeside, he was able to meet singers like Prince and Earth, Wind & Fire as a child, which led to his interest in and love for soul music. He grew up in South Central Los Angeles, where he was a gang member. Ty Dolla Sign represented the Bloods, while his brother was a Crip.

Career

Ty Dolla Sign first started with music at a young age when he took up the bass guitar, as well as drums, keyboard, and other types of guitars. He then began rapping and signed a record deal with his writing partner, Kory. The two signed with Venus Brown and Buddah Brown Entertainment and then released a mixtape titled “Raw & Bangin Mixtape Vol 2.” The duo also made guest appearances on studio albums by other artists, such as Black Milk. The partners had a falling out related to some of these ventures eventually. After the dispute, Ty went on to collaborate with L.A.-based rapper YG. Ty Dolla Sign’s initial claim to fame was his involvement in YG’s successful single “Toot It and Boot It.” He then became affiliated with YG’s group Pu$haz Ink.

His first single, “All Star,” came out in 2011. In 2012, he signed a deal with Atlantic Records and released his initial mixtape later that same year, “Beach House.” He followed with the mixtape’s sequel, “Beach House 2,” on July 1, 2013. The next day, it was revealed that Ty Dolla Sign signed a deal with Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang Records. In mid-2013, he toured with Wiz and ASAP Rocky on the “Under the Influence of Music 2” concert tour.

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In September 2013, Ty released the single “Paranoid,” which achieved huge success and reached #29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and later was certified platinum. In early 2014, he released his second single for his debut EP entitled “Or Nah.” Later in January 2014, he released his major label debut project entitled “Beach House EP,” which made it to #51 on the US Billboard charts, peaking at #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In November 2015, Ty released his first studio album entitled “Free TC.” The album debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 and sold 31,000 album units, while in first-week sales, the United States alone contributed 22,000 copies. The following year, he released another project called “Campaign,” which peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200. During this era of his career, Ty collaborated left and right with many talented artists such as Fifth Harmony, Chris Brown, Nick Jonas, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Lil Wayne, Drake, Jay Z, and a string of many others.

Ty Dolla Sign Net Worth Mark Davis/Getty Images In June 2016, Ty announced his next project would be “Beach House 3” and that this installment would be an album rather than another mixtape. The lead single, “Love U Better,” featured Lil Wayne and The Dream and was released on July 10, 2017. The second single, “So Am I,” featured Damian Marley and Skrillex and was released on September 1, 2017. The album was released on October 27, 2017, and it debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200. In February 2018, Ty Dolla Sign was featured on Post Malone’s single “Psycho,” which reached number one on the Billboard Hot

100. He then collaborated with Christina Aguilera on her single “Accelerate,” “All Mine” by Kanye West on West’s album “ye,” and on “Freeee (Ghost Town Pt 2)” by Kids See Ghosts. During the summer of 2018, Ty was featured on “Boss” on Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s album “Everything Is Love.” He also collaborated with Tinashe on “Me So Bad” (which had moderate success in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand), with Drake on the album “Scorpion,” and with Lecrae on the song “Blessings.” In October of 2018, Ty and artist Jeremih dropped a collaborative album under the pseudonym “MihTy” through Def Jam Recordings and Atlantic Records. The duo released several singles throughout the fall of 2018 and made an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” performing “The Light” in the week leading up to the album’s release. The project also contained the hit single “Goin’ Thru Some Thangs.” The song reached #15 on the Apple Music top charts. In May 2019, Ty released the single “Purple Emoji” featuring rapper J. Cole. His next single was “Hottest in the City.” The single “Expensive,” featuring Nicki Minaj, was released in August 2020.

Ty Dolla Sign’s third studio album, titled “Featuring Ty Dolla Sign,” was released on October 23, 2020. The album featured guest artists such as Kid Cudi, Post Malone, Kanye West, Anderson Paak, Big Sean, and others. The following week, the song “Safety Net” by Ariana Grande was released from her sixth studio album “Positions,” on which Ty featured. Personal Life Ty Dolla Sign has a daughter named Jailynn Crystal, born when he was 22 years old. He dated Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony from 2017 to 2019. In December 2018, Ty was indicted on drug charges for cocaine possession that could have put him behind bars for up to 15 years, stemming from an incident in Atlanta, Georgia, where police pulled over a car full of people and only charged Ty with drug possession because the drugs were closest to him. Eventually, all charges were dropped after he finished a drug prevention program.