10 Things You Didn’t Know About Ty Dolla Sign

The American rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California, Ty Dolla Sign was born Tyrone William Griffin Jr. on 13 April 1985.he began his musc career by learning how to play the bass guitar. He first gained major recognition in 2010, through his appearance on YG’s “Toot It and Boot It”, which he wrote and produced for Def Jam Recordings. He toured with Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky, among others on the “Under the Influence of Music 2” concert tour. He is also a member of the production team of D.R.U.G.S alongside other artists. There is no doubt that the 31-years-old recording artist is definitely a name to be reckon with in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the Los Angeles recording artist, Ty Dolla Sign:

1. Ty Dolla Sign was born Tyrone William Griffin Jr. on 13 April 1985 in Los Angeles, California.

2. He was a gang member representing the Bloods while his brother was a Crip.

3. He began his music career by learning how to play the bass guitar.

4. He first gained major recognition in 2010, through his appearance on YG’s “Toot It and Boot It”, which he wrote and produced for Def Jam Recordings.

5. He mentioned artists like Tupac Shakur, Slum Village and J Dilla as his favourite and biggest music influences.

6. He released “My Cabana” featuring Young Jeezy, which was ranked on Complex’s Best 50 Songs of 2012 list at number 23.

7. He toured with Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky, among others on the “Under the Influence of Music 2” concert tour.

8. He won the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Collaboration for featuring on the song “Work from Home” with Fifth Harmony.

9. He is also a member of production team of D.R.U.G.S alongside DJ Dahi, James Koo and others.

10. He has collaborated with prominent artist like fifth Harmony, Young Jeezy, DJ Mustard and Wiz Khalifa to name a few.