Ty Dolla Sign

Ty Dolla Sign
Ty Dolla $ign at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2015.
Background information
Birth name	Tyrone William Griffin Jr.
Born	(1985-04-13) April 13, 1985 (age 31) South Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Hip hop R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer rapper songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals keyboards guitar drums sampler synthesizer bass guitar
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Pu$haz Ink Taylor Gang Atlantic
Associated acts	DJ Mustard YG Wiz Khalifa Juicy J French Montana Kid Ink Joe Moses Kanye West Future Trey Songz
Website	dollasignworld.com

Tyrone William Griffin Jr. (born April 13, 1985), known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign (stylized as Ty Dolla $ign or Ty$), is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He first gained major recognition in 2010 for his feature on YG's "Toot It and Boot It", which he had written and produced for Def Jam Recordings. In the summer of 2013, he signed a record deal with Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang Records. In November 2015, he released his debut studio album, Free TC, which peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard 200.

Ty Dolla Sign is perhaps best known for his singles "Paranoid", "Or Nah", and "Blasé", as well as his writing contributions to "Loyal", "Post to Be", and "FourFiveSeconds", among others. Aside from his solo music career, Ty Dolla Sign is also a member of production team D.R.U.G.S., alongside Chordz 3D, Buddah, Nate 3D, James Koo, Fuego, and DJ Dahi.

Ty Dolla Sign was born Tyrone William Griffin Jr. on April 13, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Ty Dolla Sign was a gang member, representing the Bloods, while his brother was a Crip. About his childhood Ty Dolla Sign revealed, that through his father's involvement in the band Lakeside, he got to hang out around and meet bands like Earth Wind & Fire and Prince as kid, which incited his love and interest for soul music.