Welcome to the world of Ty Dolla Sign, where music meets soulful expression and lyrics resonate with authenticity. Ty Dolla Sign, born Tyrone William Griffin Jr., is a multifaceted artist known for his captivating blend of R&B, hip-hop, and pop. With a distinctive voice and a knack for crafting emotive melodies, he has solidified his place in the contemporary music scene as a true visionary.
Hailing from Los Angeles, Ty Dolla Sign has consistently pushed the boundaries of genre, seamlessly infusing elements of various musical styles into his work. Whether he’s crooning about love and relationships or addressing social issues and personal struggles, his lyricism is raw, honest, and deeply compelling. Each song serves as a window into his experiences, allowing listeners to connect on a profound level.
Even though the Clintons started mass incarceration, which my brother is a victim of, things are going to change, though. Somebody made them do that. Ty Dolla Sign
My production got better, songs, lyrics, everything; the sound, the quality, everything. Ty Dolla Sign
I had a kid, so I had to step it up and get that cake. Ty Dolla Sign
I’m never satisfied. I want to get to the next level. Ty Dolla Sign
I’ve been building slow, step by step. Ty Dolla Sign
I did a song with Rihanna recently, and I was like, ‘How did you find out about me or whatever?’ And she said, ‘Drake.’ Ty Dolla Sign
It’s certain rappers that can really rap, that really spit all bars, so I understand why someone would say, ‘You not a real rapper.’ But the main thing is, if you can make good songs, who cares? So I don’t know why guys be tripping on Drake. He makes great music. He’s dope. Ty Dolla Sign
One of my uncles played in The Isleys. I went to all their shows. Ty Dolla Sign
I want to be one of those ones: a legend. Ty Dolla Sign
I’m a big fan of Fetty Wap. Ty Dolla Sign
It’s hella crazy being included in the music for the ‘Ninja Turtles’ movie. Ty Dolla Sign
OT Genasis is my L.A. homie; I’ve seen him grind, and he is still making hits. Ty Dolla Sign
Jagged Edge is one of my favorite R&B groups. Ty Dolla Sign
I remember watching the first Million Man March as a kid, and I always knew that if I got a chance to go to one, I would go. Ty Dolla Sign
I’ve got all of the old school vinyls from the ’70s – even further back, like the jazz music in the ’40s, ’50s, ’60s. Then I’ve got all the ’80s stuff underground, hip-hop when hip-hop really first started. The ’90s stuff. All of the good stuff, because I’m really into music, and it helps me create new songs now. Ty Dolla Sign
I want to buy up a gang of properties in my neighborhood and give people the chance to live in new buildings. We should make our areas nice. Ty Dolla Sign
Yeah, it’s Pushaz Ink for life. Me, YG, and Mustard started a movement, and we brought back the West. Ty Dolla Sign
I’m tryna figure out when I’m gonna do my version of the Moonwalk… It’s coming, you know? That Dolla $ign moonwalk is comin’. Ty Dolla Sign
When ‘Paranoid’ came out, how many other ‘Paranoids’ came out? No shots, just real. Ty Dolla Sign
I like Jaco Pastorius’ ‘Portrait of Tracy.’ He was this bass player who played jazz fusion. He was the dopest bass player who ever lived. Ty Dolla Sign
With L.A. it’s like, yeah, there’s Death Row and whatever. But I always wanted to know what those artists were sampling. It’s how I fell in love with music. Ty Dolla Sign
I feel like everybody’s inspired off of everybody. Ty Dolla Sign
There was a lot of Pac haters, but I definitely love Pac. I wish I got to do a song with him. Ty Dolla Sign
My brother is really talented. Ty Dolla Sign
My dad put me with all the greatest people. It definitely helped me now, because I know so much more about music and composition. It’s cool. I love Pops. I’m super thankful for everything he’s done to help my career. Ty Dolla Sign
I’m from L.A. South Central area. Ty Dolla Sign
Ever since Apple Music, Spotify, and all of those things came around, we can choose whatever we want to listen to. Before then, it was all controlled, but now, everybody listens to everything. Ty Dolla Sign
I mess with white girls, Asian girls, Spanish girls, black girls, everything. Ty Dolla Sign
For those of you that don’t know, the reason I named my album ‘Free TC’ is because my lil’ brother is named TC. He’s locked up for something that he didn’t do, and what I’m trying to do is just raise awareness around the whole mass incarceration thing going on in our country, especially with our people. Ty Dolla Sign
Bad Brains is one of my all-time favorite punk bands. Ty Dolla Sign
I care about people, and I’ve learned in life that the only thing we are here for is to learn and teach. Ty Dolla Sign
Everything has a cycle and a season. Ty Dolla Sign
God is good. Ty Dolla Sign
Really, I’ve been working forever, just doing music, and then all of a sudden, out of the blue, everybody is just on it. Ty Dolla Sign
I make bangers all the time, and I knew it was going to come. My mom probably used to think it wasn’t going to happen. My daughter’s mom thought it wasn’t going to happen, and a couple of girlfriends. You just gotta keep on doing it. I’m living proof. Ty Dolla Sign
Every time I hear ‘Miracle,’ I feel a certain type of way. Ty Dolla Sign
I love Jailynn so much. She’s the best daughter. I bet every dad says that. Ty Dolla Sign
At first, I ain’t gon’ lie, I used to be a little nervous about what people were gon’ think about my music, but once I let that go, then everything started happening. Ty Dolla Sign
J Cole went platinum with no features, and I wanna go platinum! Ty Dolla Sign
J Dilla is the top producer of all time, in my book, alongside Timbaland and Pharrell. Then DJ Mustard. Ty Dolla Sign
Rioting definitely brings attention to the situation at hand. Ty Dolla Sign
I never gave up, but a lot of the homies did, and I don’t feel sorry for them. Ty Dolla Sign
I’m definitely the super-cool dad. Ty Dolla Sign
As a producer, when I’m trying to make something soft, I start with a slow tempo. Then after that, it would be straight to acoustic guitar and vocals, or I’m going to go strings and just piano. Ty Dolla Sign
Everybody just wants to steal each other’s energy. Ty Dolla Sign
My song ‘Saved:’ that’s EDM-vibes with some L.A. vibes. Ty Dolla Sign
I write other people songs. Recirculate it. It’s the music business. Ty Dolla Sign
The Internet is the vehicle we’re driving to share our visuals, outrage, and ideas around the world. Ty Dolla Sign
The mass incarceration going on in this country and with my people is crazy. Ty Dolla Sign
I’m gonna bring Bad Brains vibes ‘cos that’s what I do. Ty Dolla Sign
I grew up around a lot of church musicians. Ty Dolla Sign
Quavo’s energy in the studio in unreal. Ty Dolla Sign
Fifth grade was when I first heard ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit;’ it was the energy, and his voice. I liked 311 and Sublime, too, though that might have been a little after that. Ty Dolla Sign
It’s simple: put the money into schools and not prisons. Ty Dolla Sign
God blessed us with all this money, so why not take the money and put it into my brother’s case? Talk about social and racial injustice in our country, and mass incarceration in our country? Ty Dolla Sign
I feel like on ‘Free TC,’ you know, I feel like I went hard, and not enough people recognized. Ty Dolla Sign
I love seeing love. I had this one girl that I was really tryna go hard with, but it wasn’t it. Ty Dolla Sign
I used Atlantic like I was supposed to. Ty Dolla Sign
If something’s dope, you got to go with it. Ty Dolla Sign
As a kid, my pops did music, too. He was in a group called Lakeside back in the day. Ty Dolla Sign
‘Shell Shocked’ is so different from what people are used to hearing from Ty Dolla Sign. Ty Dolla Sign
Out of every other rap guy, Wiz is the most humble, down-to-earth guy, like me. Ty Dolla Sign
I don’t despise anyone. It’s definitely all about the love. Ty Dolla Sign
I’ve been everywhere man. I’m from L.A., though. Ty Dolla Sign
To me, it’s 2016 about to be 2017. I can’t believe there’s still a racism factor. Ty Dolla Sign
Every person needs to go home and have that person to wake up to – eventually, when the party’s over. Ty Dolla Sign
Tell all the ladies to follow me on Snapchat. I don’t want to see no guys snapping me. Ty Dolla Sign
People have died in jail that have been innocent. Ty Dolla Sign
One day, I’m gonna make a song with Kaskade. Ty Dolla Sign
When it comes to making a song, whatever the beat tells me to do, I do. Ty Dolla Sign
Why do we have to have another riot? Ty Dolla Sign
Everything happens at the perfect time, man. You may not realize it. But now I do. Ty Dolla Sign
Piano feels soft. Violins and all different string instruments feel soft. Guitar, even electric guitar before you start adding distortion, that you can play soft. Ty Dolla Sign
I do a little bit of everything. Ty Dolla Sign
YG and I started a long time ago back in ’08, and I am proud of where we are now. Ty Dolla Sign
The only thing I could be better at is to be around more. Other than that, I’m a great dad. I come to the soccer games and teach her stuff, go over her homework with her every night; we stay on the phone. I try to be as good as a dad as I can be. Ty Dolla Sign
I’m happy and thankful that people are messing with the Dolla $ign. Ty Dolla Sign
I got all the women and everything I want, but my brother is locked up. I can’t leave him behind. Ty Dolla Sign
The whole reason behind my album ‘Free TC’ is seeing all that police brutality, injustice, mass incarceration. Ty Dolla Sign
Now I know we have the power to incite change through the Internet – keep sharing our stories, our dreams, and our struggles. Ty Dolla Sign
When I put out ‘Toot It and Boot It,’ did anything sound like that? Ty Dolla Sign
I’m using my platform to help out a little bit, you know. It’s only right. Ty Dolla Sign
How many fake Drakes are there? How many fake Migos are there? Ty Dolla Sign
I like Future, Young Thug, Mike WiLL, DJ Spinz, Metro Boomin, Drake, Kendrick. Ty Dolla Sign
That’s where I got lucky; nobody else is doing what I do or really can do what I do. Ty Dolla Sign
Working with Babyface was legendary. Ty Dolla Sign
I think I’m gonna do more songs on my own. Ty Dolla Sign
The softest thing I’ve ever heard are the wind chimes in my backyard. They are soft and cool and mellow. Ty Dolla Sign
We’ll get way further if we educate people and not lock them up. Ty Dolla Sign
One day, I’m gonna make a song with John Mayer. Ty Dolla Sign
I’m not gonna front and act like your boyfriend. I’m out here, you know what I’m saying? Ty Dolla Sign
When we dropped ‘Toot It And Boot It,’ Mustard didn’t even do beats, and now he’s killin’ it. So it’s just cool to see all of my bros taking over. Ty Dolla Sign
Fifteen is around the time when my parents broke up, and all I was listening to was 2Pac. Ty Dolla Sign
I am Mr. ‘Toot it and Boot It.’ Ty Dolla Sign
I kick it with a whole bunch of people, whereas some people only want you to kick it with one race, you know. Ty Dolla Sign
I’m promoting partying and having fun and being that type of American. I don’t wanna hurt nobody’s feelings. Ty Dolla Sign
I used to go to the Church of the Harvest, right off Adams and La Brea. There was a pastor there who had the best big choir and the best band. He would start praying, and the music would start playing and just make people feel so good, you could break out of whatever you were going through. Soft music can have that effect, too. Ty Dolla Sign
I used to always want a boy, and when I had a girl, I thought I wasn’t going to like it, but I love having a girl. Ty Dolla Sign
I’m just thankful to be blessed with my talent. Ty Dolla Sign