Ty Dolla $ign On “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”

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In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer.

TY DOLLA $IGN

Here’s what they got into:

  • Coming up being a big fan of Prince
  • Ty’s father being a member of the funk band Lakeside
  • Drawing influence from Nate Dogg, Black Star, and Slum Village
  • Becoming a self-taught multi-instrumentalist
  • Co-writing and producing YG’s hit, “Toot It and Boot It”
  • Collaborating with legends of the time at the Sa-Ra house
  • The importance of Ty’s ‘Free TC’ album
  • The Ty & Kory duo and their ‘Raw & Bangin’ mixtapes
  • Ty’s conversion from rolling Swisher blunts to papers
  • Tracing back Ty’s love for House music
  • His experience working with D.R.U.G.$ & Mustard
  • “Thank God” featuring his brother Big TC singing from prison
  • Working on ‘Beach House 2’, hosted by DJ Drama
  • ‘Beach House’ being inspired by childhood memories
  • Being an introvert with the profession of an extrovert
  • Ty’s evolution as an artist from brash to introspective
  • Defining the term, “Zaddy”, that he popularized
  • Working with Babyface being a dream come true
  • Collaborating with Kendrick Lamar and Brandy on, “LA”
  • “Hot Girl Summer” with Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj
  • Ty’s thoughts while penning, “Message In A Bottle”
  • His 17 year old daughter acting as his A&R
  • Writing for Chris Brown, Omarion, and Rihanna
  • Becoming close friends with Mac Miller through Wiz
  • The difference between bedroom R&B and club R&B
  • Comparing and contrasting R&B of the old and new
  • Why “Universe” is such a special song
  • What we can expect next from Ty Dolla $ign

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