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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