Tyga is an American rapper. He signed a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records in 2008.
His major label debut Careless World: Rise of the Last King was released in 2011 and included the successful singles “Rack City”, “Faded” (featuring Lil Wayne), “Far Away” (featuring Chris Richardson), “Still Got It” (featuring Drake), and “Make It Nasty”.
The album’s success was followed up with Hotel California (2013) and Fan of a Fan: The Album (2015), in collaboration with singer Chris Brown.
On December 3, 2012, a debate arose concerning Tyga’s upbringing. Tyga claimed to have been brought up in the low socioeconomic area of Compton, but in leaked footage from the unaired television show Bustas, he claimed he grew up in a “well-to-do” home in the Valley, where his parents drove a Range Rover.
He also claimed that he attained his nickname from his mother calling him Tiger Woods. There has been speculation that his claims on the show were satirical and not to be taken seriously.
Full Name: Micheal Ray Stevenson
Date of Birth: November 19, 1989
Place of Birth: Compton, California, U.S.
Age: 32
Nationality: American
Genre: Hip hop
Profession: Rapper, songwriter
Website tygamusic.com
Record Label: Columbia, Last Kings
Personal Life:
Tyga met Blac Chyna on October 5, 2011, at The F.A.M.E Tour After Party with Chris Brown at King of Diamonds in Miami.
Blac Chyna became Tyga’s leading lady in his “Rack City” music video. They became an official couple on November 9, 2011, and posed for the cover of Urban Ink magazine in March 2012.
On October 16, 2012, their son King Cairo Stevenson was born; and Tyga purchased a $6.5 million mansion in Calabasas, California for his new family.
Both parents sport tattoos of their son’s name. In December 2012, Blac Chyna confirmed that she and Tyga were engaged. The couple split in 2014.
After months of speculation, Tyga finally confirmed his relationship with reality star Kylie Jenner. However, this relationship sparked controversy in the tabloids, because of the age difference, and they were reportedly dating since Jenner was 16. The legal age of consent in the state of California is 18.
Photos of him and Jenner was first seen holding hands in Mexico went viral a few days after her 18th birthday. The couple split in April 2017. Tyga also dated the British social media celebrity, Demi Rose Mawby, for a short while in 2016.
Career:
Tyga’s career began with him releasing a multitude of demo tapes and mixtapes. His 2007 debut mixtape, Young On Probation, garnered the attention of fellow California rapper and Gym Class Heroes lead vocalist, Travie McCoy.
Seeing talent in the young artist, McCoy offered him a record deal with the independent label DCD2 Records.
On June 10, 2008, Tyga released his debut independent album, No Introduction, on Decaydance Records.
The album was preceded by the single “Coconut Juice”, featuring McCoy. One of the songs from this album, “Diamond Life”, was used in the video games Need for Speed: Undercover and Madden NFL 2009, as well as in the 2009 movie Fighting.
On February 16, 2018, Tyga released his sixth studio album, Kyoto. The album was panned by critics and sold poorly, becoming his first album to fail to chart anywhere.[54][55]
On May 16, 2018, Tyga released the single “Taste” featuring Offset of Migos. The song was a hit, becoming one of the biggest songs of summer 2018 and peaking at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
It marked Tyga’s first entry on the Hot 100 in three years, since 2015’s Ride Out, and is certified 4x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The song is considered the catalyst for Tyga’s return to the mainstream music spotlight after almost 5 years of poor sales and negative reviews, being considered his “comeback” record.
Following the success of “Taste”, Tyga released a number of other singles throughout the latter of 2018, beginning with “Swish”, which was certified gold, and later released “Dip” featuring Nicki Minaj, which was certified platinum.
He was also featured on Iggy Azalea’s platinum single, “Kream”. Tyga’s seventh album Legendary was released in June 2019.
In July 2020, Tyga partnered with businessman Robert Earl to launch a virtual kitchen brand called Tyga Bites, which uses existing restaurants’ kitchens to produce branded menu items such as boneless chicken wings for delivery service only.
In 2021, Tyga competed on the sixth season of The Masked Singer as “Dalmatian”. He was the first of Group B to be eliminated.
Songs:
Studio albums
No Introduction (2008)
Careless World: Rise of the Last King (2012)
Hotel California (2013)
The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty (2015)
BitchImTheShit2 (2017)
Kyoto (2018)
Legendary (2019)
Awards:
Much Music Video Awards Much: VIBE Hip-Hop Video of the Year
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