“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.”

American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor

Ty Dolla Sign is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor from Los Angeles, California. Born Tyrone William Griffin Jr., he first came to wider attention with his guest appearance on YG’s 2010 single "Toot It and Boot It," which reached the Billboard Hot 100. He signed with Atlantic Records in 2012 and later joined Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang Entertainment. As a performer and writer, he is associated with contemporary hip-hop and R&B, and with a career that spans recording, production, and acting.