tyrone william griffin jr. (born april 13, 1982), better known as ty dolla sign (stylized as ty dolla $ign or ty$), is an american singer, songwriter, and record producer. he first gained major recognition in 2010 for his guest feature on yg's "toot it and boot it", which he had written and produced for def jam recordings. in the summer of 2013, he signed a record deal with wiz khalifa's taylor gang records. in november 2015, he released his first studio album, "free tc", which peaked at number 14 on the "billboard" 200.