I wanted it all to make sense on some intellectual level. The science to my album was that every song that ends, I wanted it to go into the next song no matter if we had to change tempos or change chords. I hate fade-outs and I hate when people just stop the song, it pauses for a second and it goes into another song when you could’ve really bridged music with heart. Some people have told me that you can’t even tell that it’s a new song until it’s Track 7 it sounds like one long song-that’s what I was going after. 25 songs because I had to do with my lawyers and label to be able to clear the songs the way I wanted to-I like to tie all the songs together. When you listen to the project, it’s only an hour long. With three years between this album and your last album, what made you choose to make a 25-track album?

I’m definitely inspired by Prince to the top. I always tell people he’s my favorite artist because, not only did he sing and perform amazingly, played guitar, drums, keys, did his own records…that’s what I do as well.

What does it mean to you being toe-to-toe with a legendary artist like Prince? “It is a big reward to make it to those levels in the game, and I’m just gonna continue to keep on doing my best to do it over and over again for as long as I can.”Īccording to the Billboard charts, Featuring Ty Dolla $ign is R&B’s second best-selling album after Prince’s Sign of the Times. Featuring Ty Dolla $ign is his first album in three years, and the first time he’s charted No. “I feel amazing and grateful, and thankful for my fans,” he says. Despite being known as the ‘featured guest’ on many records in the past three years, Ty Dolla $ign has proved that the science he uses to create hits, including those on his newest album Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, is impermeable.

Consistently adapting to the ever-changing landscape of Hip-Hop and R&B music, the L.A.-born singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has a knack for turning melodic hooks and catchy choruses into platinum-selling records. Sitting casually in his studio over a Zoom call, Ty Dolla $ign is poised, calm, and seemingly well-adjusted to virtual interviews.

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