Ty Dolla Sign Net Worth (Updated 2023) – Bio Overview

 Ty Dolla Sign is an American rapper, record producer, and singer from South Los Angeles, California who has a net worth of $5 million as of 2023. Dolla rose to stardom after dropping his commercial successful tracks including unreasonable and Or Nah. 

The first came to the spotlight in the music industry in 2010 after Dolla teamed up with rapper YG to be featured in his single titled Toot It and Boot It. His contribution to that single helped him to grab the attention of multiple record labels. 

In 2013 Ty Dolla Sign eventually signed a deal with Taylor Gang Records founded by popular American rapper Wiz Khalifa. At the end of 2015, Dolla Sign came up with the release his debut studio album, called Free TC, which became a massive success. That project earned him a lot of popularity in the music world the album peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200.

Dolla is also known for appearing as a featured artist in numerous tracks such as Fifth Harmony’s Work from Home, Jason Derulo’s Swalla featuring Nicki Minaj, and Megan Thee Stallion’s hit single Hot Girl Summer. 

After establishing himself as one of the prominent rappers in music as a solo, Ty Dolla Sign became a member of the production team called D.R.U.G.S.

Dolla Sign has also collaborated with a number of high-profile artists including Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Travis Scott, Chris Brown, Charlie XCX, DJ Mustard, and YG. 

The rapper also earned several awards including Grammy Awards nominations for his work as a featuring artist in Kanye West’s Donda, WusYaName (with Tyler, the Creator, and NBA Youngboy) among many others. 

Ty Dolla Sign Net Worth 2023:

Early Life:

Ty Dolla Sign was born Tyrone William Griffin Jr. on the 13th of April 1985, in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of a realtor mother and a multi-instrumentalist father named Tyrone Griffin Sr. who did session work for Death Row Records as well as Rick James. Moreover, his father was also a member of the Funk & Boogie group called Lakeside. 

Growing up he got a chance to meet with a number of high-profile artists such as Prince and Earth Wind and Fire. Music was always in Tyrone’s blood so he developed his interest in soul music from an early age. He grew up with his brother Big TC and a sister named Angel Gold who is a singer. 

Tyrone’s parents divorced when he was extremely young and that caused him to resent his father, he’d be getting mentored by all his father’s associates including musicians. During that time he traveled throughout LA living in Crenshaw, Baldwin Hills, as well as Beverly Hills. 

Ty was only 10 or 11 years old when he recorded his very first song. Certain that his future lay in music, Ty never bothered with formal education. Instead, he packed his bags, and at the age of 17, he made the move to New York City.

Early Career:

Through his L A context, he got hooked up with 50 Cent’s crew and passed the time making beats in the Sony’s Studio and then enjoyed wild nights out in the city. Ty Dolla managed to bring some money writing the score for such films as the Cookout as well as Biker Boys. 

Before he would launch his music career, Ty’s young brother Gabriel Griffer got fingered in a murder that went down in LA. From that point forward Ty got busy writing for other artists including Tulisa, Trey Songz, and Bobby Brackens. 

He started his music career by playing bass guitar, drums, keyboard, as well as other instruments. Around that same time, Ty also got signed to Venus Brown and Buddha Brown Entertainment in a duo collab with Ty & Korey. Under the deal, Ty dropped a mixtape called Raw & Bangin Mixtape Vol 2 in 2007. 

Since then Ty and his partner Kory began started making guest appearances on other artists’ studio albums like the Black Milk and many others. Eventually his LA context back home and connected him with YG and DJ Mustard. 

Music Breakthrough:

In 2010 Ty Dolla and rapper YG collaborated to release YG’s breakthrough single titled Toot It and Boot It. The song blew up and earned them a lot of recognition in the music world. Initially, Ty intended to stay behind the scenes but then one night when he went to one of YG’s performances at a club and saw him banking $10 thousand for performing just 3 songs. 

That was the time when Ty joined YG’s group named Pu$haz Ink. Then in 2011, Ty Dolla Sign released his first single titled All Star featuring Joe Moses with production by Fuego. Following this, he released My Cabana featuring Young Jeezy and complex giving this number 23 out of 50 of the best songs in 2012. 

In that year Ty signed a deal with Atlantic Records and dropped the mixtape Beach House which debuted at number 51 on the US Billboard charts. Moreover, the mixtape peaked at #13 and #7 in the R&B and hip-hop sections, respectively. 

On the 1st of July 2013, Ty came up with the mixtape’s sequel Beach House 2, and appearances came from artists like Wiz Khalifa, Jucy J, and Too Short, amongst many others. Following the release of his mixtape, it was announced that Ty signed a record deal with Wiz Khalifa’s label Taylor Gang Records. 

Later that year he teamed up with the likes of ASAP Rocky and Khalifa for the concert tour called Under the Influence of Music 2. That same year, Ty dropped his hit single unreasonable which went viral peaking at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and earned platinum certification. 

In January 2014, Ty dropped his second single, OR Nah which was released from his debut extended play. In the same month, he released Beach House EP, his major label music. 

It was Ty’s debut studio album Free TC that would earn him recognition in the music industry. The album was released in November 2015 for which Ty Dolla teamed up with the likes of Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, and BabyFace. 

The album’s title is a reference to his brother who is locked up and on that album, you will hear his brother’s music recorded inside the prison. The album made it number 14 on the Billboard 200 and became commercially successful after selling over 31 thousand record units in the US. Not to mention that album sold over 22 thousand units in its first week of release. 

In 2016, Ty dropped his following project called Campaign which also became successful peaking at number 28 on the Billboard 200. His hit music led him to grab the attention of some legendary artists and he began collaborating with the likes of Drake, Jay Z, Chris Brown, Fifth Harmony, Nick Jonas, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Lil Wayne, and numerous others. 

In the mid of 2016, it was announced from the Dolla Sign that he is ready to record his following project called Beach House 3 and this project would be an album rather than the next mixtape. He teamed up with Wiz Khalifa and The Dream to record the album’s lead single Love U Better which was dropped in July 2017.

In September of that year he came up with the release of a second single titled So Am I featuring Skrillex and Damian Marley. On the 27th of October 2017, Ty eventually released an album Beach House 3 which reached #11 on the Billboard 200 becoming successful. 

Collaborations:

In early 2018 another popular artist Post Malone approached him to feature on his song reckless. Ty made his appearance on that single and it peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Since then he continued to collaborate with artists for their hit singles such as Accelerate by Christina Aguilera, Kids See Ghosts’ single Freeee (Ghost Town Pt 2), and All Mine by Kanye West which was included on West’s breakthrough album ye. 

In the summer of 2018, Jay-Z offered Ty to appear on his single Boss featuring Beyonce. The song was included on Jay-Z’s album called Everything Is Love. As a featuring artist, he appeared on Tinashe’s Me So Bad which earned little success in New Zealand, Japan, and Australia. 

Ty Dolla Sign then made his appearance on Drake’s fifth studio album entitled Scorpion, before featuring in Lecrae’s single Blessings which was included on Lecrae’s album All Things Work Together. 

In October of 2018, Ty teamed up with rapper Jeremih to release their collaborative album under the joint pseudonym MihTy. The project was released under Def Jam Records. Following this, the two continued to drop numerous tracks throughout the year 2018. 

The duo also got a chance to perform The Light on the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live in the week leading up to the album’s departure. The album includes the hit song Goin’ Thru Some Thangs which hit the Apple Music top charts reaching number 15. 

Ty was also featured on the soundtrack of the motion film Suicide Squad titled Sucker for Pain. Ty Dolla Sign has a net worth of $5 million.

Further Releases:

In May 2019 Ty Dolla Sign collaborated with rapper J Cole to release the tack Purple Emoji, which he followed with another track Hottest in the City. In August 2020 Ty Dolla Sign dropped his song Expensive ft, Nicki Minaj. 

In October of that year, the rapper released Featuring Ty Dolla Sign, his 3rd studio album. The guest appearances came from artists like Kanye West, Anderson Paak, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, and Post Malone. 

Around the same time, the popular singer Ariana Grande collaborated with Ty Dolla to record her single Safety Net which was included on Ariana’s 6 studio album titled Positions. 

Awards & Nominations:

Wins:

• Teen Choice Awards for Choice Summer Song for “Work from Home”.
• MTV Video Music Awards for Best Collaboration for “Work from Home”.
• American Music Awards for Collaboration of the Year for “Work from Home”.
• Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite Song for “Work from Home”.
• 2019 MTV Video Music Awards in the category of Best Power Anthem for “Hot Girl Summer” (with Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj).

Nominations:

• BET Hip Hop Awards in the Best Featured Verse category for “Ain’t Nothing”.
• GMA Dove Awards for Song of the Year, “Blessings”.
• 5 Grammy Awards for projects like Midnight Hour, All I Need, Back of My Mind, Donda, and WusYaName, in various categories. 

Personal Life:

In mid-2016 Ty Dolla Sign started dating a reality television personality named Kylie Jenner. The two first came to the headlines after the couple was spotted kissing at the Nylon x BCGeneration Young Hollywood Party. Before Kylie began dating Dolla Sign, she was previously in a relationship with rapper Tyga. 

From July 2016 to December of that year, Ty was in a romantic relationship with actress Keke Palmer. 

In the year 2017 Dolla Sign met singer Lauren Jauregui who is known for being a member of the music group Fifth Harmony. The couple even collaborated on multiple tracks such as Work From Home. However, Ty and Lauren broke up in April of 2019 after dating for almost two years. 

Ty first became the father of a daughter named Jailynn Crystal at the age of 22. The rapper was just 18 years old when he and Jailynn’s mother started their relationship. However, their relationship didn’t last long and the two broke up after the birth of their daughter.

Legal Issues:

At the end of 2018, it was declared that Ty Dolla was facing up to 15 years in prison for cocaine as well as marijuana possession.

These charges resulted from a traffic stop in Atlanta, Georgia where, in an automobile with numerous people available, Ty was the only one charged with the drugs due to him being in the most immediate proximity to him. He then finished a drug prevention program and as a result, all charges were settled.