Tyga

Also known as Micheal Stevenson, T-Raww

Person · Open Library

Born: 1989
Works: 1

Top works

Kyoto

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Acting · Compton, California, USA

Michael Ray Stevenson (born November 19, 1989), known professionally as Tyga, is an American rapper, songwriter and actor. He is half-Jamaican and half-Vietnamese.

Known for

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — Self2023
The Masked Singer — Dalmatian2019
All That — Self - Musical Guest2019
Once Upon a Time in Venice — Salvatore2017
Barbershop: The Next Cut — Whack MC / Yummy2016
Boo! A Madea Halloween — Himself2016
Kocktails With Khloé — Self2016
Dope — De'Andre2015
November Rule — Himself2015
The Game: The Documentary 2 — Self2015

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1989

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Discography

Member of

Young Money

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2,770,119
Total plays: 38,974,030

Key facts

Person.alias: T-Raww
Person.name: Tyga
Person.image: Tyga - Openair Frauenfeld 2019 02.jpg
Person.caption: Tyga in 2019
Person.birth_name: Micheal Ray Stevenson
Person.birth_place: Compton, California, U.S.
Person.years_active: 2004–present
Person.children: 1
Person.awards: Full list
Person.signature: Tyga sig.svg
Musical artist.embed: yes
Musical artist.origin: Gardena, California, U.S.
Musical artist.background: solo_singer

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Wikidata facts

Official website: tyga.net
Image: Tyga at VMAs.png
Number of children: 1

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Commons category: Tyga
date of birth: 1989-11-19
birth name: Micheal Ray Stevenson
start of work period: 2004-00-00
pseudonym: Tyga
social media followers: 11800000

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Article

17 sections

Contents

Early life
Career
2007–2010: ''No Introduction'' and mixtapes
2011–2012: ''Careless World: Rise of the Last King''
2012–2013: ''Hotel California''
2013–2015: ''The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty''
2016–2017: Signing to GOOD Music and ''BitchImTheShit2''
2018–present: ''Kyoto'', commercial resurgence, ''Legendary'' and ''NSFW''
Personal life
Robbery
Legal issues
Discography
Tours
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links

Micheal Ray Stevenson (born November 19, 1989), known professionally as Tyga (; a backronym for Thank You God Always), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. After several independent releases, he signed a recording contract with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Cash Money Records and Republic Records in 2008. His second album and major label debut, Careless World: Rise of the Last King (2012), peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was met with critical praise. It spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single "Rack City", as well as the top 40 single "Faded" (featuring Lil Wayne). His third album, Hotel California (2013), was met with trailing critical and commercial response, along with his collaborative album with singer Chris Brown, Fan of a Fan: The Album (2015).

Due to disagreements with Young Money, Tyga's fourth album, The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty (2015), was released independently. Executive-produced by his then-common law relative Kanye West, it became his lowest-selling album to that point with estimated sales of 5,000 album equivalent units in its first week. His fifth and sixth albums, BitchImTheShit2 (2017) and Kyoto (2018), were both met with continued stagnation. His May 2018 single, "Taste" (featuring Offset), marked a brief period of commercial resurgence; it became his first top 40 single since 2015's "Ayo" (with Chris Brown)—peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100—and received diamond certification by the RIAA. It served as lead single and preceded the release of his seventh album, Legendary (2019).