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Infobox musical artist | name = Tyga| image = TygaTyga.jpg| alt =| caption = Tyga in October 2010.| image_size = 250px| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Michael Stevenson| birth_date = birth date and age|1989|11|19| origin = Gardena, California|Gardena , California , United States | genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , Hip pop|pop rap , Contemporary R& B|R& B | occupation = Rapper | years_active = 2007& ndash;present| label = Young Money , Cash Money Records|Cash Money , Universal Republic | associated_acts = Big Sean , Snoop Dogg , Travie McCoy , Lil Wayne , Young Money, Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown , Game (rapper)|Game , Gudda Gudda, Honey Cocaine, Harvard House, Drake (entertainer)|Drake | website = url|tygasworld.com/ Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson (born November 19, 1989), better known by his stage name Tyga (an acronym for T hank Y ou G od A lways), is an American rapper signed to Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records . He is of Vietnamese people|Vietnamese and Jamaican people|Jamaican descent.Gail Mitchell http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/news/e3i515a42d3752fc584ea1a8a0189d68623 Rapper Tyga Tests Solo Waters With 'No Introduction'. billboard.biz. March 26, 2008 He first received recognition with his debut single " Coconut Juice (song)|Coconut Juice ", featuring his cousin Travie McCoy .
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No Introduction was the first independent album by United States|American rapper Tyga. It was released on June 10, 2008, on Decaydance Records .(April 7, 2008). http://www.prohiphop.com/2008/04/tyga-no-introdu.html Tyga: No Introduction Album Cover Art ProHipHop . Accessed May 9, 2008. One of the songs from this album, "Diamond Life", was used in the video game Need for Speed: Undercover , and on Madden 2009 , as well as in the 2009 movie Fighting (film)|Fighting .
Tyga released many mixtapes. He created Fan of a Fan with Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown and producers DJ Ill Will and DJ Rockstar. It features other artists such as Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow , Lil Wayne , and Kevin McCall featured in several tracks. Four tracks ("Holla at Me", "G Shit", " No Bullshit " and " Deuces (song)|Deuces ") are also accompanied by a music video. The track "Deuces" was released as the debut single of the mixtape and, as of August 26, 2010, has reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs . The track has also been nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 53rd Grammy Awards .cite web|url= http://www.datpiff.com/DJ_Ill_Will_Dj_Rockstar_Chris_Brown_Tyga_Fan.m120319.html |title=Chris Brown & Tyga - Fan Of A Fan Hosted by DJ Ill Will & Dj Rockstar // Free Mixtape @ |publisher=Datpiff.com |date=2010-05-17 |accessdate=2011-08-12cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100? tag=chscr1#/charts/hot-100? begin=11& order=position |title=Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100 |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-12 The track, among others, was on the tracklist of Chris Brown's fourth studio album, F.A.M.E. (album)|F.A.M.E. . Tyga also told MTV in an interview that the production of the mixtape took just short of a week.cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639620/20100519/brown chris 18_.jhtml |title=Tyga Explains Origin Of Fan Of A Fan Mixtape With Chris Brown |publisher=MTV |date=2010-05-20 |accessdate=2011-08-12
Careless World: Rise of the Last King is his second studio album. The album will be released on February 21, 2012 on Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records , and Universal Republic Records . Careless World: Rise of the Last King is a move to the rapping style he featured in the collaboration album We Are Young Money rather me than the poppy dance element shown on No Introduction .cite web|url= http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/tyga/careless-world/38039/|title=Tyga: "Careless World"|last=Martin|first=Andrew|accessdate=28 June 2010|location=Prefixmag Tyga stated that the album shows he has grown up but still relates to the kids. Tyga released a new mixtape #BitchImTheShit in preparation for the album.
The first official single, " Far Away (Tyga Song)|Far Away ", was released on May 17, 2011 and peaked at 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second official single, " Still Got It ", was released on October 4, 2011. It peaked at 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. The third official single, " Rack City ", was released on December 6, 2011. It was originally listed on Tyga's Well Done 2 mixtape, and was added to the album after it gained commercial success. It debuted at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has peaked at number 8 since then. The fourth official single, " Faded (song)|Faded ", was released on January 13, 2012. It peaked on the Hot 100 at 52.
Outraged & Underaged (with DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar) (2009)
The Potential (with DJ SB & DJ Ill Will) (2009)
The Free Album (with Clinton Sparks ) (2009)
Black Thoughts (with DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar) (2009)
Fan of a Fan (with Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown , DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar) (2010)
Well Done (with DJ Drama ) (2010)
Black Thoughts 2 (with DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar) (2011)
Well Done 2 (Finish Him (2011)
#BitchImTheShit (2011)
Well Done 3 (Fatality) (2012)
Fan of a Fan 2 (with Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown ), (2012) http://thisbeatgoes.com/mixtape/tyga-announces-chris-brown-joint-mixtape-fan-of-a-fan-2-set-to-release-soon/
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Official website| http://www.tygasworld.com/
TygaYoung Money EntertainmentUse mdy dates|date=August 2010 Persondata | NAME = Tyga | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson, Tygaman, T-Raw | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American rapper | DATE OF BIRTH = October 19, 1989 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Compton, California | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = Category:Cash Money Records artists Category:1989 births Category:African American rappers Category:American people of Jamaican descent Category:Crush Management artists Category:Living people Category:American musicians of Vietnamese descent Category:People from Compton, California Category:Rappers from Los Angeles, California Category:American rappers of Jamaican descent Category:Young Money Entertainment artists
