Ty Dolla Sign

Solo Artist

Photo: Andrew Solio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Active 2004-present
Origin Los Angeles, California
Albums 4
Tracks 76
Most frequent collaborator D'Mile · 20 tracks
Genres Hip HopR&BTrap
Complete Artist
97%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 74 of 76 tracks

Does Ty Dolla Sign write his own songs?

Yes, on nearly everything. He is credited as a writer on 74 of the 76 tracks across his four solo albums, and the two he is not on are interludes. He also produces, and takes a production credit on much of Featuring Ty Dolla Sign.

By the Numbers

4
Studio Albums
76
Tracks Credited
97%
Self-Written
22
Years Active
444
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 74 / 76 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 76 tracks: how many Ty Dolla Sign wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Ty Dolla Sign has a writing credit97%
7%
91%
3%
Sole author5tracks7%
Co-written69tracks91%
Outside writers2tracks3%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Ty Dolla Sign's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 76 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)97%
Composer (music)97%
Producer51%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Ty Dolla Sign's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 97%
100%
95%
96%
100%
2015Free TC
2017Beach House 3
2020Featuring Ty Dolla Sign
2025Tycoon
Early · 97% written
Late · 98% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

97%
2010s
Free TC, Beach House 3
98%
2020s
Featuring Ty Dolla Sign, Tycoon

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Ty Dolla Sign sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Ty Dolla Sign
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

EXO8%
Xscape17%
Rihanna44%
TLC59%
Destiny's Child69%
Mýa78%
Ashanti88%
97%Ty Dolla Sign
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Blasé
Free TC
Written by Ty Dolla Sign, Nayvadius Wilburn, Rae Sremmurd, Aaquil Brown, DJ Spinz, Marquis Medina, Tyrone William Griffin Jr., Khalif Brown, Gary Hill
Co-wrote
Saved
Free TC
Written by Ty Dolla Sign, Earl Stevens, Dijon McFarlane, Nike Audino, Khaled Rohaim, Lewis Hughes, Glenda Proby, Bobby Brackins, Tyrone William Griffin Jr.
Co-wrote
Spicy
Featuring Ty Dolla Sign
Written by Ty Dolla Sign, Post Malone, James Royo, Westen Weiss, Gizzle, Nye Lee Jr., Tyrone William Griffin Jr., Austin Post, Glenda Proby
Co-wrote
Expensive
Featuring Ty Dolla Sign
Written by Ty Dolla Sign, Nicki Minaj, De Waal, Nye Lee Jr., James Royo, Alexander Krashinsky, Van Zandt, Jordan Jackson, Tyrone William Griffin Jr., Onika Maraj
Co-wrote

Discography 4 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of Ty Dolla SignTy Dolla Sign76 tracks
D20D'Mile, 20 tracks Photo of Skrillex16Skrillex, 16 tracks JR13James Royo, 13 tracks Photo of Christopher Dotson13Christopher Dotson, 13 tracks DE10Dernst Emile II, 10 tracks M10Mustard, 10 tracks G9Gizzle, 9 tracks C8Chordz, 8 tracks SM8Sonny Moore, 8 tracks on Skrillex's page B8BongoByTheWay, 8 tracks H8Hitmaka, 8 tracks DJ8Damn James!, 8 tracks DM7Dijon McFarlane, 7 tracks PW7Pop Wansel, 7 tracks DK7Dave Kuncio, 7 tracks H7Hit-Boy, 7 tracks DC7Darhyl Camper, 7 tracks B7BlueySport, 7 tracks B7BoogzDaBeast, 7 tracks NL7Nye Lee Jr., 7 tracks JB6Jason Boyd, 6 tracks PL6Peter Lee Johnson, 6 tracks MD6Mike Dean, 6 tracks AP6Ali P, 6 tracks CH6Charlie Handsome, 6 tracks C6Cicero, 6 tracks CB6CJ Branch, 6 tracks DG6D.A Got That Dope, 6 tracks D6Dis, 6 tracks DK6DY Krazy, 6 tracks GS6Gabe Shaddow, 6 tracks JP6J Proof, 6 tracks JH6Jasper Harris, 6 tracks K6Kayron, 6 tracks MC6Mike Crook, 6 tracks MB6Murda Beatz, 6 tracks N6Nano, 6 tracks WW6Westen Weiss, 6 tracks W6Wheezy, 6 tracks WV6William Van Zandt, 6 tracks E6Eurohead, 6 tracks V6Varg²™, 6 tracks PB5Poo Bear, 5 tracks FB5Floyd Bentley, 5 tracks FB5Floyd Bentley III, 5 tracks DJ5Damn James, 5 tracks G5GYLTTRYP, 5 tracks DW5De Waal, 5 tracks MS5Martell Smith-Williams, 5 tracks FG5FBG Goat, 5 tracks SV5Skarp V, 5 tracks KW4Kanye West, 4 tracks JD4Jazzaé De Waal, 4 tracks F4Future, 4 tracks C4Chrishan, 4 tracks WM4Wax Motif, 4 tracks H4Hessman, 4 tracks VS4Viktor Strand, 4 tracks MB3Marlon Barrow, 3 tracks P3PJ, 3 tracks PJ3Paris Jones, 3 tracks Y3Ye, 3 tracks Y3YG, 3 tracks MD3Michael Dean, 3 tracks MW3Mike Will Made It, 3 tracks SR3Shah Rukh Zaman Khan, 3 tracks G3Gylttryp, 3 tracks YT3Young Thug, 3 tracks JW3Jeffery Williams, 3 tracks RB3Rafael Bautista, 3 tracks NH2Nate Howard, 2 tracks LH2Lewis Hughes, 2 tracks BB2Bobby Brackins, 2 tracks DM2DJ Mustard, 2 tracks TA2Twice as Nice, 2 tracks AW2Andrew Wansel, 2 tracks LH2Latisha Hyman, 2 tracks MB2Metro Boomin, 2 tracks JA2Joseph Allen, 2 tracks DS2DJ Spinz, 2 tracks S2Soundz, 2 tracks SC2Sean Combs, 2 tracks on Puff Daddy's page CH2Chauncey Hollis, 2 tracks CT2Cameron Thomaz, 2 tracks on Wiz Khalifa's page WK2Wiz Khalifa, 2 tracks KB2Khalif Brown, 2 tracks T2Thundercat, 2 tracks SS2Sasha Sirota, 2 tracks PB2Peabo Bryson, 2 tracks LW2Lil Wayne, 2 tracks TL2Tory Lanez, 2 tracks DP2Daystar Peterson, 2 tracks MW2Michael Williams II, 2 tracks A2A1, 2 tracks MM2Melvin Moore, 2 tracks S2Serpentwithfeet, 2 tracks JW2Josiah Wise, 2 tracks JG2Jahmal Gwin, 2 tracks Q2Quavo, 2 tracks AK2Alexander Krashinsky, 2 tracks QM2Quavious Marshall, 2 tracks VZ2Van Zandt, 2 tracks GS2Gabriel Shaddow, 2 tracks LC2LAF Collective, 2 tracks KH2Kobe Hood, 2 tracks WC2Will Carr-Halper, 2 tracks B2BabyXD, 2 tracks BN2Boys Noize, 2 tracks JU2Justice Ude, 2 tracks 626cppo, 2 tracks KL1Kendrick Lamar, 1 track JF1James Fauntleroy, 1 track DL1Darius Logan, 1 track DL1Dominique Logan, 1 track YB1Yves Bazelais Jr., 1 track B1Brandy, 1 track ES1Earl Stevens, 1 track NA1Nike Audino, 1 track KR1Khaled Rohaim, 1 track E1E-40, 1 track RC1Ronald Colson, 1 track AW1Autoro Whitfield, 1 track SB1Shereelyn Brown, 1 track PR1Patrice Rushen, 1 track FW1Fred Washington, 1 track BC1Brandon Casey, 1 track JE1Jagged Edge, 1 track BC1Bryan-Michael Cox, 1 track JD1Jermaine Dupri, 1 track BC1Bryan Casey, 1 track T1Toro, 1 track KV1Kristopher Van Riddick-Tynes, 1 track KE1Kenneth Edmonds, 1 track B1Babyface, 1 track TR1The Rascals, 1 track 1O11500 or Nothin', 1 track LD1Larrance Dopson, 1 track TS1Trey Songz, 1 track CS1Cychae Strahan, 1 track BH1Brandon Hamlin, 1 track DM1Devin Montgomery, 1 track CF1Cy Fyre, 1 track BH1B Ham, 1 track DC1Devin Cruise, 1 track SS1Sevyn Streeter, 1 track NW1Nate Welsh, 1 track GG1Gabreal Griffin, 1 track T1TeeFlii, 1 track AG1Angel Griffin, 1 track CJ1Christopher Jones, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 412. D D'Mile · JR James Royo · DE Dernst Emile II · M Mustard

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

He writes his own records, and almost nothing else about them is small. Of the 76 tracks across his four solo albums he is credited on 74, and the two exceptions are interludes. The rooms around him are enormous: Featuring Ty Dolla Sign runs 25 tracks with dozens of producers, and even the tighter Tycoon carries a different production team almost every song. Christopher Dotson, Dernst Emile II and James Royo turn up most often beside him.

Quick Facts

  • FromLos Angeles, California, recording since 2004
  • Self-writtenCredited on 74 of the 76 tracks across his four solo albums
  • CatalogFour solo studio albums plus four collaborative ones with Jeremih, Dvsn and Kanye West
  • Best chart weekFeaturing Ty Dolla Sign debuted at number four on the Billboard 200
  • CertificationsFree TC and Beach House 3 are both certified gold by the RIAA
  • Guest career"Paranoid" reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified platinum

Creative Fingerprint

A writer on essentially everything he releases, working inside some of the largest credit lists in modern R&B.

The Story

Ty Dolla Sign is a Los Angeles singer, rapper and producer who spent years as the guest verse everyone wanted before his own albums landed. Free TC in 2015 and Beach House 3 in 2017 are both certified gold. He has four solo studio albums and four more made with other acts.

Awards & Recognition

Grammy Awards, six nominations

Frequently Asked Questions Ty Dolla Sign

Does Ty Dolla Sign write his own songs?
Yes, on nearly everything. He is credited as a writer on 74 of the 76 tracks across his four solo albums, and the two he is not on are interludes. He also produces, and takes a production credit on much of Featuring Ty Dolla Sign.
Who wrote "Blasé"?
Ty Dolla Sign with his co-writers on Free TC. It reached number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum.
How many albums has Ty Dolla Sign released?
Four solo studio albums: Free TC in 2015, Beach House 3 in 2017, Featuring Ty Dolla Sign in 2020 and Tycoon in 2025.
What about the albums with other artists?
MihTy with Jeremih in 2018, Cheers to the Best Memories with Dvsn in 2021, and Vultures 1 and Vultures 2 with Kanye West as the duo Yen Dollar in 2024. Those are credited to the joint act rather than to him alone, so they are not counted in the figures on this page.
Which album sold the most?
Free TC and Beach House 3 are both certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 units. Featuring Ty Dolla Sign charted higher, at number four, but has no certification on the cited pages.
Has he won a Grammy?
No. He has six Grammy nominations.
Why is he on so many other artists' songs?
His guest verses are a career in themselves. "Paranoid" reached number 29 on the Hot 100 as a lead artist, and he appears on Hot 100 top 40 singles by other acts including Fifth Harmony's "Work from Home".
Who does he write with?
Christopher Dotson, Dernst Emile II and James Royo appear most often across the four albums, with Skrillex, Hitmaka, Mustard and Poo Bear also recurring.
What is his real name?
Tyrone William Griffin Jr., born in 1982 in Los Angeles.
Which of his albums is longest?
Free TC at 72:34 across sixteen tracks, just ahead of Beach House 3 at 71:04 across twenty.

Sources

Wikipedia: Ty Dolla Sign Wikipedia: Ty Dolla Sign discography