Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Ty Dolla Sign

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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Ty Dolla Sign

Tyrone William Griffin Jr., better known by his stage name Ty Dolla Sign, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He first gained major recognition in 2010 for his feature on American rapper YG's single "Toot It and Boot It", which he had co-written and produced for Def Jam Recordings. In the summer of 2013, he signed a record deal with American rapper Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang Records. In November 2015, he released his debut studio album, Free TC, which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200.

Why do we have to have another riot?
I feel like on 'Free TC,' you know, I feel like I went hard, and not enough people recognized.
I used to go to the Church of the Harvest, right off Adams and La Brea. There was a pastor there who had the best big choir and the best band. He would start praying, and the music would start playing and just make people feel so good, you could break out of whatever you were going through. Soft music can have that effect, too.
I make bangers all the time, and I knew it was going to come. My mom probably used to think it wasn't going to happen. My daughter's mom thought it wasn't going to happen, and a couple of girlfriends. You just gotta keep on doing it. I'm living proof.
I've been everywhere man. I'm from L.A., though. — © Ty Dolla Sign
I've been everywhere man. I'm from L.A., though.
If something's dope, you got to go with it.
Everything happens at the perfect time, man. You may not realize it. But now I do.
Fifth grade was when I first heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit;' it was the energy, and his voice. I liked 311 and Sublime, too, though that might have been a little after that.
God blessed us with all this money, so why not take the money and put it into my brother's case? Talk about social and racial injustice in our country, and mass incarceration in our country?
I write other people songs. Recirculate it. It's the music business.
I'm using my platform to help out a little bit, you know. It's only right.
I did a song with Rihanna recently, and I was like, 'How did you find out about me or whatever?' And she said, 'Drake.'
I've got all of the old school vinyls from the '70s - even further back, like the jazz music in the '40s, '50s, '60s. Then I've got all the '80s stuff underground, hip-hop when hip-hop really first started. The '90s stuff. All of the good stuff, because I'm really into music, and it helps me create new songs now.
At first, I ain't gon' lie, I used to be a little nervous about what people were gon' think about my music, but once I let that go, then everything started happening.
I had a kid, so I had to step it up and get that cake. — © Ty Dolla Sign
I had a kid, so I had to step it up and get that cake.
As a kid, my pops did music, too. He was in a group called Lakeside back in the day.
When 'Paranoid' came out, how many other 'Paranoids' came out? No shots, just real.
Tell all the ladies to follow me on Snapchat. I don't want to see no guys snapping me.
I'm never satisfied. I want to get to the next level.
Everything has a cycle and a season.
I am Mr. 'Toot it and Boot It.'
When we dropped 'Toot It And Boot It,' Mustard didn't even do beats, and now he's killin' it. So it's just cool to see all of my bros taking over.
I'm not gonna front and act like your boyfriend. I'm out here, you know what I'm saying?
My dad put me with all the greatest people. It definitely helped me now, because I know so much more about music and composition. It's cool. I love Pops. I'm super thankful for everything he's done to help my career.
Everybody just wants to steal each other's energy.
I like Future, Young Thug, Mike WiLL, DJ Spinz, Metro Boomin, Drake, Kendrick.
Rioting definitely brings attention to the situation at hand.
I mess with white girls, Asian girls, Spanish girls, black girls, everything.
I'm just thankful to be blessed with my talent.
I grew up around a lot of church musicians.
I'm from L.A. South Central area.
Even though the Clintons started mass incarceration, which my brother is a victim of, things are going to change, though. Somebody made them do that.
How many fake Drakes are there? How many fake Migos are there?
I want to buy up a gang of properties in my neighborhood and give people the chance to live in new buildings. We should make our areas nice.
I care about people, and I've learned in life that the only thing we are here for is to learn and teach.
I've been building slow, step by step.
I used to always want a boy, and when I had a girl, I thought I wasn't going to like it, but I love having a girl.
To me, it's 2016 about to be 2017. I can't believe there's still a racism factor.
The mass incarceration going on in this country and with my people is crazy.
I'm definitely the super-cool dad. — © Ty Dolla Sign
I'm definitely the super-cool dad.
It's simple: put the money into schools and not prisons.
Every time I hear 'Miracle,' I feel a certain type of way.
We'll get way further if we educate people and not lock them up.
I'm gonna bring Bad Brains vibes 'cos that's what I do.
I remember watching the first Million Man March as a kid, and I always knew that if I got a chance to go to one, I would go.
J Dilla is the top producer of all time, in my book, alongside Timbaland and Pharrell. Then DJ Mustard.
I never gave up, but a lot of the homies did, and I don't feel sorry for them.
I want to be one of those ones: a legend.
I got all the women and everything I want, but my brother is locked up. I can't leave him behind.
It's certain rappers that can really rap, that really spit all bars, so I understand why someone would say, 'You not a real rapper.' But the main thing is, if you can make good songs, who cares? So I don't know why guys be tripping on Drake. He makes great music. He's dope.
J Cole went platinum with no features, and I wanna go platinum! — © Ty Dolla Sign
J Cole went platinum with no features, and I wanna go platinum!
The only thing I could be better at is to be around more. Other than that, I'm a great dad. I come to the soccer games and teach her stuff, go over her homework with her every night; we stay on the phone. I try to be as good as a dad as I can be.
Yeah, it's Pushaz Ink for life. Me, YG, and Mustard started a movement, and we brought back the West.
Working with Babyface was legendary.
I think I'm gonna do more songs on my own.
My brother is really talented.
I'm happy and thankful that people are messing with the Dolla $ign.
Ever since Apple Music, Spotify, and all of those things came around, we can choose whatever we want to listen to. Before then, it was all controlled, but now, everybody listens to everything.
One of my uncles played in The Isleys. I went to all their shows.
Every person needs to go home and have that person to wake up to - eventually, when the party's over.
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