Featuring Ty Dolla $ign

## **Singles from *Featuring Ty Dolla $ign***

1. "Ego Death"
Released: July 1, 2020
2. "Expensive"
Released: August 28, 2020
3. "Spicy"
Released: October 21, 2020
4. "By Yourself"
Released: February 2, 2021

***Featuring Ty Dolla Sign*** (stylized as ***Featuring Ty Dolla $ign***) is the third studio album by American singer Ty Dolla $ign. It was released on October 23, 2020, by Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Kid Cudi, Post Malone, Kanye West, Anderson .Paak, Quavo, Nicki Minaj, Kehlani, Big Sean, Roddy Ricch, Jhené Aiko, Future, Young Thug, FKA Twigs, and Skrillex, among others.

## Synopsis

A Ty Dolla $ign verse or hook is like an adventurous spice—a recipe can be fine without, but the addition really elevates it. The singer and rapper has spent the past decade being that little extra something in every corner of music, from R&B and pop to electronic and hip-hop, and his third album, *Featuring Ty Dolla $ign*, is a celebration of that collaborative spirit. Over the course of an hour, it highlights both the contours of his silky smooth delivery and the agile manner in which he slots in alongside his peers. Whether in crooning or in rhyming, he shows up to each track prepared to inject it with whatever energy it needs.

Despite the star-studded guest list, his voice, which is far too frequently heard as complement to someone else's, takes center stage here. On songs like "Real Life" (which features Roddy Ricch and DJ Mustard), "Lift Me Up" (which includes Young Thug and Future), and "Your Turn" (which welcomes Musiq Soulchild, Tish Hyman, and 6LACK), he shines through his guests, taking the qualities they bring and transforming them into his own. On solo tracks—"Nothing Like Your Exes," "Time Will Tell," and "Slow It Down" the standouts among them—he commands the space as if to remind us that he's still a force unto himself. This may be *Featuring Ty Dolla $ign*, but there's no mistaking who is, in fact, the main attraction.

## Critical reception

*Featuring Ty Dolla $ign* was met with generally favorable reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an weighted average score of 79, based on seven reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.1 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

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## Track listing

Sample credits
* "Track 6" interpolates "Thank You Vol. 2 (Track 6 Demo)" by Kids See Ghosts.
* "Tyrone 2021" samples "Tyrone (Live)" by Erykah Badu.
* "Nothing Like Your Exes" interpolates "Sweet Thing" by Rufus.
* "By Yourself" samples "I'm Good" by YG and "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." by Changing Faces.
* "Time Will Tell" samples "I Can't Break (Backwoods)" by Lil Uzi Vert.
* "Slow It Down" samples "Slow Dance" by David Ruffin.
* "Ego Death" samples "You Used To Hold Me" by Ralphi Rosario, "Dance for Me" by Queen Latifah, and "Free" by Ultra Natéand. It interpolates "Doing Fine" by Kanye West.

## Personnel

**Musicians**

* Tyrone "Ty Dolla $ign" Griffin, Jr. – guitar (1, 12, 24), vocals (2–9, 11–18, 20–25)
* Gabreal "Big TC" Griffin – vocals (1, 12, 24)
* Justus West – guitar (2), vocals (4)
* Johan Lenox – strings (2, 15)
* Josiah "Serpentwithfeet" Wise – vocals (4), additional vocals (25)
* Alexander "BlueySport" Krashinsky – programming (9)
* Damn James – programming (9)
* William van Zandt – programming (9)
* Damini "Burna Boy" Ogulu – vocals (10)
* Brandon Chapman – guitar (15)
* Darhyl "DJ" Camper – keyboards (15)
* Angela Davis – additional vocals (25)
* Jariuce "Jehreeus" Banks – additional vocals (25)

**Technical**

* James Royo – mixer (2, 5–8, 11, 13–18, 20–22), recording (5–9, 13–15, 17, 21–23, 25), additional mixer (3)
* Sonny "Skrillex" Moore – mixer (3, 25)
* Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – mixer (9), additional mixer (13)
* Rafael Fai Bautista – mixer (23), recording (2, 3, 5, 16, 18–20, 23, 25), additional mixer (2, 3, 16, 18), additional recording (6–9, 11, 13–15, 21, 22)
* Mike Bozzi – masterer (5, 15, 25)
* Nicolas De Porcel – masterer (9)
* William J. Sullivan – recording (3), additional mixer (3)
* Ty Dolla $ign – recording (5, 8, 14, 15)
* Nick Mac – recording (5)
* Jhair "Jha" Lazo – recording (6), additional mixer (6)
* Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – recording (9)
* Gregg Rominiecki – recording (11), additional mixer (11)
* Eric Manco – recording (17)
* Marlon Travis Barrow – engineer (20)
* Drew Gold – additional mixer (3)
* Louis Bell – additional mixer (5)
* Jared "JT" Gagarin – additional mixer (23)
* Robert Z. Zarate – additional recording (16, 18, 19, 22)
* Todd Norman – assistant mixer (2, 5, 7, 13–15, 17, 21, 22)
* Grace Royo – assistant mixer (5, 6, 16, 19)
* Nate Graves – assistant mixer (5, 7, 14, 21, 22), assistant engineer (16, 19), assistant mix engineer (23)
* Yanis Figueroa – assistant mixer (5)
* Curtis "Sircut" Bye – assistant mixer (9, 13)
* Nightcrawler – assistant mixer (18)
* Roscoe – assistant mixer (18)
* Brian "Deep" Watters – assistant mixer (23)
* Chris Kahn – assistant mix engineer (3)
* Scott Stratton – assistant masterer (5)
* Andrew Keller – assistant recording engineer (5), assistant engineer (14), assistant mixer (15)
* Sam Agbasi – assistant recording engineer (5)
* Matthew Wilson – assistant engineer (8, 23)
* Ruben Jigga Pinto – assistant engineer (23)
* Jamal Berry – recording assistant (9)

## References

1. ↑ Smith, Troy (December 3, 2020). "Best Albums of 2020: Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Springsteen & More". *Cleveland*.
2. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2020". *Complex*. December 1, 2020.
3. ↑ "The 100 Best Albums of 2020". *Noisey*. December 8, 2020.
4. ↑ "The Best R&B Albums Of 2020". *Uproxx*. December 9, 2020.

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