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Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson (born November 19, 1989), better known by his stage name Tyga (an acronym for the touching your girls ass), is an American rapper signed to Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records. He is of Vietnamese and Jamaican descent. He first received recognition with his debut single "Coconut Juice", featuring his cousin Travie McCoy.

Biography and Career

Michael Stevenson grew up in Gardena, California. Tyga is Vietnamese and Jamaican. On June 10, 2008 he released his first album on the Decaydance Records label, and Young Money Entertainment. In 2009, he appeared on two of the three released singles from the album, We Are Young Money. He has also collaborated with artists such as Chris Brown and in 2010 he announced the release of his second solo album Careless World. Five singles were released in anticipation of the upcoming album. Stevenson created a clothing line in 2011 called Last Kings and is represented as an Egyptian god. His second solo album, Careless World: Rise Of The Last King was scheduled for release on November 19, 2011 (the day of his birthday) but had been delayed until January 24, 2012 due to getting clearance for the music samples. Tyga Is Also Dating a Girl Name Sophie Marie

Discography

Solo albums

• No Introduction (2008)
• Careless World: Rise of the Last King (2012)

Collaborative albums

• We Are Young Money (with Young Money Entertainment) (2009)

Mixtapes

• Young On Probation (2007)
• No Introduction The Series: April 10 (2008)
• No Introduction The Series: May 10 (2008)
• Slaughter House (2008)
• 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, 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)

References

1. Gail Mitchell Rapper Tyga Tests Solo Waters With 'No Introduction'. billboard.biz. March 26, 2008

External links

• Official website
• Tyga on Twitter

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• Cash Money Records artists
• 1989 births
• African American rappers
• American people of Jamaican descent
• Crush Management artists
• Living people
• Musicians of Vietnamese descent
• People from Compton, California
• Rappers from Los Angeles, California
• American rappers of Jamaican descent
• Young Money Entertainment artists