Ty Dolla $ign – $ign Language [Mixtape]

While YG and DJ Mustard have carved their own niche and imposed their sound on the industry, constant collaborator Ty Dolla $ign has been doing the same, forging a separate but related sonic identity. He’s spent most of this year lending not only his harmonic voice but his adept, hit-making pen to collaborators as well. Now the Los Angeles singer, songwriter and producer is back going for self by releasing his newest project Sign Language. Featuring the likes of Chris Brown, Tyga, Juicy J, Rich Homie Quan, Rick Ross, DOM Kennedy, French Montana, Yo Gotti, Fabolous and many more, Ty couldn’t have picked a more perfect time to drop his newest offering as everybody will need something to bang in their headphones between (and during) classes in this first week back at school. Clocking in at a short but solid 11 songs, stream and download $ign Language below. Download Mixtape

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Ty Dolla $ign Talks Working With Rihanna & Meeting 2Pac in Interview with Damon Campbell

The last time HNHH’s Damon Campbell met up with Ty Dolla $ign for an interview on Wiz Khalifa’s “Under The Influence” tour, the pair discussed his recent signing to Taylor Gang and his personal strain of weed. This time around, the conversation was more indicative of Ty’s recent come-up in popularity, with topics ranging from working with Rihanna to meeting 2Pac as a child. Mentioning the fact that Drake dropped out of the “Or Nah” remix, Campbell asked Ty if anything good came out of their encounter. Apparently, Drizzy introduced Ty’s music to Rihanna, who liked it so much that she invited him into the studio to work on material for her next project. No word yet on when we’ll hear that, but Ty says she used his track “Work” as a template.

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Raury – Indigo Child [Free LP]

A lot of readers mentioned wanting to hear more from Raury when it was announced that 17-year-old emcee earned himself the Kanye West stamp of approval earlier this week. Fortunately for them, Indigo Child has officially been released to the interwebs. Released directly through Raury’s official site, the LP requires that fans either share the LP on social media or score 15,000 points on the album’s accompanying game to earn their free download. The game is pretty simple: you use your arrow keys to navigate a skateboarder through animated city streets without crashing. Don’t feel comfortable sharing the link on your Twitter feed? Good luck getting the necessary points–it’s not as easy as it sounds. Download Indigo Child today and see what all of the genre-mashing hype is about. For more from Raury, be sure to follow the up-and-comer on Twitter. Raury – Indigo Child

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