Tyga
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consists of seven
studio album
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s, three
compilation album
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s, twenty
mixtape
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s, sixty-seven
single
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* Single (music), a song release
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* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
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s (including thirty-four as a featured artist) and forty-six music videos. In 2008, Tyga released his first studio album, ''
No Introduction
''No Introduction'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Tyga. It was released on June 10, 2008, by Decaydance Records, serving as Tyga's first independent release with the label.(April 7, 2008)Tyga: No Introduction Album Cover Art ''ProHi ...
'', on the record label
Decaydance Records
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. The album included the single "
Coconut Juice
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" (featuring
Travie McCoy
Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 5, 1981) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is the co-founder and former lead vocalist of the rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, in addition to having a solo career. McCoy became involved w ...
), the song peaked at number 94 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Tyga's first song to appear on the chart. In 2010, Tyga and Virginia singer
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...
released the collaborative mixtape ''
Fan of a Fan
''Fan of a Fan'' is the first collaborative mixtape by American recording artists Chris Brown and Tyga. It was released on May 16, 2010.
Background
In an interview with MTV, Tyga
Michael Ray Nguyen-StevensonDeuces": the song peaked at number 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became Tyga's first song to chart on the US
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart, peaking at number one.
The release of Tyga's second studio album (and his first to be released on the record label
Young Money Entertainment
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Still Got It
"Still Got It" is a song by American rapper Tyga featuring fellow Young Money-member, Drake. An unfinished version of the song leaked on June 21, 2010 with only Drake's vocals. The song was released on October 4, 2011 as the second single from the ...
", "
Rack City
"Rack City" is a song by American rapper Tyga. First released on December 2, 2011, the song served as the third single from his second studio album, '' Careless World: Rise of the Last King'' (2012). It was produced by Mustard and Mike Free. It re ...
" and " Faded", with all four appearing on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Rack City" was the most commercially successful single from the album, become Tyga's first single to reach the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and also charting in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Following several delays to its release date, ''Careless World: Rise of the Last King'' debuted at number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and at number one on both the US
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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and
Top Rap Albums
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charts. His third studio album, ''
Hotel California
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'', was released on April 9, 2013.
As of February 2017, Tyga has sold 600,000 albums and 12.2 million digital singles as a solo artist. His 2018 song "
Taste
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" later became the best selling single of his career.