Tyler Jamal Brown (born May 31, 1995), known professionally as Tyla Yaweh, is an American rapper and singer. He is currently signed to

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and London Entertainment.

Early life

Tyler Jamal Brown was born on May 31, 1995, in

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. He grew up in Orlando, in a rough neighborhood, and was quoted saying, "I’ve been on my own since I was 14. I saw the streets, I saw everything that came out of Orlando... it taught me life." He initially supported himself by working at a local Dunkin' Donuts until he was evicted by his mother for criminal behavior.

Career

After arriving in

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, he was discovered by

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and his manager Dre London, who went on to sign him to their record label London Entertainment, in conjunction with

. Yaweh's single "Drugs and Pain" was released on November 22, 2017, and was followed by the singles "Wildlife", "Gemini", and "Goals", the latter featuring

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, all released throughout 2018. All three tracks performed well, achieving millions of streams across

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, and

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. He then released another single entitled "She Bad" in October 2018. Yaweh released his debut mixtape '' Heart Full of Rage'' on February 22, 2019. After the Runaway Tour began on September 14, 2019, Yaweh released a single with YG called "I Think I Luv Her" on September 27, 2019. He released a remix of the song "High Right Now" on January 24, 2020, that featured

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with a music video that included appearances by

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, and

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. He has also performed at festivals such as

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, and Made in America as well as touring Australia and Europe. He toured with Post Malone and

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on the Runaway Tour for both legs during fall 2019 and winter 2020, until the tour was halted near the end of the second leg due to the

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. Yaweh confirmed a second album is due to be released sometime in early 2021. On June 12, 2020, Yaweh released the lead single, "

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", which features Post Malone, for his second album, ''Rager Boy''. The track was released on all digital platforms and was followed soon after with an accompanying music video. It became Yaweh's first career

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entry, debuting at number 65. The track was followed up with a remix, released July 10, 2020, featuring drums from

himself, as well as a re-recorded guitar instrumental. A second remix featuring

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was released subsequently. Yaweh was joined by

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on the track "Stuntin' on You", released on July 17, 2020. They both appear in its accompanying music video. The song was later remixed with verses by DDG and Dame D.O.L.L.A. and is walk up song for

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outfielder

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. New single entitled "All the Smoke" was released by Yaweh, with appearances by Gunna and

. On May 14, 2021, Yaweh featured on South Korean rapper B.I's single "Got It Like That" which also features American singer

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Notes

References

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