Since Ty Dolla $ign first broke out in 2010, as the hook singer on fellow Cali artist YG’s “Toot It and Boot It,” he’s been a near-constant presence in pop, rap, and R&B, whether on his own records or behind the scenes for others. The 34-year-old singer-songwriter-producer-multi-instrumentalist has established himself in a much more comprehensive way than his early rap-singing lothario persona let on, as a figure who has helped to define some of the era’s best popular music, even when he’s not on the mic.  Ty is known as an in-demand guest vocalist, having appeared as a featured collaborator on noteworthy tracks from Khalid, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Drake, and Post Malone last year alone. But he’s also worked on songs that, for whatever reason, don’t give him feature billing: maybe he’s credited as a producer, or a writer, or a backup vocalist, or all three, but his distinctively smoky voice isn’t taking the spotlight. Once you’re familiar with his signature sound—smooth,

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