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Ty Dolla Sign in 2017, photo by Starfrenzy /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Tyrone William Griffin, Jr.
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 13, 1982
Ethnicity: African-American
Ty Dolla Sign, also written Ty Dolla $ign, Ty$, or Dolla Sign, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He has been a member of hip-hop supergroup TGOD Mafia, with Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa , and TM88; duo MihTy, with Jeremih ; and hip hop superduo ¥$, with Kanye West .
He is the son of Phyllis and musician Tyrone Griffin, a member of funk band Lakeside, and grew up in South Central Los Angeles. Ty has a daughter. He is a Muslim.
Ty’s maternal grandfather was named Eustace Moore.
Ty’s maternal grandmother was Doris Annette Roby (the daughter of Milton Roby/Robie and Etta Lee Wilson). Doris was born in Tennessee. Milton was the son of George Roby and Rosie, and was a member of the Memphis Jug Band, a musical group active from the 1920s to the 1950s, featuring harmonica, kazoo, fiddle, and mandolin or banjolin. Etta was the daughter of Owen Wilson and Rosetta Lanier.
Source: Death record of Ty’s maternal grandmother, Doris Annette (Roby) Moore – https://www.familysearch.org