Careless World

VINYL FORMAT. With a ranging set of connections that includes Fall out Boy and Lil' Wayne, it was obvious that Tyga was not an ordinary rapper from Gardena. After recording a mixtape and promoting citywide, Tyga ran into Gym Class Heroes member Travie Mc Coy, in the Flight Club LA sneaker shop.

Their conversation went from shoes to rappers, and as Travis' group went from unknowns to MTV stars, he would always remember that talk and his cousin's unique style. Travis signed Tyga to his Bad Squad label and then invited him along when the punk-pop group Fall Out Boy came calling. Travis and Tyga would appear on the remix to Fall Out Boy's "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race," which also featured Kanye West, Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob, Lupe Fiasco, and Lil' Wayne. When the remix became a hit, Tyga found himself performing the track on MTV's Video Music Awards in 2007.

He soon entered the studio to do some guest shots for his new friend Lil' Wayne before shifting the focus to his solo career. After building his name with collaborations and mixtapes with other artists and even being nominated for a Grammy, Tyga plans to release his sophomore album.