Before the show, a white lady with a blonde dye job has him autograph her breasts.Īnd yet, Ty Dolla $ign is just about the only type of R&B heartthrob that could break out with such ferocity at this particular moment in music, when tone-setters like Future and Drake blur the rough edges of their street bangers with soft intent. None of his female admirers seems deterred. The entire crowd sings along euphorically with “Paranoid”’s anthemic chorus: I’m fuckin round with two bitches/ But I never make them hoes my missus. During his performance at an 18-and-over venue earlier that night, a host of younger women shriek in a pitch you might normally associate with Beliebers. Ty Dolla $ign came into his own singing about his acuity with ladies, and here they are, proving his point. Given the song he is currently most famous for-the slinky, classic-house-referencing smash "Paranoid," a delectable ode to juggling multiple side-pieces-the scene is almost comical. Ty is in Fresno, California, the quiet town where he has just kicked off his Beach House Tour, named for his recent debut EP, which shares its title with the mixtape series that came before it. He smiles welcomingly, puffing from his ever-present giant joint, handily cracking jokes. One woman sits on his lap, another sidles up to his hip and the rest of the ladies move in around him, fixated on his every word. Here for a chance to hang out and smoke weed with a burgeoning superstar and his crew for an hour or two, they crowd onto the green-lit balcony of the Holiday Inn, vying for the attentions of the tall, tatted singer/producer. Every five minutes, there’s a new knock at the door, and another pair of 20-somethings, scouted from the club by a member of the musician’s entourage, enters with a look of excitement and nerves. Two by two, young women in heels and miniskirts file into Ty Dolla $ign’s hotel room. This is the second of four covers from our annual Summer Music issue that we'll be revealing over the next week. From the magazine: ISSUE 92, June/July 2014.
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