Brooklyn Vegan — Rapper Ty Dolla $ign's had quite the year so far, going from someone with a bit of buzz to landing spots on Hot 97 Summer Jam, XXL's Freshmen cover and Wiz Khalifa's 'Under the Influence of Music' tour. He's... more info

Stereogum — Ty Dolla $ign’s debut album Free TC is due later this year, and today he teased it with the free $ign Language mixtape. The Big Sean collab that opens the tape reminds me of one of Drake’s more laid-back Take Care-era tracks. From there things ra... more info

Stereogum — Next month 2007 MTV Movie Award winner Michael Bay revives the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise and last week we heard the movie’s theme “Shell Shocked,” a rap song by Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, and Ty Dolla $ign about nunchucks, pizza, and li... more info

NME — Watch Michael Bay's heroes in a half shell rock out to some heavy beats more info

Stereogum — “Or Nah,” the recent hit from the Californian R&B libertine Ty Dolla $ign, is a gorgeously textured piece of work, but it’s also a total asshole anthem, a weirdly pushy sex song. Wiz Khalifa showed up on the original track, and the Weeknd sang ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Celebrate Brooklyn! 2013 (more by Ryan Muir) Two of NYC's biggest outdoor summer concert series -- Summerstage and Celebrate Brooklyn! -- are underway. Summerstage, which puts on events in a few city parks, began last night with Ty Dolla $ign... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Old 97's at Brooklyn Bowl in 2013 (more by Kurt Christensen) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Old 97's, Lydia Loveless @ Webster Hall Celebrating 20 years as... more info

Stereogum — DJ Mustard’s minimal, clicking, handclap-heavy beats have, over the past couple of years, changed the entire sound of West Coast rap, and they’ve had a pretty big ripple-effect in Atlanta, too. Mustard is also one of the driving creative forces b... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The XXL Freshmen 2014 Class was recently announced and includes Chance the Rapper (who hardly feels like a "freshman" in 2014), Rich Homie Quan, Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk, Kevin Gates, Troy Ave, Vic Mensa, Lil Bibby,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Wiz Khalifa on 2013 'Under the Influence of Music' tour (more by Tim Griffin) The 'Under the Influence of Music' hip hop tour that Wiz Khalifa co-headlined with A$AP Rocky last year will return to North America this summer. Wiz... more info