Featuring Ty Dolla Sign
Studio album by Ty Dolla Sign
Released	October 23, 2020
Genre	R&B pop[1] hip-hop[2]
Length	60:01
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ty Dolla Sign Ali P BlueySport BongoByTheWay BoogzDaBeast Charlie Handsome Chordz Cicero CJ Branch D'Mile D.A Got That Dope Damn James Dave Kuncio Dis DY Krazy Gabe Shaddow GYLTTRYP Hit-Boy J Proof Jasper Harris Kayron Mike Crook Murda Beatz Mustard Nano Pop Wansel Skrillex Westen Weiss Wheezy William Van Zandt
Ty Dolla Sign chronology
MihTy (2018) Featuring Ty Dolla Sign (2020) Cheers to the Best Memories (2021)
Singles from Featuring Ty Dolla Sign
"Ego Death" Released: July 1, 2020 "Expensive" Released: August 28, 2020 "Spicy" Released: October 21, 2020 "By Yourself" Released: February 2, 2021

Featuring Ty Dolla Sign (stylized asFeaturing Ty Dolla $ign) is the third studio album by American singerTy Dolla Sign. It was released on October 23, 2020, byAtlantic Records. The album features guest appearances fromKid Cudi,Post Malone,Kanye West,Anderson .Paak,Quavo,Nicki Minaj,Kehlani,Big Sean,Roddy Ricch,Jhené Aiko,Future,Young Thug,FKA Twigs, andSkrillex, among others.

In an interview withSpin in July 2019, Ty Dolla Sign first talked about the album, saying "I wasn't focused on, like, 'Oh, let's go make a fuckin' generic-ass hit, you know, 97 BPMs-plus, get the club going" and simultaneously stressed the importance of distinguishing himself from other artists, "I just wanted to give people some good music to listen to—something that sounds different from everybody else's shit".^[3] On December 16, 2019, it was reported that he planned to release two albums in 2020.^[4]

On July 2, 2020, Ty announced that the album's title would beDream House, which would end hisBeach House series.^[5] However, on October 8, 2020, the singer announced that the title had changed toFeaturing Ty Dolla Sign, which refers to songs that he has been featured on for other artists.^[6] In a press release, he explained his choice, by saying "many people have said that when you see a song that says, 'featuring Ty Dolla $ign', you know it's gonna be fire".^[7]

On October 14, 2020, the official cover art was revealed on social media.^[8] Six days later, on October 20, the track listing was revealed.^[9]

"Ego Death" featuringKanye West,FKA Twigs, andSkrillex, was released as the lead single on July 1, 2020.^[10] The second single, "Expensive" featuringNicki Minaj, was released on August 28, 2020.^[11] The third single, "Spicy" featuringPost Malone, was released on October 21, 2020.^[12] "By Yourself" featuringJhené Aiko andMustard, was first released as a promotional single on October 16, 2020,^[13] it was later released tourban contemporary radio on February 2, 2021, as the album's fourth single.^[14]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.1/10[15]
Metacritic	79/100[16]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[17]
Clash	8/10[18]
MusicOMH	[19]
NME	[20]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[21]
RapReviews	6/10[22]
Rolling Stone	[1]
Slant Magazine	[2]

Featuring Ty Dolla Sign was met with generally favorable reviews. AtMetacritic, which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received anaverage score of 79, based on seven reviews.^[16] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.1 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.^[15]

In a positive review, Nicolas-Tyrell Scott ofNME wrote that "There's sure to be filler across 25-tracks. However, when Ty is at his best, he soars vocally and continues to prove that he is both a hook and melody juggernaut".^[20] Robin Murray fromClash enjoyed the album, saying, "An often hit and miss experience, 'Featuring' exposes the vast creativity of feature culture, while also platforming its flaws. An unwieldy listen that still carries huge expectation, Ty Dolla $ign's latest album holds nothing back – that's its beauty, but also its deepest flaw".^[18] Dani Blum ofPitchfork stated, "Featuring cements his legacy as a singular, eminent artist – a point he has made again and again and again, but he still sounds so good proving it".^[21] Danny Schwartz ofRolling Stone wrote, "Featuring Ty$ reaffirms his gifts as a savvy songwriter who knows precisely how and when to introduce tension, dimension, and even warmth to his casual womanizing".^[1] Ben Devlin ofMusicOMH said, "His newest release is an hour-long suite that aims to pack in as many hooks, guests, melodies and trap beats as possible, and succeeds with flying colours".^[19]

In a mixed review, Charles Lyons-Burt ofSlant Magazine said, "Featuring Ty Dolla $ign has the air of a haphazard playlist. Griffin is still a formidable center of gravity for a small army of eager collaborators, but the final product wants for some necessary fine-tuning".^[2] Steve "Flash" Juon ofRapReviews said, "He's a fine producer, a middling singer, and a very forgettable lyricist. The album's title banks on his name being the sole draw, but if it has been titled "Featuring Kanye West, Quavo, Kid Cudi, Young Thug, Big Sean and Future" it would be a whole lot more accurate".^[22]

Featuring Ty Dolla Sign debuted at number four on the USBillboard 200 chart, earning 44,000album-equivalent units (including 4,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.^[27] This became Ty Dolla Sign's first US top-ten debut.^[27] The album also accumulated at total of 50.83 million on-demand streams of the album's songs that week.^[27]

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer

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• 2020 albums
• Ty Dolla Sign albums
• Atlantic Records albums
• Pop albums by American artists
• Albums produced by D. A. Doman
• Albums produced by D'Mile
• Albums produced by Hit-Boy
• Albums produced by Murda Beatz
• Albums produced by Mustard (record producer)
• Albums produced by Skrillex
• Albums produced by Ty Dolla Sign
• Albums produced by Wheezy

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