(by David Harrison)
WESTWOOD, California — When you have artists like Lil Wayne, Fall Out Boy and Gym Class Heroes backing you, life is pretty darn good. So it goes for Tyga, cousin of Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes and the newest MC to come straight outta Compton. Tyga's debut album, No Introduction, dropped last week and the first single "Coconut Juice" is already blowing up on the charts and the radio. Not bad for an 18 year old.
We caught up with Tyga at his album launch party at Whiskey Blue where he told us about all of his mixes, remixes and re-remixes, making him just about the busiest teenager I've ever met. You may already know Tyga from the original remix of Lil Wayne's "A Millie," although he'll be the first to admit that even though Chris Brown, Fabolous and Jay-Z all have good versions, nobody can kill it like Wayne did on the original. Tyga also spoke of a "Coconut Juice" remix, and we can only keep our fingers crossed that Wayne will return the favor ("Congratulations, big homie," he added about Lil Wayne earning the #1 spot this week).
The night was capped off by a performance by Tyga, complete with a special appearance from McCoy, because as the "Juice" lyrics go, "it runs in the family." Expect much more from Tyga, as he plans on releasing a second single in the fall.
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