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The song "Diamond Life" was featured on the '']'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=2008-07-08|title=New Franz Ferdinand Track Leads 'Madden' Soundtrack|work=Billboard|publisher=]|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003825445|accessdate=2008-11-09}}</ref> and is also included in the '']'' soundtrack and '']'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|date=2008-11-23|title=NFS UC Soundtrack Soundtrack|work=|url=http://nfsplanet.com/nfsuc_music.php?lang=eng|accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref>
The song "Diamond Life" was featured on the '']'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=2008-07-08|title=New Franz Ferdinand Track Leads 'Madden' Soundtrack|work=Billboard|publisher=]|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003825445|accessdate=2008-11-09}}</ref> and is also included in the '']'' soundtrack and '']'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|date=2008-11-23|title=NFS UC Soundtrack Soundtrack|work=|url=http://nfsplanet.com/nfsuc_music.php?lang=eng|accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref>
With a rangy set of friends from ] to ], it was obvious from the start that Tyga was not your everyday rapper from ]. After recording a mixtape and promoting it around the city, Tyga ran into his cousin, ] member ], in the Flight Club L.A. 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 ] came calling. Travis and Tyga would appear on the remix to Fall Out Boy's "]," which also featured ], ], ], ], and ]. 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 ] before shifting the focus to his solo career. His first single became the hooky "]," a S*A*M & Sluggo production that borrowed a bit of ]'s hit "]." As the club track was climbing the charts in the spring of 2008, Tyga was hard at work on his debut album, No Introduction, which was officially released that June.
Tyga was born Michael Stevenson on November 19, 1989, in Compton, California. Born of Jamaican and Vietnamese descent, he is the cousin of Travis McCoy, the lead vocalist of the group Gym Class Heroes. He achieved his first recognition opening for Fall Out Boy and Gym Class Heroes during the Young Wild Things Tour in late 2007. Earlier that year he had also released his first mixtape Young On Probation which featured Jay Rock, The Pack and more. His debut single, "Coconut Juice," was released in 2008 and its video was directed by Rage. His mixtape, No Introduction the Series: April 10, was released online in April. The second part to the series, No Introduction the Series: May 10, was released in May.
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