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Jun 20, 2018 · If you listened to any JAY-Z song, starting from the late 90's, then you have heard JAY-Z mention Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith. Personally, I first heard his name at the 2008 Grammy Awards when Rihanna gave her acceptance speech for her award for "Umbrella," with JAY-Z.
Apr 25, 2006 · Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith, charged with third-degree assault in connection with the pepper-spray attack of R. Kelly at a New York show that ended the <I>Best of Both Worlds</I> tour in 2004, pleaded...
Jun 18, 2018 · JAY-Z's longtime friend and Roc Nation co-founder, Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith has been shouted out on songs since Reasonable Doubt, and on "Friends," Hov reveals he and Beyoncé have asked Smith to...
- Eric Skelton
- Buzzfeed Staff
As Jay Z’s cofounder at the entertainment conglomerate Roc Nation, TyTy Smith builds musical empires for little acts you may have heard of, like Rihanna and J Cole. But he’s known to hip hop fans as the guy from Brooklyn’s Marcy Projects who Jigga Man has shouted out no fewer than 9 times since 1996. Apparently, the man likes Mai Tais.
Nov 19, 2021 · Roc Nation co-founders Jay Brown and Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith have teamed with Nickelodeon to debut the new girl group, Good Newz Girls. The outfit—consisting of members Mikaela Astel, Nayah...
- Tara Mahadevan
- Buzzfeed Staff
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Sep 1, 2009 · Without so much as breathing on the mic, the man known as "Ty Ty" (a.k.a. Tyran Smith) has become a household name in hip-hop. How? By being the best buddy of Jay-Z, of course.
Straight from the New York Police Department's controversial hip-hop dossier, here's a pedigree sheet on Tyran Smith, the 32-year-old Jay-Z crony who allegedly sprayed the mace in R. Kelly's...
