Micheal Ray Stevenson, known professionally as
Tyga, is an American rapper. After a number of independent releases, he signed a recording contract with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Cash Money Records and Republic Records in 2008. His major label debut,
Careless World: Rise of the Last King (2012) peaked at number four on the
Billboard 200, received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and saw generally positive critical reception. It spawned the
Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "Rack City" and "Faded". His third album,
Hotel California (2013) was met with trailing critical and commercial response, along with his collaborative album,
Fan of a Fan: The Album (2015) with singer Chris Brown.