Ty Dolla $ign is mourning the loss of his late grandmother, who passed away over the weekend.
To honor her memory, the rapper, 35, took to Instagram to share a throwback shot of her and some kind words. "My goggie passed this morning," he captioned the photo. "With out her there would be no me ! Thank ya for everything from just being my grandma helping raise us letting me have the back room at the house for my studio and playing my music at all times of night and day trynna find my sound to giving me your room when @jailynncrystal was born and helping me get on my feet !"
"Didn't matter who it was u always looked out for all of our friends as well ! You’d give your last dollar to any of us ! I can go on for hours about how great of a soul u r and how much of a impact u made on so many of us ! I love u and will hold u close in my heart forever," he continued, adding, "1928-2020 u outlived everyone turnt up the whole time."
In addition to the heartfelt note, Ty also dropped a tribute song in her honor titled "Claudina Ave” and it interplores Whitney Houston's hit "My Love Is Your Love." The song, which also features his family, hears the rapper speak about his special connection with his grandmother, admitting that she knew so much more about him than his parents would ever guess. Scroll on below to listen to the track!
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