All About Ty Dolla $ign's Daughter Jailynn Griffin (Including Which of His Music Videos She Made a Cameo In!)

Ty Dolla $ign is a devoted dad to his daughter, Jailynn Griffin.

The “Carnival” rapper, born Tyrone William Griffin Jr., welcomed his only child in February 2005 when he was 22 years old.

As Jailynn got older, Ty became more aware of how his rap career and public image affected her. In an October 2020 interview with W Magazine, the artist shared that his then-15-year-old daughter paid attention to “everything” he did.

“She came to that stage last year when we were having a conversation and she hit me with the, ‘But Dad, you did this’ when I was telling her what to do,” he recalled. “That made me realize, 'Alright. You can still be who you are as an artist, but at the same time, she’s paying attention.' ”

Now, Jailynn is grown — and her father is her biggest cheerleader. He frequently boasts about her good grades during interviews and celebrates all of her accomplishments on social media.

“She's 16. She's driving. It's crazy, man, how fast life would just pass you by,” Ty told The Fader in 2021. “She's still killing it though with her grades, straight A student, haven't ever had any real issues with it. Praise God. Such a perfect daughter.”

As for his role as a father, the rapper considers himself a “pretty good dad.” He added, “I'm learning every day. This is a new chapter for me, the 16 year old, but I'm learning every day and I'm focused and we're doing it.”

Here is everything there is to know about Ty Dolla $ign’s daughter, Jailynn Griffin.

She was born in 2005

Ty welcomed Jailynn on Feb. 1, 2005, when he was in his early 20s. The rapper has spoken candidly about not being able to financially provide for Jailynn prior to his big break with the 2010 hit “Toot It and Boot It.”

“At first, I felt like I wasn’t all the way ready,” he said during a May 2014 interview with The Fader. “Some birthdays would come around and I wouldn’t be able to get the most, but now I can get them anything they need.”

He added of Jailynn, “She’s the best daughter. I bet every dad says that.”

Ty has a positive co-parenting relationship with her mother

Ty has never publicly revealed the identity of Jailynn’s mom, but he has mentioned that she’s a teacher.

“Her mom is a teacher and we do a great job,” the rapper told Ebony in 2014 of their co-parenting dynamic. “I come to the soccer games and teach her stuff, go over her homework with her every night; we stay on the phone. I try to be as good a dad as I can be.”

In May 2017, a then-12-year-old Jailynn joined her dad during an interview with Power 106 and adorably revealed that she wanted to be a lawyer when she grew up. "Because my mom is going to go to law school!” she said.

The radio hosts then asked if she was inspired by her mom, to which she answered, “Yes.”

She graduated from high school in 2023

Jailynn graduated from William Howard Taft High School in 2023 while simultaneously completing two years of coursework at Los Angeles Pierce College. During her time at Taft, she was a star athlete, competing in both basketball and track.

Ty celebrated the milestone by buying Jailynn her own car. He shared a video of Jailynn’s reaction to the surprise gift on TikTok, writing in the caption, “She graduated high school and two years of college same day with straight A’s so I had to bless her. Congrats to my daughter @jailynncrystal.”

The proud dad also boasted about Jailynn’s accomplishments during a June 2023 appearance on LITT Live. “She’s graduating next week from high school,” he said. “She got accepted to 10 different universities. She’s killing it.”

He added, “I know I’m accomplished in music, but I feel like my biggest accomplishment is my daughter and her success in life.”

She’s pursuing a degree in business

After completing community college, Jailynn was accepted into several prestigious universities across California, including the University of California, Irvine; the University of California, San Diego; Loyola Marymount University; the University of California, Santa Barbara and Pepperdine University, per her Instagram Stories.

Now, she's working on her MBA at Pepperdine, according to her Facebook.

She appeared in her dad’s music video

In February 2024, Jailynn appeared in the music video for “Talking/Once Again,” her dad’s song with Kanye West. West’s daughter, North, also appeared in the video and rapped a few verses.

During his verse, Ty reflected on fatherhood and gazed lovingly at Jailynn as he rapped, “How much to stop my daughter from growing? I just can’t take it now/ ‘Cause she just doing all the s--- I did when I was her age/ I don’t know how I’m gonna tell her, but her dad’s just afraid/ Of her choices, know that I’ve been through it/ I just hope I haven’t been the wrong influence.”

Ty previously discussed his daughter’s involvement in his music, revealing that her opinions significantly influence his work.

"She loves the music … I definitely look for her to guide me at this point, and she hasn’t been wrong yet,”  he said during an October 2020 appearance on The Breakfast Club.

She has modeling experience

In addition to athletics and academics, Jailynn is also interested in fashion and has modeled a number of times.

In July 2023, she strutted the runway in a fur bikini for the brand Daniel’s Leather, and in February 2023, she walked in the Evolutionary Inception Fashion Show, presented by Normal Culture, in Los Angeles.

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