Ty Dolla $ign recently sat down with Fuse to chop it up at SXSW. Speaking on his early musical connections and meeting Tupac as a kid, the rapper-singer showed that he's much deeper in to the music world than the average eye may see.

In the clip, Ty also speaks of a Kendrick Lamar assisted track he has on the way titled "L.A." Comparing the yet-to-be-released track to the Jay Z's Alicia Keys assisted hit  "Empire State Of Mind," Ty says that in addition to the song, his debut album, Free TC, will be full of dope joints.

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