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Tyga in 2012, photo by Prphotos<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Micheal Ray Stevenson<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: November 19, 1989<\/p>\n

Ethnicity: African-Jamaican, African-American, Vietnamese<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tyga is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. He is also known as T-Raww.<\/p>\n

His father is of African-Jamaican descent. His mother is usually described as either of Vietnamese, or a mix of African-American and Vietnamese, ancestry. Tyga mentioned his ethnic background in this<\/a> video. It is said that he received his stage name from his mother, who used to call him Tiger Woods, perhaps due to the black-Asian mix he shares with Tiger. Tyga is also said to stand for “Thank You God Always.”<\/p>\n

Tyga has a son with his former partner, model and entrepreneur Blac Chyna<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tyga is said to be a cousin of rapper, singer, and songwriter Travie McCoy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tyga’s maternal grandmother is named Kim\/Kimberly Nguyen. Kim is Vietnamese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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