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Like rap's most famous fivesome, Tyga came straight outta Compton, but the similarities with Eazy, Ren, Dre, Cube and Yella end there. E.'s breath might have been stinking from the 8-Ball, but Tyga prefers "Coconut Juice," and is definitely the first hip-hop star in history to turn his aversion to alcohol into a pop hit. After joining T-Pain and Nicki Minaj on Lil Wayne's Young Money, Tyga's quickly moved away from early songs like "I'm a Gangsta," instead twisting old-school rap up with reggae style, humor ("Listen, this is Encino, not Compton!") and big-bottom beats for party-ready anthems. But his epic new album Careless World: Rise of the King is yet another chapter for the half Jamaican and half Vietnamese 22-year-old. He's still ready to party (and yeah, those are the tracks, like "Rack City," that are surefire hits), but across the album's almost two dozen tracks he also shows a serious and introspective side. This time, it's personal. - Steve Palopoli sanjose.com
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