Beach House 2

Released in June 2013, Beach House 2 is the seminal mixtape that propelled Ty Dolla $ign from a local Los Angeles favorite to a national R&B powerhouse. Building on the momentum of the first Beach House, this project solidified the 'Ratchet Soul' aesthetic - a blend of DJ Mustard-inspired West Coast bounce with sophisticated, multi-tracked R&B vocals. The album is notable for its high-profile guest list, including Wiz Khalifa, B.o.B, and Juicy J, yet Ty remains the focal point through his distinct vocal texture and his background as a multi-instrumentalist. His training as a bassist is evident in the melodic movement of the low-end throughout the project. Critically, the album was praised for its cohesive mood and for successfully merging the disparate worlds of trap and melodic soul. It serves as a temporal snapshot of the early 2010s urban music landscape, influencing a generation of artists who would later adopt Ty's 'feature king' blueprint of melodic versatility.