"Expensive" is a song by American singer

Ty Dolla $ign Tyrone William Griffin Jr. (born April 13, 1982), known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign (stylized as Ty Dolla $ign or Ty$), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He first gained major recognition in 2010 for his feature on Ameri ...

featuring Trinidadian rapper

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. The song was released on August 28, 2020, as the second single from the former's third studio album, '' Featuring Ty Dolla $ign''.'''' The song was released alongside an official music video.

Background

Ty previewed the record along with another off ''Dream House'' that featured the rapper YG on April 12, 2020. The original version of the song featured

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and leaked in full August 6, 2020. The final version with Minaj was released on August 28, 2020.

Music video

The official music video coincided with the single release. It features Ty's girlfriend coming home with a luxury vehicle full of gifts and wrapped boxes. Minaj uses green screen technology and only appears from the waist up.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Ty Dolla Sign – lead artist, producer *

– featured artist * OkayJJack – additional production * BlueySport – producer * WILLVZ – producer * James Royo – producer * Nicolas De Porcel - mastering * Mixed by Ali - mixing

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References

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