Free TC

On October 13, 2015, while Ty is prepping for the release of Free TC, Ty released his sixth mixtape Airplane Mode. On October 15, the album's final track listing was revealed through his SoundCloud account, in which Ty told his incarcerated brother TC (to whom the album is dedicated) over the phone about each track and how they came up with it together.{{cite web |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ty-dolla-sign-reveals-official-tracklist-for-free-tc-news.18204.html |title=Ty Dolla $ign Reveals Official Tracklist For "Free TC" |work=hotnewhiphop |date=October 15, 2015 |access-date=October 30, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017131531/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ty-dolla-sign-reveals-official-tracklist-for-free-tc-news.18204.html |archive-date=October 17, 2015 }}

The album's first single, "Only Right", was released on May 15, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ty-dolla-sign-only-right-feat-yg-joe-moses-and-teecee-4800-prod-by-dj-mustard-new-song.1964461.html|title=Ty Dolla $ign – Only Right Feat. YG, Joe Moses & TeeCee4800 (Prod. By DJ Mustard)|work=HotNewHipHop|date=May 15, 2015|access-date=July 9, 2016|author=Rose Lilah|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617203327/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ty-dolla-sign-only-right-feat-yg-joe-moses-and-teecee-4800-prod-by-dj-mustard-new-song.1964461.html|archive-date=June 17, 2016}} The song features guest appearances from American rappers YG, Joe Moses, and TeeCee4800, while the production was handled by Mike Free and DJ Mustard.

The album's lead single, "Blasé", was released on June 26, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/singles/id.31092/title.ty-dolla-ign-f-future-rae-sremmurd-blase|title=Ty Dolla $ign f. Future & Rae Sremmurd – "Blasé"|work=HipHopDX|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624173050/http://hiphopdx.com/singles/id.31092/title.ty-dolla-ign-f-future-rae-sremmurd-blase|archive-date=June 24, 2016}} The song features guest appearances from American rapper Future and hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd, while the production was handled by DJ Spinz. "Blasé" was sent to radio and the song later charted on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/5779670/Ty+Dolla+%24ign/chart?f=379|title=Ty Dolla $ign – Chart history|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426200139/http://www.billboard.com/artist/5779670/Ty+Dolla+%24ign/chart?f=379|archive-date=April 26, 2016}} On August 2, 2016, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=TY+DOLLA+%24IGN&ti=BLASE+%28FT.+FUTURE+%26amp%3B+RAE+SREMMURD%29|title=Gold & Platinum|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=February 1, 2017|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917211620/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=TY+DOLLA+%24IGN&ti=BLASE+%28FT.+FUTURE+%26amp%3B+RAE+SREMMURD%29|url-status=live}}

The album's third single, "Saved", was released on October 16, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/10/ty-dolla-sign-free-tc-track-list-saved-stream/|title=Ty Dolla $ign Drops New Single and Stellar 'Free TC' Track List|work=Spin|date=October 16, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|author=James Grebey|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909085644/http://www.spin.com/2015/10/ty-dolla-sign-free-tc-track-list-saved-stream/|archive-date=September 9, 2016}} The song features a guest appearance from American rapper E-40, while the production was handled by DJ Mustard and Twice as Nice. "Saved" was sent to radio and later charted on the Billboard Hot 100. On July 28, 2016, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=TY+DOLLA+%24IGN&ti=SAVED|title=Gold & Platinum|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=February 1, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008065114/http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Ty+Dolla+%24ign&ti=Saved|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}

The album's fourth single, "Wavy", was released on January 16, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wavy-feat.-joe-moses-single/id1076122909|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120205432/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wavy-feat.-joe-moses-single/id1076122909|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2016|title=Wavy (feat. Joe Moses) – Single|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=June 13, 2016}} The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Joe Moses, while the production was handled by DJ Mustard and Twice as Nice. On December 7, 2016, "Wavy" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=TY+DOLLA+%24IGN&ti=WAVY+%28FEAT.+JOE+MOSES%29|title=Gold & Platinum|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=February 1, 2017|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917211620/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=TY+DOLLA+%24IGN&ti=WAVY+%28FEAT.+JOE+MOSES%29|url-status=live}}

The album's first promotional single, "When I See Ya", was released on September 10, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ty-dolla-sign-when-i-see-ya-feat-fetty-wap-prod-by-cardo-and-johhny-Juliano-new-song.1966230.html|title=Ty Dolla $ign – When I See Ya Feat. Fetty Wap (Prod. By Cardo & Johhny Juliano)|work=hotnewhiphop|date=September 10, 2015 |access-date=June 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806205056/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ty-dolla-sign-when-i-see-ya-feat-fetty-wap-prod-by-cardo-and-johhny-juliano-new-song.1966230.html|archive-date=August 6, 2016}} The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Fetty Wap, while the production was handled by Cardo and Johnny Juliano.

The album's second promotional single, "Solid", was released on October 23, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ty-dolla-sign-solid-feat-babyface-new-song.1966866.html|title=Ty Dolla $ign – Solid Feat. Babyface|work=HotNewHipHop|date=October 23, 2015|access-date=July 9, 2016|author=Rose Lilah|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816140017/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ty-dolla-sign-solid-feat-babyface-new-song.1966866.html|archive-date=August 16, 2016}} The song features a guest appearance from American R&B singer-songwriter Babyface, who also serves its production alongside The Rascals, D'Mile, and Ty Dolla Sign.

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 7.1/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/7663/Ty-Dolla-ign-Free-TC.aspx|title=Free TC by Ty Dolla $ign reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=October 31, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217134700/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/7663/Ty-Dolla-ign-Free-TC.aspx|archive-date=February 17, 2017}}

| MC = 76/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/free-tc/ty-dolla-ign|title=Reviews for Free TC by Ty Dolla $ign|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=June 13, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623070817/http://www.metacritic.com/music/free-tc/ty-dolla-ign|archive-date=June 23, 2016}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/free-tc-mw0002882034|title=Free TC – Ty Dolla $ign|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=June 14, 2016|author=David Jeffries|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620051146/http://www.allmusic.com/album/free-tc-mw0002882034|archive-date=June 20, 2016}}

| rev2 = Consequence

| rev2Score = B{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/album-review-ty-dolla-ign-free-tc/|title=Ty Dolla $ign – Free TC|work=Consequence|date=November 18, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|author=Brian Josephs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409074815/http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/album-review-ty-dolla-ign-free-tc/|archive-date=April 9, 2016}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = A−{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/06/free-tc-ty-dolla-sign-ew-review|title='Free TC' by Ty Dolla $ign: EW review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 6, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|author=Kyle Anderson|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620131021/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/06/free-tc-ty-dolla-sign-ew-review|archive-date=June 20, 2016}}

| rev4 = Exclaim!

| rev4Score = 7/10{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/ty_dolla_ign-free_tc | title=Ty Dolla $ign – Free TC | work=Exclaim! | date=November 25, 2015 | access-date=December 17, 2015 | author=Calum Slingerland | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222173749/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/ty_dolla_ign-free_tc | archive-date=December 22, 2015 }}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/nov/12/ty-dolla-ign-free-tc-review-la-rapper-debut|title=Ty Dolla $ign: Free TC review – lofty ideas on LA rapper's debut|work=The Guardian|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|author=Lanre Bakare|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621043000/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/nov/12/ty-dolla-ign-free-tc-review-la-rapper-debut|archive-date=June 21, 2016}}

| rev6 = HipHopDX

| rev6Score = 4.0/5{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2577/title.ty-dolla-ign-free-tc|title=Ty Dolla $ign – Free TC|work=HipHopDX|date=November 18, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|author=Shirley Ju|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505014941/http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2577/title.ty-dolla-ign-free-tc|archive-date=May 5, 2016}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 7.7/10{{cite web |last=Haithcoat |first=Rebecca |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20916-free-tc/ |title=Ty Dolla $ign: Free TC |work=Pitchfork |date=November 16, 2015 |access-date=November 16, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116142903/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20916-free-tc/ |archive-date=November 16, 2015 }}

| rev8 = Pretty Much Amazing

| rev8Score = B{{cite web |last=Rindner |first=Grant |url=https://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/ty-dolla-sign-free-tc |title=Review: Ty Dolla Sign's Free TC |work=Pretty Much Amazing |date=November 23, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2018 |archive-date=February 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203124453/https://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/ty-dolla-sign-free-tc |url-status=live }}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ty-dolla-ign-free-tc-20151204|title=Ty Dolla $ign Free TC Album Review|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 4, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|author=Corbin Reiff|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506111640/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ty-dolla-ign-free-tc-20151204|archive-date=May 6, 2016}}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10Score = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/11/review-ty-dolla-sign-free-tc/|title=Review: Ty Dolla Sign, 'Free TC'|work=Spin|date=November 17, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|author=Winston Cook-Wilson|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629165934/http://www.spin.com/2015/11/review-ty-dolla-sign-free-tc/|archive-date=June 29, 2016}}

}}

Free TC was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 16 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.1 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "Numerous proven mixtapes help set Ty up for an easier introduction than most, but Free TC tops all expectations, as the man conquers the club, the bedroom, and the brain with this end-to-end stunner". Brain Josephs of Consequence said, "For all of Free TC{{'}}s turn-up nut-grabbing, it's the beating heart that ends up stealing the show". Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly said, "Free TC could use some editing, but Ty has enough charm to carry bedroom jams, Cadillac bangers, and folk-funk experiments all at once". In a positive review for Exclaim!, Calum Slingerland praised Ty's talent in composition and arrangement, writing "what could have easily been a 16-track collection of Griffin's ambition becoming his downfall is a worthwhile look at the multifaceted nature of his musical brain". Claire Lobenfeld of Fact said, "This is not the moment where he will become a superstar, but it's a promising beginning to what should be a very long career".{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/11/13/ty-dolla-sign-free-tc-review/|title=Review: Ty Dolla $ign – Free TC|work=Fact|date=November 13, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|author=Claire Lobenfeld|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318104400/http://www.factmag.com/2015/11/13/ty-dolla-sign-free-tc-review/|archive-date=March 18, 2016}} Shirley Ju of HipHopDX said, "So, all in all, Ty delivers a light, layered debut, with more depth than we thought could be drawn out of the trap&B sound he helped usher into the mainstream".

Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said, "Free TC—often exceptional, and easily one of the best R&B albums of this year—is elaborate in conception and execution but still feels off the cuff".{{cite web|url=https://nytimes.com/2015/11/12/arts/music/review-on-free-tc-ty-dolla-sign-delivers-off-the-cuff-rb.html|title=Review: On 'Free TC,' Ty Dolla Sign Delivers Off-the-Cuff R&B|work=The New York Times|date=November 11, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|author=Jon Caramanica|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217180534/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/arts/music/review-on-free-tc-ty-dolla-sign-delivers-off-the-cuff-rb.html|archive-date=December 17, 2015}} Rebecca Haithcoat of Pitchfork said, "His confidence is why he flies when he swings for the fences on his new album, Free TC". Corbin Reiff of Rolling Stone said, "Free TC, dedicated to Dolla $ign's currently incarcerated brother, marries a diverse range of earworm-level hooks and genre-bridging rhythms to uncomfortably base themes". Winston Cook-Wilson of Spin said, "The album is a dense, cinematic, always surprising and often moving album that sounds like it required the full three years that the L.A. crooner and producer spent chipping away at it to get right". Lanre Bakare of The Guardian said, "[The] cameo-packed tracks fail to live up to the billing, often feeling too long and lacking the punch of Dolla $ign's previous output".

Free TC debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200, with 31,000 album-equivalent units, (including 22,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.36376/title.hip-hop-album-sales-jeezy-logic-ty-dolla-ign|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Jeezy, Logic & Ty Dolla $ign|work=HipHopDX|date=November 23, 2015 |access-date=June 13, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602105300/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.36376/title.hip-hop-album-sales-jeezy-logic-ty-dolla-ign|archive-date=June 2, 2016}} On February 7, 2018, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.

{{Track listing

| headline = Free TC track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 72:34

| title1 = LA

| note1 = featuring Kendrick Lamar, Brandy and James Fauntleroy

| writer1 = {{hlist|Tyrone Griffin, Jr.|Kendrick Duckworth|James Fauntleroy|Darius Logan|Dominique Logan|Dernst Emile II|Marlon Barrow|Nate Howard|Yves Bazelais, Jr.}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Chordz|D'Mile|Ty Dolla Sign}}

| length1 = 5:07

| title2 = Saved

| note2 = featuring E-40

| writer2 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Earl Stevens|Dijon McFarlane|Nike Audino|Khaled Rohaim|Lewis Hughes|Glenda Proby|Bobby Brackins}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Twice as Nice}}

| length2 = 2:58

| title3 = Straight Up

| note3 = featuring Jagged Edge

| writer3 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Andrew Wansel|Ronald Colson|Autoro Whitfield|Proby|Shereelyn Brown|Patrice Rushen|Fred Washington|Brandon Casey|Bryan Casey|Bryan-Michael Cox|Jermaine Dupri}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Pop Wansel|Flippa|Toro{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length3 = 5:01

| title4 = Solid

| note4 = featuring Babyface

| writer4 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Kristopher Van Riddick-Tynes|Proby|Paris Jones|Kenneth Edmonds}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Babyface|The Rascals|D'Mile{{ref|b|[b]}}|Ty Dolla Sign{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length4 = 4:19

| title5 = Horses in the Stable

| writer5 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Latisha Hyman|Dave Kuncio|Larrance Dopson}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Kuncio|Rance}}

| length5 = 3:06

| title6 = Know Ya

| note6 = featuring Trey Songz

| writer6 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Tremaine Neverson|Leland Wayne|Joseph Allen|Gary Hill}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|DJ Spinz}}

| length6 = 4:52

| title7 = Credit

| note7 = featuring Sevyn Streeter

| writer7 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Emile II|Proby|Barrow|Kenneth Coby|Cychae Strahan|Brandon Hamlin|Devin Montgomery}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|D'Mile|Chordz|Ty Dolla Sign|Cy Fyre{{ref|b|[b]}}|B Ham{{ref|b|[b]}}|Devin Cruise{{ref|b|[b]}}|Soundz{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length7 = 6:11

| title8 = Miracle / Wherever

| note8 = featuring Big TC and D-Loc

| writer8 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Emile II|Wayne|Nate Welsh|Gabreal Griffin|Christopher Jones|Angel Griffin}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|D'Mile|Nate 3D|Ty Dolla Sign}}

| length8 = 8:15

| title9 = Guard Down

| note9 = featuring Kanye West and Diddy

| writer9 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Kanye West|Sean Combs|Chauncey Hollis|P. Jones}}

| extra9 = Hit-Boy

| length9 = 4:56

| title10 = Sitting Pretty

| note10 = featuring Wiz Khalifa

| writer10 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Cameron Thomaz|Benjamin Levin|Ben Ash|Noah Beresin|Jazzae de Waal}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Benny Blanco|Two Inch Punch|Noah Breakfast}}

| length10 = 3:26

| title11 = When I See Ya

| note11 = featuring Fetty Wap

| writer11 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Willie Maxwell II|Ronald LaTour|Brock Korsan|Johnny Juliano|Coby}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Cardo|Juliano}}

| length11 = 3:34

| title12 = Blasé

| note12 = featuring Future and Rae Sremmurd

| writer12 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Nayvadius Wilburn|Khalif Brown|Aaquil Brown|Hill|Marquis Medina}}

| extra12 = DJ Spinz

| length12 = 4:46

| title13 = Only Right

| note13 = featuring YG, Joe Moses and TeeCee4800

| writer13 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Keenon Jackson|Joseph Allen|Marquise Newman|McFarlane|Mikely Adam}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Mike Free|DJ Mustard}}

| length13 = 3:10

| title14 = Bring It Out of Me

| writer14 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Mikkel Storleer Eriksen|Tor Erik Hermansen|Proby|Paolo Prudencio}}

| extra14 = Stargate

| length14 = 3:45

| title15 = Actress

| writer15 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Robert Kelly|Emile II}}

| note15 = featuring R. Kelly

| extra15 = D'Mile

| length15 = 6:12

| title16 = Finale

| note16 = featuring Sa-Ra and PJ

| writer16 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Khalil Abdul-Rahman|Sam Barsh|Om'Mas Keith|Shafiq Husayn|Taz Arnold|P. Jones|Drumaticz Kingdom|Stephen Bruner}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Husayn|DJ Khalil}}

| length16 = 2:53

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 87:32

| title17 = Like a Drug

| writer17 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Eugene Padgett}}

| extra17 = YungFlamez

| length17 = 4:42

| title18 = Wavy

| note18 = featuring Joe Moses

| writer18 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Allen|McFarlane}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Twice as Nice}}

| length18 = 3:07

| title19 = Long Time

| note19 = featuring Quavo

| writer19 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Quavious Marshall|Wayne}}

| extra19 = Metro Boomin

| length19 = 3:08

| title20 = Westside

| writer20 = {{hlist|Griffin, Jr.|Jodd Knight|Kristal Oliver|Kristofer Murray|Alexander Izquierdo|Gamal Lewis}}

| extra20 = DJ Mustard

| length20 = 4:05

}}

Notes

• {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer
• {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an additional producer
• "LA" features additional vocals by Nate Howard and D&D
• "Straight Up" features additional vocals by Jacob Luttrell and outro vocals from Ryan Brady
• "Know Ya" features intro vocals from Keke Palmer
• "Credit" features additional vocals from Micah Powell and Tiffany Gouché, and outro vocals from Big TC and D-Loc
• "Miracle / Whatever" features background vocals by Michah Powell, Angel Gold, and Sevyn Streeter
• "Guard Down" features additional vocals by Nico & Vinz
• "Actress" features outro vocals by French Montana, D-Loc, Big TC, and Malik Yusef
• "Finale" features background vocals from Sunny Bey, Shafiq Husayn, Om'Mas Keith, Taz Arnold, and Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner

Sample credits

• "Straight Up" contains a sample of "Settle For My Love", written by Shereelyn Brown, Patrice Rushen, and Fred Washington, as performed by Patrice Rushen; and interpolation of "Let's Get Married", written by Brandon Casey, Bryan Casey, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Jermaine Dupri, as performed by Jagged Edge.

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Free TC|others=Ty Dolla Sign|year=2015|publisher=Atlantic Records}}

Musicians

{{div col}}

• DJ Battlecat – talkbox (track 1)
• Benjamin Wright – conductor, arranger ritesonian (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Kevin Brandon – bass (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• H. L. Estrada – bass (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Peggy Baldwin – cello (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Giovanna Clayton – cello (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Maria Martinez – cello (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Nancy Stein-Ross – cello (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Caroline Buckman – viola (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Jorge Moraga – viola (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Jimbo Ross – viola (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• S. L. Smith – viola (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Mark Cargill – violin (concertmaster) (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Richard Adkins – violin (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Minyoung Chang – violin (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Susan Chatman – violin (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Nicole Garcia – violin (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Terry Glenny – violin (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Neel Hammond – violin (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Kathleen Robertson – violin (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Lesa Terry – violin (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• C. M. Woods – violin (tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
• Donnie Meadows – production coordination (track 3)
• Tanisha Broadwater – production coordination (track 3)
• The Down Low Horns – horns (tracks 3, 8)
• Tyrone "Pops" Griffin, Sr. – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 3, 8), horns (track 8)
• Tim Anderson – saxophone (tracks 3, 8)
• Richard Moorings – trombone (tracks 3, 8)
• Terrace Martin – alto saxophone (track 7), talkbox (track 8)
• Kenny Crouch – piano (tracks 7, 8)
• Mars – additional piano (track 7)
• Benny Blanco – instrumentation (track 10)
• Two Inch Punch – instrumentation (track 10)
• Noah Breakfast – instrumentation (track 10)
• Andrew "McMuffin" Luftman – production coordination (track 10)
• Seih "Mageef" Hussain – production coordination (track 10)
• Mikkel Eriksen – instruments (track 14)
• Tor Hermansen – instruments (track 14)
• Take Blacksmith – production coordination, executive production (Tim & Danny Music) (track 14)
• Danny D – production coordination, executive production (Tim & Danny Music) (track 14)
• Sam Barsh – keyboards (track 16)
• Daniel Seeff – upright bass (track 16)

{{div col end}}

Technical

{{div col}}

• Dave Kutch – mastering (all tracks)
• Andy Barnes – recording (tracks 1–5, 7–9, 11–13, 15), additional recording (track 10), engineering (track 10)
• Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – mixing (track 1)
• James Royo – mixing (tracks 2, 13)
• Jorge Taveras – mixing assistance (track 2)
• Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing (tracks 3, 5, 7–9, 16)
• Paul Boutin – mixing (track 4)
• Ty Dolla Sign – recording (tracks 6, 12)
• Keke Palmer – recording (track 6)
• John Kercy – mixing (tracks 6, 15)
• Chris "Anger Management" Schlafani – engineer (track 10)
• Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 10)
• John Hanes – engineer (mixing) (track 10)
• Phil Seaford – engineer (mixing) (track 10)
• Jaycen Joshua – mixing (track 11)
• Ryan Kaul – mixing assistance (track 11)
• Seth Firkins – mixing (track 12)
• Victor Luevanos – mixing assistance (track 13)
• Mikkel Eriksen – recording (track 14)
• Miles Walker – recording (track 14)
• Phil Tan – mixing (track 14)
• Daniel Rivera – additional and assistance engineering (track 14)
• Shafiq Husayn – recording (track 16), engineering (track 16)
• DJ Khalil – recording (track 16), engineering (track 16)
• Om'Mas Keith – vocal production (track 16), engineering (track 16)
• Taz Arnold – vocal production (track 16)

{{div col end}}

Additional personnel

{{div col}}

• Danny Zook – sample clearance
• Ron Cahiltes – sample clearance (Alien Music)
• Carolyn Tracey – packaging production
• Virgilio Tzaj – art direction, design
• Jory Lee Cordy – photography

{{div col end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-end}}

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Free TC}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Ty Dolla $ign|title=Free TC|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2018|access-date=February 12, 2018|refname="RIAA"}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=yes|noshipments=yes}}

{{reflist|30em}}

{{Ty Dolla Sign}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:2015 debut albums

Category:Ty Dolla Sign albums

Category:Atlantic Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Benny Blanco

Category:Albums produced by Cardo (record producer)

Category:Albums produced by DJ Khalil

Category:Albums produced by Hit-Boy

Category:Albums produced by Metro Boomin

Category:Albums produced by Mustard (record producer)

Category:Albums produced by Stargate

Category:Albums produced by Thundercat (musician)