Tyga Sets First Leading Film Role In ‘Baby, You’re A Star’; Also Producing & Co-Wrote Musical Drama Co-Starring Madison Bailey & Ashton Sanders

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EXCLUSIVE: Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated artist Tyga is set to make his feature debut in a starring role in Baby, You’re a Star, a coming-of-age musical drama that he’s also producing and wrote with Curtis Bryant.

Co-starring Madison Bailey (Outer Banks) and Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), the film is set in 1989 and follows an ambitious young artist determined to break free from the limitations of his environment, as he navigates love, identity, and the pursuit of artistic expression.

Currently in production in Portland, Oregon, pic’s cast also includes Apollonia, Clifton Powell, Patrick Cage, David Alan Grier, and Mike Epps.

Veteran music video helmer Arrad Rahgoshay is directing in his feature debut, with Brian Sher and Eric Tomosunas producing alongside Tyga.

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A rapper, songwriter and entrepreneur born Micheal Ray Stevenson, Tyga broke into mainstream hip-hop in the 2010s with his single “Rack

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