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appearances on commercial and underground releases alike led to
the November 2015 release of Free TC, his debut album. Dedicated
to his incarcerated brother, the guest-loaded set debuted at
number 14 on the Billboard 200, boosted by "Blasé," "Saved," and
"Wavy," all certified gold or platinum tracks. During the next two
years, Griffin branched out stylistically as an accessory to pop hits
such as Fifth Harmony's "Work from Home," the Suicide Squad:
The Album smash "Sucker for Pain," and Jason Derulo's "Swalla."
Major Lazer and Nick Jonas were also among the artists who
enlisted his services, though these pop and club efforts were
balanced out with assists for the likes of Fat Joe, 2 Chainz, and
Meek Mill. As lead artist, the commercial mixtape Campaign
arrived just ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election and
became a Top 30 hit, highlighted by "No Justice," a sober protest
song recorded with his still-jailed brother. Beach House III, Griffin's
second proper album, was teased with genre-hopping singles
involving Lil Wayne and the-Dream ("Love U Better"), and Damian
Marley and Skrillex ("So Am I").