Memphis producer Tay Keith has reportedly passed away at the age of 29.
According to a WSMV 4 report, published on Thursday (June 18), Tay Keith was found dead in his Martin Street apartment this afternoon.
“No foul play is suspected,” police told the news station, adding that his body was discovered as officers performed a welfare check.
A cause of death has not yet been determined.
Several hip-hop artists, including BlocBoy JB and fellow producer Hitkidd, hopped on their Instagram pages to express their condolences for the late producer.
In his IG Story, Blocboy shared a dated photo of himself posing with a young Tay Keith and captioned it, “Damn Cuz You Just Hurt Me Bad.” Meanwhile, Hitkidd shared a pic on his IG feed of himself and Keith flexing for the camera. “I ain’t even got the words, we been doing this since 2010,” he wrote in the caption along with a peace dove emoji.
Tay Keith, born Brytavious Lakeith Chambers, is a Grammy-nominated producer with a long list of hit songs under his belt. Famous for his signature producer tag, “Tay Keith, f**k these ni**as up!,” the late studio king has blessed Travis Scott with his chart-topping 2018 track “Sicko Mode”, BlocBoy JB’s 2018 breakout hit “Look Alive,” Drake and J. Cole’s braggadocious 2023 song, “First Person Shooter, Eminem’s 2018 tune “Not Alike” (featuring Royce 5’9″) and many others.
Tay Keith was the first producer to believe in Sexyy Redd earlier in her career when others doubted her and blessed the St. Louis rapper with a plethora of hits, including “SkeeYee,” “Get It Sexyy, “Pound Town” and “Pound Town 2.”
“I saw the potential,” he told Billboard in 2024. “That’s as simple as it was, me believing in her.”
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