DJ Kayslay
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| DJ Kay Slay | |
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| Birth name | Keith Grayson |
| Also known as | "DEZ" |
| Born | August 14, 1956 |
| Origin | Harlem, New York, United States |
| Genres | East Coast hip hop |
| Occupations | DJ |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Labels | Streetsweepers |
| Associated acts | Papoose, Lil' Flip, LL Cool J |
'DJ Kayslay (born Keith Grayson), also known as The Drama King, Dezzy Dez, and Slap Your Favorite DJ; is the ringmaster of the new hip hop rivalries, played out on his mixtapes. The New York Times called him "Hip Hop's One-Man Ministry of Insults." He has sold 350,000 copies of his two official albums[1].
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[edit] Early life
Keith Grayson was originally a prominent graffiti artist. He was featured in the 1983 hip hop documentary Style Wars. With decline of the graffiti movement in the late 1980s, Dez began dealing with narcotics and consequently ended up in jail by the early 1990s.
[edit] Streetsweeper albums
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Kayslay released his first album, Streetsweeper Vol. 1 on 20 May 2003. In the summer of 2003, Kayslay released a single and music video of his own for a track called "Too Much For Me". It featured rapping from Baby, Nas, and Foxy Brown, and a chorus sung by then relative newcomer, Amerie. There were cameo appearances by Swizz Beatz, N.O.R.E., Raekwon, WC and Lloyd Banks. Though the song itself failed to hit big, its music video was aired on MTV Jams and BET. The Too Much For Me Music Video did not feature Nas (because of Nas' solo projects) or Baby; so Loon was featured instead. This replacement started a feud between Nas and Kayslay.
On 30 March 2004 Kayslay's second album Streetsweeper Vol. 2 was released. Another single and video were released for "Who Gives A...Where You From" with Three 6 Mafia. It was also featured on the NFL Streets Vol. 1 Video Game.
[edit] Discography
- 2003 - Streetsweeper Vol. 1 (Columbia Records); # 22 US
- 2004 - Streetsweeper Vol. 2: The Pain From The Game (Columbia Records); # 27 US
- 2006 - DJ Kayslay & Greg Street, The Champions - North Meets South (Koch Records); # 57 US
- 2007 - The Soul Controller
- 2009 - More Than Just A DJ
[edit] Singles
| Album | Track | Jam FM Charts | Germany Black Singles | Tokio Hot 100 | Radio+Records Airplay - Urban | Radio+Records Airplay - Rhythmic | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
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| Streetsweepers Vol.1 | "Too Much For Me" | 1  |
1 |
35  |
45  |
37 |
53 |
| Streetsweepers Vol.2 | "Not Your Average Joe" | 16 |
- | - | 41 |
- | 63 |
| Streetsweepers Vol.2 | "Who Gives A...Where You From" | - | - | - | - | - | 89 |
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- DJ Kayslay's Hot 97 web page biography
- DJ Kayslay charts [1][2]
- The information in the personal section is from Circuit City's DJ Kayslay bio[3]
- Info on DJ Kayslay as AR head for Shaq's label is from here: [4]
- DJ Kay Slay
- The Drama King at MySpace
