Tay Keith
Tay Keith | |
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Birth name | Brytavious Lakeith Chambers |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | September 20, 1996
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Instrument | FL Studio |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website | www |
Brytavious Lakeith Chambers (born September 20, 1996), known professionally as Tay Keith, is an American record producer and songwriter.[1] He is best known for co-producing Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode", peaking at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, BlocBoy JB's "Look Alive", peaking at number 5 on the Hot 100, and Drake's "Nonstop", peaking at number 2.[2][3]
On December 15, 2018, Tay Keith earned his Bachelor's Degree from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[4]
He has been nominated for Best Rap Song for his work on "Sicko Mode" at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
Early life
Brytavious Lakeith Chambers was born on September 20, 1996 in South Memphis, Tennessee, where he was also raised. He grew up with his mom and dad knowing that music was going to be his strong point. Keith is the youngest family member out of his two brothers and two sisters.[citation needed]
When he was around fourteen, he began to make music and publish it to YouTube and DatPiff. He also had a piano which he used to make songs and remake popular songs. One of the songs he managed to remake was Lil Wayne's "Lollipop".[5]
Keith met fellow American rapper BlocBoy JB when he was fourteen, after he moved to Raleigh in North Memphis. The two began making music together shortly afterward.[4]
Career
In 2015, Keith began working with rapper Blac Youngsta on his mixtape, Fuck Everybody, for which he produced the single "Lil Bitch".
Keith gained mainstream success in 2018 through producing BlocBoy JB's "Rover" (later remixed to "Rover 2.0" featuring 21 Savage), "Shoot" and "Look Alive" featuring Drake, Drake's "Nonstop", Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode", Eminem's "Not Alike" featuring Royce da 5'9's, and Lil Baby and Gunna's "Never Recover" featuring Drake.
On April 17, 2019, Beyoncé released her album Homecoming: The Live Album, which is the live recording from her Coachella performance. It also included a bonus track "Before I Let Go", produced by Keith.
On March 5, 2020, Aitch released "Rain", a single featuring AJ Tracey; the song was produced by Keith.
Personal life
In December 2018, Keith graduated from Middle Tennessee State University, receiving a degree in Media Management. [6]
In January 2019, Keith was involved in a car crash. He was unscathed after the incident.[7]
Discography
- Fxck the Cash Up (2020)
Production discography
Charted singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US | US R&B/HH |
US Rap |
AUS | CAN | IRE | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | ||||
"Look Alive" (BlocBoy JB featuring Drake) |
2018 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 17 | Simi | |
"Rover 2.0" (BlocBoy JB featuring 21 Savage) |
—[A] | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Who Want The Smoke?"[11] (Lil Yachty featuring Cardi B and Offset) |
—[B] | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nuthin' 2 Prove | ||
"Nonstop" (Drake) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
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Scorpion | |
"Sicko Mode" (Travis Scott featuring Drake) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 9 | Astroworld | ||
"Stoopid" (6ix9ine featuring Bobby Shmurda) |
25 | 15 | 14 | 63 | 22 | — | —[D] | 25 | 28 | 34 |
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Dummy Boy | |
"Jumpin on a Jet" (Future) |
2019 | 57 | 26 | 22 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Wizrd |
"100 Shooters"[14] (Future featuring Meek Mill and Doe Boy) |
—[E] | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | High Off Life | ||
"U Played"[15] (Moneybagg Yo featuring Lil Baby) |
2020 | 53 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Time Served |
"Go Stupid" (Polo G, Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa featuring Mike Will Made It) |
60 | 29 | 20 | — | 28 | 97 | —[F] | — | — | — |
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The Goat |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US | US R&B/HH |
US Rap |
AUS | CAN | IRE | NZ | SWE | UK | ||||||
"Not Alike" (Eminem featuring Royce da 5'9) |
2018 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 18 | — | 20 | 25 | — |
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Kamikaze | ||
"Never Recover" (Lil Baby, Gunna and Drake) |
15 | 9 | 9 | — | 16 | 89 | —[G] | — | 46 |
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Drip Harder | |||
"Shine" (Quavo) |
—[H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Quavo Huncho | ||||
"Don't Come Out the House" (Metro Boomin and 21 Savage) |
38 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 66 | —[I] | — | 80 | Not All Heroes Wear Capes | ||||
"Tic Tac Toe" (Meek Mill featuring Kodak Black) |
72 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Championships | ||||
"Temptation" (Future) |
2019 | 76 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wizrd | |||
"Promise U That" (Future) |
—[J] | 49 [20] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Before I Let Go" (Beyonce) |
65 | 24 | — | — | — | 71 | — | 73 | 77 | Homecoming: The Live Album | ||||
"Wish Wish" (DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B & 21 Savage) |
19 | 8 | 6 | 88 | 28 | — | —[K] | — | 81 |
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Father of Asahd | |||
"Jealous" (DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, and Big Sean) |
57 | 26 | — | 59 | 54 | — | —[L] | — | 37 |
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"Mother's Daughter" (Miley Cyrus) |
54 | — | — | 21 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 76 | 29 |
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She Is Coming | |||
"Same Thing" (Lil Baby) |
2020 | 78 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Turn | |||
"Commercial" (Lil Baby featuring Lil Uzi Vert) |
23 | 12 | 8 | — | 59 | — | —[M] | — | — |
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"No Sucker" (Lil Baby and Moneybagg Yo) |
58 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Feigning" (Gunna) |
98 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wunna | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Production credits
2013
Lil B - 100% Gutta
- 14. "Still Flexin Membership"
2014
PnB Rock - Real N*gga Bangaz
- 07. "Stylish"
2015
T-Wayne - Who Is Rickey Wayne?
- 09. "Stallion"
2016
Blac Youngsta - Young & Reckless
- 06. "Catch a Body"
- 11. "All Of My N*ggas"
BlocBoy JB - Who Am I
- 11. "Change On Your N*ggas"
- 16: "No Chorus, Pt. 5"
- 19. "No Chorus, Pt. 6"
Blac Youngsta - Fuck Everybody
- 01. "Fuck Everybody Intro"
- 08. "Lil Bitch"
- 10. "On Me"
BlocBoy JB - No Chorus, Pt. 7
- 13. "No Chorus, Pt. 7"
Moneybagg Yo & Yo Gotti - 2 Federal
- 03. "Afta While"
- 10. "Gang Gang" ft. Blac Youngsta
- 15. "No Dealings"
Project Pat - Street God 4
- 04. "Real Hood N*ggas"
- 05. "Catch You Slippin"
BlocBoy JB - Who Am I 2
- 02. "Ride To West Memphis"
- 09. "Fr"
- 12. "No Chorus, Pt. 9"
2017
Moneybagg Yo - Heartless
- 04. "More"
- 08. "Hurtin"
Blac Youngsta - Illuminati
- 08. "Set Trip"
BlocBoy JB - Loco
- 01. "Intro"
- 04. "Fucc A N*gga Bitch"
- 09. "No Chorus, Pt. 9"
- 13. "Outro"
Blac Youngsta - I'm Innocent
- 02. "Birthday"
BlocBoy JB - Who Am I 3
- 01. "Intro"
- 02. "Shoot"
- 04. "First Day Bacc on Da Bloc"
- 10. "No Chorus, Pt. 10"
Moneybagg Yo - Federal 3X
- 02. "Important"
- 04. "Doin' It"
BlocBoy JB - The Purple M&M
- 01. "Intro"
- 02. "BBQ"
- 04. "No Topic"
- 05. "Pull Up"
- 08. "Soulja"
- 12. "Outro"
Doe Boy - In Freebandz We Trust 2
- 05. "Shoot Em Up"
Starlito - Funerals & Court Dates 2
- 09. "Important Freestyle"
Starlito - Starlito's Way 4: GhettOut
- 02. "SB4Life"
- 04. "SW4"
- 09. "Airplane Mode"
2018
Juicy J - Shutdafukup
- 07. "Broke N*ggaz" ft. YKOM
Key Glock - Glock Bond
- 09. "Russian Cream"
Moneybagg Yo - 2 Heartless
- 06. "Ion Get You"
- 09. "Super Fake"
- 16. "Back Then"
Xavier Wulf - East Memphis Maniac
- 02. “Homecoming (feat. Bankroll Rico)”
- 03. “Eastside Sliding (feat. idontknowjeffery & Chris Travis)
- 04. “Request Refused”
Blac Youngsta - 223
- 06. "Fuck Everybody Else"
- 01. "Turnt Up"
- 02. "Look Alive" ft. Drake
- 03. "Nun of Dat" ft. Lil Pump
- 07. "Rover 2.0" ft. 21 Savage
- 09. "Wait"
- 10. "Nike Swoosh" ft. YG
- 15. "No Chorus, Pt. 11"
- 18. "Outro"
- 04. "Exotic" ft. Starlito
Rico Nasty - Nasty
- 04. "In The Air" ft. BlocBoy JB
- 11. "Transformer" ft. Gnar
Drake - Scorpion
- 02. "Nonstop"
Wiz Khalifa - Rolling Papers 2
- 10. "Real Rich" ft. Gucci Mane
Moneybagg Yo - Bet On Me
- 01. "Dice Game"
- 02. "Rush Hour"
- 03. "Wat U On" ft. Gunna
- 04. "Exactly"
- 07. "Correct Me"
- 03. "Sicko Mode" ft. Drake
Blac Youngsta - Fuck Everybody 2
- 02. "Uh Uh"
- 05. "Ight" ft. Lil Pump
- 08. "Not Alike" ft. Royce da 5'9"
Lil Baby and Gunna - Drip Harder
- 13. "Never Recover" ft. Drake
- 06. "Shine"
- 08. "Who Want the Smoke?" ft. Cardi B and Offset
BlocBoy JB - Don't Think That
- 02. "Club Roc"
- 05. "Bacc Street Boys"
Metro Boomin - Not All Heroes Wear Capes
- 03. "Don't Come Out The House" ft. 21 Savage
Moneybagg Yo - Reset
- 03. "They Madd"
Tee Grizzley - Still My Moment
- 02. "Hooters"
Key Glock - Glockoma
- 01. "Since 6ix"
- 02. "Life Is Great"
- 05. "Dope"
- 08. "Yea!!"
- 01. "Stoopid" ft. Bobby Shmurda
- 11. "Tic Tac Toe" ft. Kodak Black
2019
- 02. "Jumpin on a Jet"
- 04. "Tempation"
- 09. "Promise U That"
- 17. "Amazing" ft. Future
Beyonce - Homecoming: The Live Album
- 39. "Before I Let Go"
- 02. "Wish Wish" ft. Cardi B and 21 Savage
- 03. "Jealous" ft. Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, and Big Sean
Moneybagg Yo - 43va Heartless
- 09. "No Filter"
- 01. "Mother's Daughter"
BlocBoy JB - I Am Me
- 04. "Head In My Lap"
Gucci Mane - Delusions of Granduer
- 07. "Bottom"
- 16. "Look At Me Now"
- 17. "Making of a Murderer"
ILoveMakonnen - M3
- 05. "Money Fiend"
- 08. "Got It"
- 10. "Batman"
Gucci Mane - Woptober II
- 05. "Came from Scratch" ft. Quavo
Hoodrich Pablo Juan - Dope Money Violence
- 11. "Pirate"
- 05. "If I Tell You"
- 08. "Not Too Many"
Troyman - Rhythm + Flow Soundtrack: The Final Episode
- 01. "Streetlight"
2020
Moneybagg Yo - Time Served
- 02. "U Played" ft. Lil Baby
Yo Gotti - Untrapped
- 12. "Bounce That"
Marlo - 1st & 3rd
- 06. "Stay Down" ft. Young Thug
Lil Baby - My Turn
- 07. "Same Thing"
- 09. "Commercial" ft. Lil Uzi Vert
- 12. "No Sucker" with Moneybagg Yo
Ambjaay - It Cost to Live Like This, Pt. 2
- 02. "Blow The Pickle" ft. Wiz Khalifa
Jackboy - Jackboy
- 08. "Like a Million" ft. Kodak Black
Nav - Brown Boy 2
- 01. "I'm Up"
- 05. "Go Stupid" with Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa
Future - High Off Life
- 20. "100 Shooters" with Doe Boy ft. Meek Mill
Gunna - Wunna
- 04. "Feigning"
Notes
- ^ "Rover 2.0" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[10]
- ^ "Who Want The Smoke?" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- ^ "Who Want The Smoke?" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
- ^ "Stoopid" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[13]
- ^ "100 Shooters" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- ^ "Go Stupid" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number 16 on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
- ^ "Never Recover" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
- ^ "Shine" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- ^ "Don't Come Out the House" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number 7 on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
- ^ "Promise U That" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- ^ "Wish Wish" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number 14 on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
- ^ "Never Recover" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number eight on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
- ^ "Commercial" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
References
- ^ "BMI - Repertoire Search". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Trust, Gary (February 20, 2018). "Drake Tops Billboard Hot 100 With 'God's Plan' & Debuts in Top 10 as Featured on BlocBoy JB's 'Look Alive'". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Tay Keith Talks Producing BlocBoy JB's 'Look Alive' & 'Nonstop' For Drake: 'Memphis Definitely Has the Spotlight Now'". Billboard.com.
- ^ a b "BlocBoy JB is now in the running to become America's next top rapper". The Fader. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ "Tay Keith is the 21-year-old Memphis producer who wants to unite his city through music". Thefader.com.
- ^ sourcestaff (2018-12-04). "Tay Keith Celebrates College Graduation and First Number One Record". The Source. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ^ "Tay Keith Shares Footage From Horrific Car Crash". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – BlocBoy JB – Look Alive". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ "21 Savage Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Who Want the Smoke? (feat. Cardi B & Offset) - Single by Lil Yachty on Apple Music". Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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- ^ "Future, Meek Mill, Doe Boy Open Fire on Brooding New Song '100 Shooters'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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