Tay Keith, the Grammy-nominated producer behind some of the biggest songs in modern hip-hop, has died at the age of 29.
The Memphis-born producer, whose real name is Brytavious Lakeith Chambers, was found dead in his Nashville, Tennessee, apartment on Thursday following a welfare check.
Metro Nashville Police confirmed his death, saying no foul play is suspected and the cause of death remains unclassified pending autopsy results.
Keith’s fingerprints are on a notable stretch of hip-hop history.
He first broke into the mainstream in 2018 with the viral hit BlocBoy JB. Tramphaving a working relationship with the rapper since she was 14 years old.
That same year turned out to be his breakthrough on a larger scale, as he co-produced the Travis Scott film. sick mode with Drake, a song from Scott’s acclaimed song astroworld album which earned Keith a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Song at the 61st annual awards ceremony in 2019.
He received a second Grammy nomination in the same category in 2024 for his work on Drake and 21 Savage. Rich flex.
The list of artists he worked with is impressive.
Alongside Scott and Drake, Keith produced Drake’s 2018 single. Non-stopdiss track from Eminem’s Machine Gun Kelly Not equal, never recover by Lil Baby and gunna with Drake and a bonus track from Beyoncé’s live performance Return album.
He also worked with Sexyy Red, whose track SkeeYee contributed to him being named BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Producer of the Year, an honor he claimed three times, most recently in 2024.
He began his career as a teenager, posting original songs and remixes on YouTube and hip-hop platforms before meeting BlocBoy JB at age 14 and beginning a creative partnership that would eventually open doors for him throughout the industry.
BMI also named him R&B/Hip-Hop Songwriter of the Year in 2018.
He was 29 years old.
