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KayGee
Birth Name:Keir Lamont Gist
Alias:DJ Kay Gee
Birth Date:15 September 1969
Origin:East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Years Active:1986–present
Current Member Of:Naughty by Nature
Website:KayGee on Twitter

Keir Lamont Gist (born September 15, 1969), professionally known by his stage name KayGee, is an American DJ and record producer from East Orange, New Jersey, best known as a member of hip hop trio Naughty by Nature. He has won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards for Poverty's Paradise.

In the mid-'90s, Gist created his own R&B-oriented record label, Illtown, which was evolved and developed into Divine Mill,[1] where he discovered and signed acts such as Zhané, Next, Jaheim, Tha' Rayne and Koffee Brown.

Discography

Studio albums

See main article: Naughty by Nature discography.

Selected production discography

List of albums, contains songs produced by KayGee!Year!Artist!Album
1993Run-DMCDown with the King
1993Queen LatifahBlack Reign
1994ZhanéPronounced Jah-Nay
1995Rottin RazkalsRottin ta da Core
1995MiilkboneDa' Miilkrate
1996The Almighty RSO
1996AaliyahOne in a Million
1997The Notorious B.I.G.Life After Death
1997ZhanéSaturday Night
1997NextRated Next
1998Queen LatifahOrder in the Court
1998Deborah CoxOne Wish
1999Krayzie BoneThug Mentality 1999
1999Will SmithWillennium
1999Road DawgsDon't Be Saprize
2000NextWelcome II Nextasy
2000Funkmaster Flex60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mixtape
2001JaheimGhetto Love
2001Koffee BrownMars/Venus
2001Coo Coo CalDisturbed
2001AllureSunny Days
2001Luther VandrossLuther Vandross
2002JaheimStill Ghetto
2002NextThe Next Episode
2002Shade SheistInformal Introduction
2002RL
2003Mary J. BligeLove & Life
2005Syleena Johnson
2005Charlie WilsonCharlie, Last Name Wilson
2006Stacie OrricoBeautiful Awakening
2006CL SmoothAmerican Me
2006Brooke HoganUndiscovered
2007Rick RossRise to Power
2007JaheimThe Makings of a Man
2009Marié DigbyBreathing Underwater
2011LedisiPieces of Me
2013JaheimAppreciation Day
2017Bell Biv DeVoeThree Stripes
2019Angie StoneFull Circle
List of singles, produced by KayGee!Year!Title!Artist
1993"U.N.I.T.Y."Queen Latifah
1997"Too Close"Next
1995"Where'z Da' Party At ?"Miilkbone
2000"Wifey"Next
2000"Whatever"Ideal
2000"Where I Wanna Be"Shade Sheist, Nate Dogg, Kurupt
2002"Fabulous"Jaheim, Tha' Rayne
2005"Everytime I Think about Her"Jaheim
2006"I'm Not Missing You"Stacie Orrico
2009"Ain't Leavin Without You"Jaheim

Awards and nominations

!|-|rowspan="2"| 1995|Poverty's Paradise|Grammy Award for Best Rap Album||rowspan="4"| [2] |-|"Feel Me Flow"|rowspan="3"| Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group||-|align=center|1993|"Hip Hop Hooray"||-|align=center|1991|"O.P.P."||-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of Producer Kay Gee's Divine Mill Record Label – From Jaheim to Next and Beyond – YouKnowIGotSoul.com. October 25, 2015. www.youknowigotsoul.com. en-US. February 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: Kier "KG" Gist. November 19, 2019. GRAMMY.com. en. February 1, 2020.