Tay Keith Explained

Tay Keith should not be confused with Tay-K.

Tay Keith

Background:

non_performing_personnel

Birth Name:

Brytavious Lakeith Chambers

Birth Date:

20 September 1996

Birth Place:

Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

Child:	yes
Education:	Middle Tennessee State University (BS)

Years Active:

2012–present

Brytavious Lakeith Chambers (born September 20, 1996), known professionally as Tay Keith, is an American record producer.^[1] He is best known for co-producing Travis Scott's 2018 single "Sicko Mode", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, as well as Drake's "Nonstop", BlocBoy JB's "Look Alive", and Eminem’s "Not Alike" which peaked at numbers two, five, and 24 on the chart, respectively. His 2023 single, "Pound Town" (with Sexyy Red) marked his first entry on the chart as a lead artist.^[2] ^[3]

On December 15, 2018, Tay Keith earned his bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was nominated for Best Rap Song for his work on "Sicko Mode" at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. He is signed to publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and is a BMI member.

Early life

Brytavious Lakeith Chambers was born on September 20, 1996, in South Memphis, Tennessee, where he was mostly 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.

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".^[4]

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.^[5]

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, and Lil Baby and Gunna's "Never Recover" featuring Drake.

On April 17, 2019, Beyoncé released her album , which is the live recording from her Coachella performance. It also included a bonus track "Before I Let Go", produced by Keith.^[6]

On March 5, 2020, Aitch released "Rain", a single featuring AJ Tracey; the song was produced by Keith.^[7]

Business ventures

McDonald's

In February 2021, Keith partnered with American fast food restaurant chain McDonald's to promote its new menu item, the Crispy Chicken sandwich. Included with the sandwich was a phonograph record of an unreleased track produced by Keith and a hoodie.^[8]

Personal life

In December 2018, Keith graduated from Middle Tennessee State University, receiving a degree in media management.^[9]

In January 2019, Keith was involved in a car crash. He was uninjured after the incident. Keith relocated to Atlanta in 2020.^[10]

Discography

See main article: Tay Keith discography.

Fxck the Cash Up (2020)

Production discography

Charted singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
US	US R&B/HH	US Rap	AUS	CAN	IRE	NZ	SWE	SWI	UK		Certifications	Album
Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
"Look Alive" (BlocBoy JB featuring Drake)	2018	5	3	3	24	4	16	15	30	34	17	RIAA 5× Platinum ARIA: Platinum^[11] IFPI: Gold BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold^[12]	Simi
"Rover 2.0"		—	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Simi
"Who Want The Smoke?"^[13]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Nuthin' 2 Prove
"Nonstop" (Drake)		2	2	2	5	1	5	8	17	10	4	BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum	Scorpion
"Sicko Mode" (Travis Scott featuring Drake)		1	1	1	6	3	11	8	29	17	9	RIAA: Diamond (10× Platinum) ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum MC: 9× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum^[14]	Astroworld
"Stoopid" (6ix9ine featuring Bobby Shmurda)		25	15	14	63	22	—	—	25	28	34	RIAA: Platinum	Dummy Boy
"Jumpin on a Jet"	2019	57	26	22	—	84	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold	The Wizrd
"100 Shooters"^[15]	2019	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold	High Off Life
"U Played"^[16]	2020	53	23	18	—	25	—	—	—	—	73	RIAA: Gold^[17]	Time Served
"Go Stupid"		60	29	20	—	28	97	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum^[18] MC: Platinum	The Goat
"Holiday"		37	11	10	42	26	18	—	60	26	23	RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver IFPI: Gold
"Every Chance I Get"	2021	20	6	2	—	25	—	—	—	—	73	RIAA: Platinum	Khaled Khaled
"I Did It"		43	17	14	99	22	48	—	50	—	53		Khaled Khaled
"Type Shit"		71	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Culture III
"Over the Top"		57	19	15	—	13	73	—	—	—	97
"Pound Town 2"	2023	66	21	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
US	US R&B/HH	US Rap	AUS	CAN	IRE	NZ	SWE	UK		Certifications	Album
Year	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
"Not Alike" (Eminem featuring Royce da 5'9)	2018	24	17	15	23	18	—	20	25	—	ARIA: Gold^[19] BPI: Silver	Kamikaze
"Never Recover" (Lil Baby, Gunna and Drake)		15	9	9	—	16	89	—	—	46	RIAA: 2× Platinum^[20] MC: Gold	Drip Harder
"Shine" (Quavo)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Quavo Huncho
"Don't Come Out the House" (Metro Boomin and 21 Savage)		38	18	18	—	—	66	—	—	80	RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold	Not All Heroes Wear Capes
"Tic Tac Toe"		72	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Championships
"Temptation"	2019	76	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Wizrd
"Promise U That"		—	49 ^[21]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Wizrd
"Before I Let Go" (Beyoncé)		65	24	—	—	—	71	—	73	77
"Wish Wish" (DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B & 21 Savage)		19	8	6	88	28	—	—	—	81	RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold	Father of Asahd
"Jealous"		57	26	—	59	54	—	—	—	37	RIAA: Gold	Father of Asahd
"Mother's Daughter" (Miley Cyrus)		54	—	—	21	31	22	21	76	29	ARIA: Gold ZPAV: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver	She Is Coming
"Same Thing"	2020	78	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		My Turn
"Commercial"		23	12	8	—	59	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold^[22]
"No Sucker"		58	30	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum
"Feigning"		98	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Wunna
"Back Again"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Welcome to O'Block
"Movie"		—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Good News
"Big Paper"	2021	84	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Khaled Khaled
"Genius"	2021	—	46	—	72	54	—	—	—	—		Faith
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Production credits

2013

Lil B – 100% Gutta

14. "Still Flexin Membership"

2014

PnB Rock – Real Ngga Bangaz*

07. "Stylish"

Damso – Publie Partage Promo

01. "Publie Partage Promo"

2015

T-Wayne – Who Is Rickey Wayne?

09. "Stallion"

2016

Blac Youngsta – Young and 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"

BlocBoy JB – Simi

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"

Lil Baby – Harder Than Ever

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"

Travis Scott – Astroworld

03. "Sicko Mode" ft. Drake

Blac Youngsta – Fuck Everybody 2

02. "Uh Uh"
05. "Ight" ft. Lil Pump

Eminem – Kamikaze

08. "Not Alike" ft. Royce da 5'9"

Lil Baby and Gunna – Drip Harder

13. "Never Recover" ft. Drake

Quavo – Quavo Huncho

06. "Shine"

Lil Yachty – Nuthin' 2 Prove

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!!"

6ix9ine – Dummy Boy

01. "Stoopid" ft. Bobby Shmurda

Meek Mill – Championships

11. "Tic Tac Toe" ft. Kodak Black

2019

Future – The Wizrd

02. "Jumpin on a Jet"
04. "Temptation"
09. "Promise U That"

Nav – Bad Habits

17. "Amazing" ft. Future

Beyoncé – Homecoming: The Live Album

39. "Before I Let Go"

DJ Khaled – Father of Asahd

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"

Denzel Curry – Zuu

04. "Automatic"

Miley Cyrus – She is Coming

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"

ILoveMakonnen – M3

05. "Money Fiend"

Jaden – Erys

08. "Got It"

Ugly God – Bumps & Bruises

10. "Batman"

Gucci Mane – Woptober II

05. "Came from Scratch" ft. Quavo

Hoodrich Pablo Juan – Dope Money Violence

11. "Pirate"

Flipp Dinero – Love for Guala

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" featuring Lil Baby

Yo Gotti – Untrapped

12. "Bounce That"

Marlo – 1st & 3rd

06. "Stay Down" featuring Young Thug

Lil Baby – My Turn

07. "Same Thing"
09. "Commercial" featuring Lil Uzi Vert
12. "No Sucker" with Moneybagg Yo

Ambjaay – It Cost to Live Like This, Pt. 2

02. "Blow The Pickle" featuring Wiz Khalifa

Jackboy – Jackboy

08. "Like a Million" featuring Kodak Black

Nav – Brown Boy 2

01. "I'm Up"

Polo G – The Goat

05. "Go Stupid" with Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa

Future – High Off Life

20. "100 Shooters" with Doe Boy featuring Meek Mill

Gunna – Wunna

04. "Feigning"

2021

Pooh Shiesty – Shiesty Season

16. "Master P"

G Herbo

"Really Like That"^[23]

Hoodrich Pablo Juan – Designer Dope Boyz

11. "Easter Egg Hunt"
13. "Go Get the Bag" with Banbwoi

Key Glock – Yellow Tape 2

1. "Something Bout Me"
7. "Ambition For Cash"^[24]

Nardo Wick – Who is Nardo Wick?

7. "Lullaby"

2022

Pooh Shiesty – Shiesty Season: Certified

07. "It's Up"

NAV

Single ft. Travis Scott and Lil Baby

Cardi B

Hot Shit ft. Kanye West and Lil Durk

DJ Khaled

LET'S PRAY ft. Don Toliver and Travis Scott

Tha Supreme

c!ao ft. Rondodasosa

Troyman- What's Not To Love?

2023

LUCKI

Bby Pluto

Westside Gunn – And Then You Pray for Me

3. "Kostas" ft. Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine
17. "Steve and Jony" ft. EST Gee

2024

Megan Thee Stallion – Megan

05. "Broke His Heart"

External links

Notes and References

Web site: BMI – Repertoire Search. Repertoire.bmi.com. January 15, 2019.
Drake Tops Billboard Hot 100 With 'God's Plan' & Debuts in Top 10 as Featured on BlocBoy JB's 'Look Alive'. Trust. Gary. February 20, 2018. Billboard. February 20, 2018.
Tay Keith Talks Producing BlocBoy JB's 'Look Alive' & 'Nonstop' For Drake: 'Memphis Definitely Has the Spotlight Now'. Billboard.
Web site: Tay Keith is the 21-year-old Memphis producer who wants to unite his city through music. Thefader.com. March 9, 2018 .
News: BlocBoy JB is now in the running to become America's next top rapper. The Fader. February 27, 2018.
Web site: 2019-06-22 . Tay Keith On Producing Hits For Beyoncé And Drake And His Best Experience Yet . 2022-09-02 . HuffPost . en.
Web site: Lavin . Will . 2020-03-05 . Aitch and AJ Tracey make it 'Rain' on Tay Keith produced new single . 2022-09-02 . NME . en-GB.
McDonald's Taps 'Sicko Mode' Producer Tay Keith For Latest Limited Merch Drop. April 27, 2021. Billboard.
Web site: sourcestaff. December 4, 2018. Tay Keith Celebrates College Graduation and First Number One Record. July 28, 2020. The Source. en-US.
Web site: Tay Keith Shares Footage From Horrific Car Crash. June 23, 2020. HotNewHipHop. January 10, 2019.
Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 1, 2018. September 29, 2018.
New Zealand. single. BlocBoy JB. Look Alive. 4473. September 21, 2018.
Web site: Who Want the Smoke? (feat. Cardi B & Offset) – Single by Lil Yachty on Apple Music. July 6, 2018. May 7, 2020.
New Zealand. single. Travis Scott. Sicko Mode. 4533. September 21, 2018.
Future, Meek Mill, Doe Boy Open Fire on Brooding New Song '100 Shooters'. Rolling Stone. May 6, 2020.
Web site: Moneybagg Yo Recruits Lil Baby for New Track "U Played". Complex. May 6, 2020.
Web site: Gold & Platinum – RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. May 18, 2020.
Web site: Gold & Platinum: Polo G. RIAA. May 22, 2020.
Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Singles . ARIA Charts . https://web.archive.org/web/20200508123433/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesSinglesAccreds2019.htm . 2020-05-08 . May 6, 2020.
Web site: American single certifications – Lil Baby – Never Recover. May 27, 2019. Recording Industry Association of America.
Future Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard. May 6, 2020.
Web site: Gold & Platinum – RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. May 18, 2020.
Web site: G Herbo delivers the new singles "Break Yoself" and "Really Like That". Revolt. Powell. Jon. March 5, 2021. March 5, 2021.
Web site: Grant. Shawn. November 5, 2021. Key Glock Officially Releases 'Yellow Tape 2'. November 7, 2021. The Source. en-US.