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's 2018 single "

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", which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as

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's " Nonstop",

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's " Look Alive", and

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’s " Not Alike" which peaked at numbers two, five, and 24 on the chart, respectively. His 2023 single, " Pound Town" (with

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) marked his first entry on the chart as a lead artist. On December 15, 2018, Tay Keith earned his bachelor's degree from

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(MTSU) in

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. He was nominated for

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for his work on "Sicko Mode" at the

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. He is signed to publishing deal with

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and is a BMI member.

Early life

Keith was born in South Memphis, Tennessee. When he was around fourteen, he began to make music and publish it to

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and

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. He also had a piano which he used to make songs and remake popular songs. One of the songs he managed to remake was

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's "

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". Keith met fellow American rapper

when he was fourteen, after he moved to

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in North Memphis. The two began making music together shortly afterward.

Career

In 2015, Keith began working with rapper

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on his mixtape, ''Fuck Everybody'', for which he produced the single "Lil Bitch". Keith gained mainstream success in 2018 through producing BlocBoy JB's "

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" (later remixed to "Rover 2.0" featuring

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), "Shoot" and " Look Alive" featuring

, Drake's " Nonstop",

's "

's " Not Alike" featuring

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, and

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and Gunna's " Never Recover" featuring

. In 2019, Keith produced a bonus track, " Before I Let Go", on

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's '' Homecoming: The Live Album''. In 2020, he produced "

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", a single by

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featuring

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. Keith is known for the distinctive

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"Tay Keith, fuck these niggas up!"; he has also used the tag "Tay Keith is too hard".

Personal life

Keith graduated from

in 2018. As of 2020, Keith resided in

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Discography

* ''Fxck the Cash Up'' (2020)

Production discography

Charted singles

Other charted songs

Production credits

2013

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– ''100% Gutta''

* 14. "Still Flexin Membership"

2014

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– ''Real N*gga Bangaz''

* 07. "Stylish"

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– '' 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 Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, singer, and record executive. Rooted in Memphis rap, he released five independent albums—''Youngsta's on a Come Up'' (1996), ''From da Dope ...
– ''2 Federal''

* 03. "Afta While" * 10. "Gang Gang" ft. Blac Youngsta * 15. "No Dealings"

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– ''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

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– ''Shutdafukup''

* 07. "Broke N*ggaz" ft. YKOM

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– ''Glock Bond''

* 09. " Russian Cream"

Moneybagg Yo – ''2 Heartless''

* 06. "Ion Get You" * 09. "Super Fake" * 16. "Back Then"

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– ''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.

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* 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

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– ''Nasty''

* 04. "In The Air" ft. BlocBoy JB * 11. "Transformer" ft. Gnar

Drake – ''Scorpion''

* 02. "Nonstop"

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– ''Rolling Papers 2''

* 10. "Real Rich" ft.

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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"

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– ''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"

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– ''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"

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– ''M3''

* 05. "Money Fiend"

Jaden – ''Erys''

* 08. "Got It"

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– ''Bumps & Bruises''

* 10. "Batman"

Gucci Mane – ''Woptober II''

* 05. "Came from Scratch" ft. Quavo

Hoodrich Pablo Juan – ''Dope Money Violence''

* 11. "Pirate"

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– ''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

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– ''Shiesty Season''

* 16. "Master P"

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* "Really Like That"

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"

Nardo Wick – ''Who is Nardo Wick?''

* 7. "Lullaby"

2022

Pooh Shiesty – ''Shiesty Season: Certified''

* 07. "It's Up"

NAV

* Never Sleep 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

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– ''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" *06. "Right Now"

2025

Travis Scott - 4x4 *01. " 4x4"

Jack Harlow ft. Doja Cat

* Just Us

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Keith, Tay 1996 births Living people Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee Record producers from Tennessee African-American record producers Middle Tennessee State University alumni 21st-century American male musicians American trap musicians 21st-century African-American musicians American hip-hop record producers Southern hip-hop musicians African-American male songwriters