Tay Keith
Birth nameBrytavious Lakeith Chambers
Born (1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 (age 27)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationMiddle Tennessee State University (BS)
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • music programmer
  • songwriter
Years active2012–present
Labels
Websitedoawanted.com

Brytavious Lakeith Chambers (born September 20, 1996), known professionally as Tay Keith, is an American record producer, music programmer, and songwriter.[2] He is best known for co-producing Travis Scott's 2018 single "Sicko Mode", peaking at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as Drake's "Nonstop", BlocBoy JB's "Look Alive", and Eminem’s "Not Alike" which peaked respectively at number 2, 5, and 24 on the Hot 100.[3][4] He is signed to publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and is a BMI member.

On December 15, 2018, Tay Keith earned his bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[5]

He was 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".[6]

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.[3][4]

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.[7]

On March 5, 2020, Aitch released "Rain", a single featuring AJ Tracey; the song was produced by Keith.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

In December 2018, Keith graduated from Middle Tennessee State University, receiving a degree in media management.[10]

In January 2019, Keith was involved in a car crash. He was uninjured after the incident. Keith relocated to Atlanta in 2020.[11]

Discography

Main article: Tay Keith discography

Production discography

Charted singles

List of singles as either producer or co-producer, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released, performing artists and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
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
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[12]
  • IFPI: Gold
  • BPI: Platinum[13]
  • RMNZ: Gold[14]
 Simi
"Rover 2.0"
(BlocBoy JB featuring 21 Savage) 		—[A] 49 — — — — — — — —
"Who Want The Smoke?"[16]
(Lil Yachty featuring Cardi B and Offset) 		—[B] —[C] — — — — — — — — Nuthin' 2 Prove
"Nonstop"
(Drake) 		2 2 2 5 1 5 8 17 10 4
  • BPI: Platinum[13]
  • 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[12]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[13]
  • MC: 9× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[17]
 Astroworld
"Stoopid"
(6ix9ine featuring Bobby Shmurda) 		25 15 14 63 22 — —[D] 25 28 34
  • RIAA: Platinum
 Dummy Boy
"Jumpin on a Jet"
(Future) 		2019 57 26 22 — 84 — — — — —
  • RIAA: Gold
 The Wizrd
"100 Shooters"[19]
(Future featuring Meek Mill and Doe Boy) 		—[E] 39 — — — — — — — —
  • RIAA: Gold
 High Off Life
"U Played"[20]
(Moneybagg Yo featuring Lil Baby) 		2020 53 23 18 — 25 — — — — 73 Time Served
"Go Stupid"
(Polo G, Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa featuring Mike Will Made It) 		60 29 20 — 28 97 —[F] — — —
  • RIAA: Platinum[22]
  • MC: Platinum
 The Goat
"Holiday"
(Lil Nas X) 		37 11 10 42 26 18 — 60 26 23
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • IFPI: Gold
 Non-album single
"Every Chance I Get"
(DJ Khaled featuring Lil Baby and Lil Durk) 		2021 20 6 2 — 25 — — — — 73 Khaled Khaled
"I Did It"
(DJ Khaled featuring Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby and DaBaby) 		43 17 14 99 22 48 — 50 — 53
"Type Shit"
(Migos and Cardi B) 		71 30 — — — — — — — — Culture III
"Over the Top"
(Smiley featuring Drake) 		57 19 15 — 13 73 — — — 97 TBA
"Pound Town 2"
(Sexyy Red featuring Nicki Minaj and Tay Keith) 		2023 66 21 14 — — — — — — — Non-album single

Other charted songs

List of songs as either producer or co-producer, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released, performing artists and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
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 — Kamikaze
"Never Recover"
(Lil Baby, Gunna and Drake) 		15 9 9 — 16 89 —[G] — 46
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[25]
  • MC: Gold
 Drip Harder
"Shine"
(Quavo) 		—[H] — — — — — — — — Quavo Huncho
"Don't Come Out the House"
(Metro Boomin and 21 Savage) 		38 18 18 — — 66 —[I] — 80
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • MC: Gold
 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
[26] 		— — — — — — —
"Before I Let Go"
(Beyoncé) 		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
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • MC: Gold
 Father of Asahd
"Jealous"
(DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, and Big Sean) 		57 26 — 59 54 — —[L] — 37
  • RIAA: Gold
"Mother's Daughter"
(Miley Cyrus) 		54 — — 21 31 22 21 76 29
  • ARIA: Gold
  • ZPAV: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver[13]
 She Is Coming
"Same Thing"
(Lil Baby) 		2020 78 40 — — — — — — — My Turn
"Commercial"
(Lil Baby featuring Lil Uzi Vert) 		23 12 8 — 59 — —[M] — —
"No Sucker"
(Lil Baby and Moneybagg Yo) 		58 30 23 — — — — — —
"Feigning"
(Gunna) 		98 50 — — — — — — — Wunna
"Back Again"
(King Von featuring Prince Dre and Lil Durk) 		—[N] — — — — — — — — Welcome to O'Block
"Movie"
(Megan Thee Stallion featuring Lil Durk) 		—[O] 39 — — — — — — — Good News
"Big Paper"
(DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B) 		2021 84 37 — — — — — — — Khaled Khaled
"Genius"
(Pop Smoke, Lil Tjay and Swae Lee) 		—[P] 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

2014

PnB Rock – Real N*gga Bangaz

Damso – Publie Partage Promo

2015

T-Wayne – Who Is Rickey Wayne?

2016

Blac Youngsta – Young & Reckless

BlocBoy JB – Who Am I

Blac Youngsta – Fuck Everybody

BlocBoy JB – No Chorus, Pt. 7

Moneybagg Yo & Yo Gotti – 2 Federal

Project Pat – Street God 4

BlocBoy JB – Who Am I 2

2017

Moneybagg Yo – Heartless

Blac Youngsta – Illuminati

BlocBoy JB – Loco

Blac Youngsta – I'm Innocent

BlocBoy JB – Who Am I 3

Moneybagg Yo – Federal 3X

BlocBoy JB – The Purple M&M

Doe Boy – In Freebandz We Trust 2

Starlito – Funerals & Court Dates 2

Starlito – Starlito's Way 4: GhettOut

2018

Juicy J – Shutdafukup

Key Glock – Glock Bond

Moneybagg Yo – 2 Heartless

Xavier Wulf – East Memphis Maniac

Blac Youngsta – 223

BlocBoy JB – Simi

Lil Baby – Harder Than Ever

Rico Nasty – Nasty

Drake – Scorpion

Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers 2

Moneybagg Yo – Bet On Me

Travis Scott – Astroworld

Blac Youngsta – Fuck Everybody 2

Eminem – Kamikaze

Lil Baby and Gunna – Drip Harder

Quavo – Quavo Huncho

Lil Yachty – Nuthin' 2 Prove

BlocBoy JB – Don't Think That

Metro Boomin – Not All Heroes Wear Capes

Moneybagg Yo – Reset

Tee Grizzley – Still My Moment

Key Glock – Glockoma

6ix9ine – Dummy Boy

Meek Mill – Championships

2019

Future – The Wizrd

Nav – Bad Habits

Beyoncé – Homecoming: The Live Album

DJ Khaled – Father of Asahd

Moneybagg Yo – 43va Heartless

Denzel Curry – Zuu

Miley Cyrus – She is Coming

BlocBoy JB – I Am Me

Gucci Mane – Delusions of Granduer

ILoveMakonnen – M3

Jaden – Erys

Ugly God – Bumps & Bruises

Gucci Mane – Woptober II

Hoodrich Pablo Juan – Dope Money Violence

Flipp Dinero – Love for Guala

Troyman – Rhythm + Flow Soundtrack: The Final Episode

2020

Moneybagg Yo – Time Served

Yo Gotti – Untrapped

Marlo – 1st & 3rd

Lil Baby – My Turn

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

Jackboy – Jackboy

Nav – Brown Boy 2

Polo G – The Goat

Future – High Off Life

Gunna – Wunna

2021

Pooh Shiesty – Shiesty Season

G Herbo

Hoodrich Pablo Juan – Designer Dope Boyz

Key Glock – Yellow Tape 2

Nardo Wick – Who is Nardo Wick?

2022

Pooh Shiesty – Shiesty Season: Certified

NAV

Cardi B

DJ Khaled

tha Supreme

2023

LUCKI

Westside Gunn - And Then You Pray for Me

Notes

  1. ^ "Rover 2.0" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[15]
  2. ^ "Who Want The Smoke?" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Stoopid" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[18]
  5. ^ "100 Shooters" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  6. ^ "Go Stupid" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number 16 on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
  7. ^ "Never Recover" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
  8. ^ "Shine" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Promise U That" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  11. ^ "Wish Wish" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number 14 on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
  12. ^ "Never Recover" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number eight on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
  13. ^ "Commercial" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart, but did peak at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles chart.
  14. ^ "Back Again" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[27]
  15. ^ "Movie" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[28]
  16. ^ "Genius" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

References

  1. ^ "Behind Tay Keith's Transition from Producer to Executive". Forbes.
  2. ^ "BMI – Repertoire Search". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b "Tay Keith Talks Producing BlocBoy JB's 'Look Alive' & 'Nonstop' For Drake: 'Memphis Definitely Has the Spotlight Now'". Billboard.
  5. ^ a b "BlocBoy JB is now in the running to become America's next top rapper". The Fader. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Tay Keith is the 21-year-old Memphis producer who wants to unite his city through music". Thefader.com. March 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tay Keith On Producing Hits For Beyoncé And Drake And His Best Experience Yet". HuffPost. June 22, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Lavin, Will (March 5, 2020). "Aitch and AJ Tracey make it 'Rain' on Tay Keith produced new single". NME. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "McDonald's Taps 'Sicko Mode' Producer Tay Keith For Latest Limited Merch Drop". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  10. ^ sourcestaff (December 4, 2018). "Tay Keith Celebrates College Graduation and First Number One Record". The Source. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "Tay Keith Shares Footage From Horrific Car Crash". HotNewHipHop. January 10, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 1, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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  14. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – BlocBoy JB – Look Alive". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  15. ^ "21 Savage Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  16. ^ "Who Want the Smoke? (feat. Cardi B & Offset) – Single by Lil Yachty on Apple Music". July 6, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  17. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Travis Scott – Sicko Mode". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  18. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  19. ^ "Future, Meek Mill, Doe Boy Open Fire on Brooding New Song '100 Shooters'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  20. ^ "Moneybagg Yo Recruits Lil Baby for New Track "U Played"". Complex. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  21. ^ "Gold & Platinum – RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  22. ^ "Gold & Platinum: Polo G". RIAA. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  23. ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum – RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Singles". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  25. ^ "American single certifications – Lil Baby – Never Recover". Recording Industry Association of America. May 27, 2019.
  26. ^ "Future Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  27. ^ "King Von — Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  28. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  29. ^ Powell, Jon (March 5, 2021). "G Herbo delivers the new singles "Break Yoself" and "Really Like That"". Revolt. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  30. ^ Grant, Shawn (November 5, 2021). "Key Glock Officially Releases 'Yellow Tape 2'". The Source. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

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