Tay Keith, Drake And Travis Scott Producer, Dies At 29

Tay Keith, nan hip-hop shaper down hits by Drake, Travis Scott and Beyoncé, has died. He was 29.

Nashville news position WSMV reported that Nashville constabulary recovered Keith, calved Brytavious Chambers, dormant successful his flat connected Thursday afternoon. While nary origin of decease was given, constabulary said that “no foul play is suspected,” and that rule enforcement recovered his assemblage while performing a use check.

Keith, a Memphis native, first recovered fame producing for rapper BlocBoy JB erstwhile they were teenagers. Their collaborations caught Drake’s attention, and Keith produced nan duo’s collaborative 2018 deed “Look Alive,” which deed No. 5 connected nan Hot 100.

He further rocketed to stardom for his activity connected Scott’s chart-topping 2018 deed “Sicko Mode,” which Keith co-produced while still attending Middle Tennessee State University.

Keith would spell connected to nutrient for Beyoncé (on her HBCU homage “Before I Let Go”), Future, Eminem and Lil Nas X, among others. In 2022, he scored different chart-topping azygous pinch Drake and 21 Savage’s azygous “Jimmy Cooks.” More recently, he produced Sexyy Red’s breakthrough singles “Pound Town” and “SkeeYee.” He past posted astir a caller single, Chris Brown’s “Call Your Name,” connected May 7.

Keith was named shaper of nan twelvemonth astatine nan BMI Awards successful 2024, and was nominated for a Grammy for “Sicko Mode.” In 2025, Forbes named him to its “30 Under 30” database pinch his grounds explanation Drumatized.

“We talked everyday,” BlocBoy JB wrote astir his longtime collaborator on Instagram, adding “yeen moreover show maine you was leaving.”