Montay Desmond Humphrey (born December 4, 1978), known professionally as DJ Montay, is an American disc jockey,[2] Diamond certified, Grammy Award-nominated record producer and songwriter, who has worked with artists such as Flo Rida,[3] T-Pain,[4] Akon, Future, and Migos. He has a producer credit on Flo Rida's "Low”, which was one of the most successful singles of the 2000s.[5] DJ Montay has had his productions featured on films such as Step Up 3D, Stomp The Yard, and Norbit.
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Birth name | Montay Desmond Humphrey[1] |
Also known as | Mickey, Montay |
Born | (1978-04-12) 12 April 1978 (age 44) |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Website | www |
DJ Montay first came to prominence in 2006 with the hit single "Walk It Out,"[6] produced for Unk. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He also produced a remix, which featured Andre 3000, Unk, Jim Jones and Big Boi. Shortly after, he produced another hit "2 Step," the follow-up single from Unk's debut album "Beat’n Down Yo Block" distributed by Koch Entertainment. It reached the Billboard Top Ten, with the remix featuring appearances from artists such as T-Pain, Jim Jones and E-40.
In 2008, DJ Montay produced his number one smash hit "Low"[7][8] by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. "Low" was one of the year's biggest songs[9] and earned DJ Montay two Grammy nominations.[10] In 2009, he followed up with "Sugar"[11][12] for Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon, which peaked at number 5 in the Billboard Hot 100; "Who the Fuck is that"[13] by Dolla featuring Akon and T-Pain; "I’d Rather"[14] for the Academy Award-winning group Three 6 Mafia; and "Creepin" by Chamillionaire featuring Ludacris.
DJ Montay is credited for "Foolish"[15] by Shawty Lo, which reached 20 on the Billboard Radio Songs; "Money Can’t Buy"[16] by Ne-Yo featuring Young Jeezy, which reached 41 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Other songs include "Mainstream Ratchet" and "So We Can Live" from 2 Chainz's second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time;[17] T.I.'s "Can You Learn" from his "Trouble Man"[18] album featuring R. Kelly "Twisted" by Gorilla Zoe featuring Lil Jon; “Oh Yeah” by Plies featuring Chris Brown; and "Everybody Drunk"[19] from Ludacris's "Battle of the Sexes" album.
His most recent credits include “I Like Dat” by T-Pain featuring Kehlani, which peaked at 97 on the Billboard Hot 100,[20] and Walk It Talk It by Migos featuring Drake, which reached also peaked at 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.[21]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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"I Like Dat" (T-Pain featuring Kehlani) |
2021 | 97 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Money Can't Buy" (Ne-Yo featuring Young Jeezy) |
2014 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Fiction | ||||
"Twisted" (Gorilla Zoe featuring Lil Jon) |
2011 | 77 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | King Kong | ||||
"Sugar" (Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon) |
2009 | 5 | 100 | 10 | — | — | — |
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R.O.O.T.S. | ||||
"Low" (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain) |
2008 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 2 |
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Mail on Sunday | ||||
"2 Step" (DJ Unk) |
2007 | 24 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — |
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Beat'n Down Yo Block! | ||||
"Walk It Out" (DJ Unk) |
10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
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Beat'n Down Yo Block! | |||||
"Foolish" (Shawty Lo) |
102 | 29 | 13 | — | — | — |
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Units in the City | |||||
"Who the Fuck Is That?" (Dolla featuring Akon and T-Pain) |
82 | 42 | 21 | — | — | — |
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A Dolla and a Dream | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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2009 | Grammy Awards | Best Rap Song[10] | Nominated |
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Nominated | ||
BMI Pop Awards | Award Winning Songs | Won | |
2008 | Ozone Awards | Best Producer Award | Nominated |
BMI Urban Awards | Producer of the Year[23] | Nominated |
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