Brytavious Lakeith Chambers (born September 20, 1996), known professionally as Tay Keith, is an American record producer and songwriter.[1] He is best known for co-producing Travis Scott's 2018 single "Sicko Mode", peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, BlocBoy JB's "Look Alive", peaking at number 5 on the Hot 100, and Drake's "Nonstop", peaking at number two.[2][3] He is signed to publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and is a BMI member.
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Birth name | Brytavious Lakeith Chambers |
Born | (1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 (age 26) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Website | doawanted |
On December 15, 2018, Tay Keith earned his bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[4]
He was nominated for Best Rap Song for his work on "Sicko Mode" at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
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".[5]
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.[4]
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.[2][3]
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.[6]
On March 5, 2020, Aitch released "Rain", a single featuring AJ Tracey; the song was produced by Keith.[7]
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]
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.[10]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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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 | Simi | |
"Rover 2.0" (BlocBoy JB featuring 21 Savage) |
—[upper-alpha 1] | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Who Want The Smoke?"[15] (Lil Yachty featuring Cardi B and Offset) |
—[upper-alpha 2] | —[upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nuthin' 2 Prove | ||
"Nonstop" (Drake) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
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Scorpion | |
"Sicko Mode" (Travis Scott featuring Drake) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 9 | Astroworld | ||
"Stoopid" (6ix9ine featuring Bobby Shmurda) |
25 | 15 | 14 | 63 | 22 | — | —[upper-alpha 4] | 25 | 28 | 34 |
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Dummy Boy | |
"Jumpin on a Jet" (Future) |
2019 | 57 | 26 | 22 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Wizrd |
"100 Shooters"[18] (Future featuring Meek Mill and Doe Boy) |
—[upper-alpha 5] | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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High Off Life | |
"U Played"[19] (Moneybagg Yo featuring Lil Baby) |
2020 | 53 | 23 | 18 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 73 |
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Time Served |
"Go Stupid" (Polo G, Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa featuring Mike Will Made It) |
60 | 29 | 20 | — | 28 | 97 | —[upper-alpha 6] | — | — | — |
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The Goat | |
"Holiday" (Lil Nas X) |
37 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 26 | 18 | — | 60 | 26 | 23 |
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Non-album single | |
"Every Chance I Get" (DJ Khaled featuring Lil Baby and Lil Durk) |
2021 | 20 | 6 | 2 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 73 |
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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 | ||
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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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 | —[upper-alpha 7] | — | 46 |
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Drip Harder | |||
"Shine" (Quavo) |
—[upper-alpha 8] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Quavo Huncho | ||||
"Don't Come Out the House" (Metro Boomin and 21 Savage) |
38 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 66 | —[upper-alpha 9] | — | 80 |
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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) |
—[upper-alpha 10] | 49 [25] |
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"Before I Let Go" (Beyonce) |
65 | 24 | — | — | — | 71 | — | 73 | 77 | Homecoming: The Live Album | ||||
"Wish Wish" (DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B & 21 Savage) |
19 | 8 | 6 | 88 | 28 | — | —[upper-alpha 11] | — | 81 |
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Father of Asahd | |||
"Jealous" (DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, and Big Sean) |
57 | 26 | — | 59 | 54 | — | —[upper-alpha 12] | — | 37 |
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"Mother's Daughter" (Miley Cyrus) |
54 | — | — | 21 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 76 | 29 |
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She Is Coming | |||
"Same Thing" (Lil Baby) |
2020 | 78 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Turn | |||
"Commercial" (Lil Baby featuring Lil Uzi Vert) |
23 | 12 | 8 | — | 59 | — | —[upper-alpha 13] | — | — |
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"No Sucker" (Lil Baby and Moneybagg Yo) |
58 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Feigning" (Gunna) |
98 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wunna | ||||
"Back Again" (King Von featuring Prince Dre and Lil Durk) |
—[upper-alpha 14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Welcome to O'Block | ||||
"Movie" (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Lil Durk) |
—[upper-alpha 15] | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good News | ||||
"Big Paper" (DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B) |
2021 | 84 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Khaled Khaled | |||
"Genius" (Pop Smoke, Lil Tjay and Swae Lee) |
—[upper-alpha 16] | 46 | — | 72 | 54 | — | — | — | — | Faith | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Lil B – 100% Gutta
PnB Rock – Real N*gga Bangaz
Damso – Publie Partage Promo
T-Wayne – Who Is Rickey Wayne?
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
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
Juicy J – Shutdafukup
Key Glock – Glock Bond
Moneybagg Yo – 2 Heartless
Xavier Wulf – East Memphis Maniac
Blac Youngsta – 223
Rico Nasty – Nasty
Drake – Scorpion
Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers 2
Moneybagg Yo – Bet On Me
Blac Youngsta – Fuck Everybody 2
Lil Baby and Gunna – Drip Harder
BlocBoy JB – Don't Think That
Metro Boomin – Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Moneybagg Yo – Reset
Tee Grizzley – Still My Moment
Key Glock – Glockoma
Beyoncé – Homecoming: The Live Album
Moneybagg Yo – 43va Heartless
BlocBoy JB – I Am Me
Gucci Mane – Delusions of Granduer
ILoveMakonnen – M3
Ugly God – Bumps & Bruises
Gucci Mane – Woptober II
Hoodrich Pablo Juan – Dope Money Violence
Troyman – Rhythm + Flow Soundtrack: The Final Episode
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
G Herbo
Hoodrich Pablo Juan – Designer Dope Boyz
Key Glock – Yellow Tape 2
Nardo Wick – Who is Nardo Wick?
Pooh Shiesty – Shiesty Season: Certified