{"id":646730,"date":"2026-06-19T06:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/646730\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:41:08","slug":"grammy-nominated-music-producer-tay-keith-who-worked-with-drake-and-travis-scott-dies-aged-29-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/646730\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy-nominated music producer Tay Keith, who worked with Drake and Travis Scott, dies aged 29 | Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Grammy-nominated producer Tay Keith, who worked with Drake, Travis Scott<\/a> and Beyonc\u00e9, has been found dead at his apartment in Nashville, Tennessee aged 29.<\/p>\n

Keith, whose real name was Brytavious Chambers, was discovered at home after police conducted a welfare check on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo foul play is suspected,\u201d the Metro Nashville police department said via X<\/a>, and the cause of death is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n

Keith co-produced two of the biggest songs of 2018, Travis Scott\u2019s Sicko Mode, which reached No 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and Drake\u2019s Nonstop, which came in at No 2 on the same chart in the same year.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Keith also founded music label and creative space Drumatized Music Group, based in Memphis, alongside his manager, Cambrian Strong. The duo were featured together on Forbes\u2019 30 Under 30 Music list in 2024.<\/p>\n

The hip-hop producer received two Grammy award nominations; first in 2019 for Sicko Mode, and second in 2024 for his production on Drake and 21 Savage\u2019s Rich Flex.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Memphis, Keith started producing music aged 14, and he worked with numerous artists during his career, including Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>, Cardi B, Eminem, Future, Lil Nas X and Miley Cyrus.<\/p>\n

He most recently produced Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s 2024 album Megan, Jack Harlow\u2019s single Just Us featuring Doja Cat, and Travis Scott\u2019s single 4\u00d74, both released in 2025.<\/p>\n

One of Keith\u2019s early collaborators, the rapper BlocBoy JB, shared a broken heart emoji on his Instagram stories<\/a> in response to the news. \u201cDamn Cuz You Just Hurt Me Bad,\u201d he wrote, sharing a photo of him and Keith together, followed by a log of phone calls between the two. \u201cWe talked everyday yeen tell me you was leaving,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

Further tributes have been paid by the Memphis music producer Hitkidd<\/a> and Florida-based DJ and record producer DJ Scheme<\/a>.<\/p>\n