Tay Keith, the hip-hop producer behind hits by Drake, Travis Scott and Beyonc\u00e9, has died. He was 29.<\/p>\n
Nashville news station WSMV <\/a>reported that Nashville police found Keith, born Brytavious Chambers, dead in his apartment on Thursday afternoon. While no cause of death was given, police said that \u201cno foul play is suspected,\u201d and that law enforcement found his body while performing a welfare check.<\/p>\n Keith, a Memphis native, first found fame producing for rapper BlocBoy JB when they were teenagers. Their collaborations caught Drake\u2019s attention, and Keith produced the duo\u2019s collaborative 2018 hit \u201cLook Alive,\u201d which hit No. 5 on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n He further rocketed to stardom for his work on Scott\u2019s chart-topping 2018 hit \u201cSicko Mode,\u201d which Keith co-produced while still attending Middle Tennessee State University.<\/p>\n Keith would go on to produce for Beyonc\u00e9 (on her HBCU homage \u201cBefore I Let Go\u201d), Future, Eminem and Lil Nas X, among others. In 2022, he scored another chart-topping single with Drake and 21 Savage\u2019s single \u201cJimmy Cooks.\u201d More recently, he produced Sexyy Red\u2019s breakthrough singles \u201cPound Town\u201d and \u201cSkeeYee.\u201d He last posted about a new single<\/a>, Chris Brown\u2019s \u201cCall Your Name,\u201d on May 7.<\/p>\n Keith was named producer of the year at the BMI Awards in 2024, and was nominated for a Grammy for \u201cSicko Mode.\u201d In 2025, Forbes named him to its \u201c30 Under 30\u201d<\/a> list with his record label Drumatized.<\/p>\n \u201cWe talked everyday,\u201d BlocBoy JB wrote about his longtime collaborator on Instagram<\/a>, adding \u201cyeen even tell me you was leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n