The Grammy-nominated producer Tay Keith, who worked with Drake, Travis Scott and Beyoncé, has been found dead at his apartment in Nashville, Tennessee aged 29.
Keith, whose real name was Brytavious Chambers, was discovered at home after police conducted a welfare check on Thursday afternoon.
“No foul play is suspected,” the Metro Nashville police department said via X, and the cause of death is yet to be determined.
Keith co-produced two of the biggest songs of 2018, Travis Scott’s Sicko Mode, which reached No 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and Drake’s Nonstop, which came in at No 2 on the same chart in the same year.
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’ 30 Under 30 Music list in 2024.
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’s Rich Flex.
Born and raised in Memphis, Keith started producing music aged 14, and he worked with numerous artists during his career, including Beyoncé, Cardi B, Eminem, Future, Lil Nas X and Miley Cyrus.
He most recently produced Megan Thee Stallion’s 2024 album Megan, Jack Harlow’s single Just Us featuring Doja Cat, and Travis Scott’s single 4×4, both released in 2025.
One of Keith’s early collaborators, the rapper BlocBoy JB, shared a broken heart emoji on his Instagram stories in response to the news. “Damn Cuz You Just Hurt Me Bad,” he wrote, sharing a photo of him and Keith together, followed by a log of phone calls between the two. “We talked everyday yeen tell me you was leaving,” he wrote.
Further tributes have been paid by the Memphis music producer Hitkidd and Florida-based DJ and record producer DJ Scheme.
