Music producer Tay Keith, the Grammy-nominated hitmaker behind some of the biggest songs of the last decade, has died at just 29 years old.
The producer, whose real name was Brytavious Chambers, was found unresponsive inside his Nashville apartment on Thursday afternoon, according to police.
Officers with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department reportedly discovered Keith during a welfare check at his Martin Street home.
Police said no foul play is suspected.
His cause of death has not yet been released and is pending autopsy results.
Keith was a Tennessee native who rose from local producer to one of the most in-demand names in hip-hop and pop music. His sound helped shape major hits for stars including Drake, Travis Scott, Beyoncé, 21 Savage and Sexyy Red.
He scored four No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 during his career, including Travis Scott’s massive 2018 hit “Sicko Mode” and Drake’s 2023 chart-topper “First Person Shooter.”
Keith earned a Grammy nomination in 2019 for his work on “Sicko Mode,” a song he helped produce while he was still a student at Middle Tennessee State University.
He received another Grammy nomination in 2024 for “Rich Flex,” the Drake and 21 Savage collaboration that became another monster hit.
Keith also worked closely with rapper Sexyy Red, producing tracks including “Get It Sexxy” and “Pound Town.”
His sudden death has stunned the music world, where he was known as one of the young producers who helped define the sound of modern rap.
Keith was only 29.
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