Tay Keith, Producer of Travis Scott’s ‘Sicko Mode’ and Drake’s ‘Nonstop,’ Dies at 29
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- Tay Keith (real name Brytavious Chambers) was found dead Thursday afternoon in his Martin Street apartment in Nashville after officers performed a welfare check, per Nashville police.
- Nashville police stated no foul play is suspected in the 29-year-old's death, with the case unclassified pending autopsy results and no cause of death announced.
- Keith earned a Grammy nomination and produced chart-topping tracks including Travis Scott's 'Sicko Mode' and Drake's 'Nonstop.'
- The producer also collaborated with Eminem, Sexyy Red, and Lil Baby, and co-produced BlocBoy JB's 'Look Alive.'
- Keith co-produced 'Before I Let Go,' a bonus track from Beyoncé's live 'Homecoming' album, rounding out a catalog that spanned the biggest names in contemporary hip-hop and pop.
Why it matters: Keith was 29 — a remarkably young age for a producer whose fingerprints were on some of the defining hip-hop hits of the late 2010s, from 'Sicko Mode' to 'Look Alive.' The cause of death remains unclassified pending autopsy, meaning a formal explanation has yet to be made public for one of Nashville's most commercially successful beatmakers.
