Music producer Tay Keith who worked with Travis Scott and Drake dies aged 29

Grammy-nominated producer Tay Keith has died at the age of 29.

The hip-hop star, who was behind Travis Scott’s Sicko Mode and Drake’s Nonstop, was found dead at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday during a police welfare check.

The Metro Nashville police department has said that ‘no foul play is suspected’, and the cause of death is yet to be determined.

Keith has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Beyonce and Cardi B.

In 2018, he co-produced two of the biggest songs including 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, he 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.

Throughout his career, Keith received two Grammy award nominations, the first of which came in 2019 for Sicko Mode and the 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.

Alongside Drake and Beyonce, he has also worked with numerous other artists, including 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 of which were released in 2025.

Taking to Instagram, rapper BlocBoy JB – who was one of Keith’s early collaborators – shared a photo of the pair with the caption: ‘Damn Cuz You Just Hurt Me Bad’ with a heart broken emoji.

He also shared a log of phone calls between the pair and added: ‘We talked everyday yeen tell me you was leaving.’

Further tributes have been paid by Memphis music producer Hitkidd and Florida-based DJ and producer DJ Scheme.

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