Among the most notable DJ’s to ever spin records is DJ Kay Slay. The New York City-native began his music career in 1983 and has since released five albums.

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The current Hot 97 radio host has collaborated with scores of big-time artists and producers throughout his career including Fat Joe, Raekwon, Scarface, The LOX, 50 Cent, Mobb Deep, Craig Mack, Nas, The Diplomants, Eminem, DJ Clue?, Funkmaster Flex, Kid Capri, Cassidy, Bun B, Joe Budden, Killer Mike, Wyclef Jean, Jagged Edge, Ghostface Killah, G-Unit, Memphis Bleek, Game, Fabolous, Obie Trice, Joe, E-40, LL Cool J, David Banner, Lil’ Jon, Twista, Three 6 Mafia, AZ, Shaquille O’Neal, Jae Millz, Busta Rhymes, Yung Joc, Mike Jones, Kool G Rap, and countless others. His long list of collaborations shows the respect artists have for DJ Kay Slay. He dropped a mixtape titled “The Rise Of A City” in January 2014. The tape provides even more hype for what will be DJ Kay Slay’s final album “Rhyme or Die”. He has yet to announce specifics regarding the album but expect it to drop in 2014.

Birth name Keith GraysonRole Disc jockeyName DJ SlayYears active 1983–presentOccupation(s) Disc jockeyGenres Hip hop musicBorn August 14, 1966 (age 49) ( 1966-08-14)Origin New York City, New York, United StatesAssociated acts Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, French Montana, Ghostface Killah, Jim Jones, J.R. Writer, G-Unit, Maino, Papoose, Raekwon, Remy Ma, Ray J, Tony Yayo, Twista, Uncle Murda, VadoRecord labels Streetsweepers Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, E1 Music, Columbia RecordsAlbums More Than Just a DJ, The Streetsweeper - Vol 1, The Streetsweeper - Vol 2, The Champions: North Me, 74 Minutes of DramaProfiles. Keith Grayson (born August 14, 1966), professionally known as DJ Kay Slay, is an American hip hop disc jockey (DJ) from New York City. He was referred to by The New York Times as 'Hip Hop's One-Man Ministry of Insults'. Kay Slay goes by several monikers, namely The Drama King, Dezzy Dez and Slap Your Favorite DJ. He has released four studio albums, The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1, The Streetsweeper, Vol.

2, The Champions: North Meets South (with Greg Street) and More Than Just a DJ. Early lifeKeith Grayson was born August 14, 1966 in New York City, New York. Grayson was originally a prominent graffiti artist., having been featured in the 1983 hip hop documentary, Style Wars.

Off DJ Kay Slay’s upcoming Rhyme Or Die album. In preparation for Kay Slay’s upcoming Rhyme Or Die, he rounds up a few of G-Unit and D-Block’s familiar faces as well as Raheem DeVaughn for the project’s new street single. AraabMUZIK on the beat.

One of Grayson's better known tags was 'Dez'. With decline of the graffiti movement in the late 1980s, Dez began dealing with narcotics and consequently ended up in jail by the late 1980s. Grayson was released from jail in 1990, and claims to have abstained from using drugs ever since.

He is from East River Projects located in east Harlem New York 2003–2009: Streetsweeper seriesDJ Kay Slay released his debut album, The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1, on 20 May 2003. In the summer of 2003, Kay Slay released a single, accompanied by a music video, for a song titled 'Too Much For Me'. The single, which features a chorus sung by then-up-and-coming singer Amerie, also features verses from American rappers Birdman, Nas and Foxy Brown. The song peaked at number 53 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it the DJ's highest charting single to date.

The single's music video includes cameo appearances by Swizz Beatz, N.O.R.E., Raekwon, WC and Lloyd Banks. Although the song was not a major success, its music video was aired on MTV Jams and BET. The 'Too Much For Me' video did not feature Nas (because of Nas' solo projects) or Baby; so Loon was featured instead. This replacement started a feud between Nas and Kay Slay.On March 30, 2004, Kay Slay's second album The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2, was released.

Another single and video were released for 'Who Gives A.Where You From' with Three 6 Mafia, which peaked at number 89 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Kay Slay and the song were featured on the 2004 NFL Street video game.

2010–present: More Than Just a DJ and Rhyme or DieAfter releasing More Than Just a DJ in 2010, Rhyme or Die is scheduled for release in 2015. The album's first two single '60 Second Assassins' featuring Busta Rhymes, Layzie Bone, Twista and Jaz-O and 'The Kings of the Streets' featuring DJ Khaled, DJ Drama, DJ Doo Wop and Fly Nate were released in 2011. In 2013, 'About That Life' featuring Fabolous, T-Pain, Rick Ross, Nelly and French Montana was released as a single from Rhyme or Die.

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It debuted and peaked at #54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it one of Kay Slay's most successful singles to date. In the beginning of 2014, 'Free Again' was released featuring Fat Joe and 50 Cent, which came to a surprise for some seeing as how they had beef before, but have since reconciled.References.