DJ Kay Slay

DJ Kay Slay
Birth name	Keith Grayson
Also known as	The Drama King, Dezzy Dez
Born	August 14, 1966 (1966-08-14) (age 45)
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	East Coast hip hop
Occupations	DJ
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Streetsweepers
Associated acts	Ray J, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo,

DJ Kay Slay (akas: The Drama King, Dezzy Dez, Slap Your Favorite DJ) is an American hip hop deejay. He was referred to by the New York Times as "Hip Hop's One-Man Ministry of Insults". He has sold 350,000 copies of his two official albums.^[1]

Early life

Keith Grayson was originally a prominent graffiti artist. He was featured in the 1983 hip hop documentary Style Wars. With decline of the graffiti movement in the late 1980s, Dez began dealing with narcotics and consequently ended up in jail by the early 1990s.

Streetsweeper albums

Kayslay released his first album, Streetsweeper Vol. 1 on 20 May 2003. In the summer of 2003, Kayslay released a single and music video of his own for a track called "Too Much For Me". It featured rapping from Baby, Nas, and Foxy Brown, and a chorus sung by then relative newcomer, Amerie. There were cameo appearances by Swizz Beatz, N.O.R.E., Raekwon, WC and Lloyd Banks.^{[citation needed]}

Although the song was not a success, its music video was aired on MTV Jams and BET. The Too Much For Me Music 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 Kayslay. On March 30, 2004, Kayslay's second album Streetsweeper Vol. 2 was released. Another single and video were released for "Who Gives A...Where You From" with Three 6 Mafia. Kayslay and the song were featured on the 2004 NFL Street video game.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Solo albums

Year	Title	Chart position[2]
		U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap
2003	Streetsweeper Vol. 1 First studio album Released: May 20, 2003	22	4	*
2004	Streetsweeper Vol. 2: The Pain from the Game Second studio album Released: March 30, 2004	27	10	*
2010	More Than Just a DJ Third studio album Released: February 9, 2010	133	29	10
2011	Rhyme or Die Fourth and final studio album Released: TBA	TBR	TBR	TBR

Singles

Year	Song	U.S. R&B	Album
2003	"Too Much for Me" (featuring Nas, Baby, Foxy Brown & Amerie)	53	Streetsweeper Vol. 1
2004	"Not Your Average Joe" (featuring Fat Joe, Joe Budden & Joe)	63	Streetsweeper Vol. 2: The Pain From the Game
	"Who Gives A...Where You From" (featuring Three 6 Mafia, Lil Wyte & Frayser Boy)	89
2009	"Blockstars" (featuring Yo Gotti, Jim Jones, Busta Rhymes & Ray J)	—	More Than Just a DJ
2010	"Thug Luv" (featuring Maino, Papoose, Red Cafe & Ray J)	—
2011	"60 Second Assassins" (featuring Busta Rhymes, Layzie Bone, Twista & Jaz-O)	—	Rhyme or Die

References

1. ^ DJ Kay Slay and Shaq Seek to Bridge the Gap
2. ^ DJ Kayslay Billboard.com

External links

• DJ Kayslay's Hot 97 web page biography
• DJ Kayslay charts:
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• The information in the personal section is from Circuit City's DJ Kayslay bio [3]

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