Death: DJ Kay Slay, Age, COVID Update, Meet his wife Buffie Carruth, Health Update

Keith Grayson professionally known as DJ Kay Slay was an American disc jockey (DJ) and record executive from New York City. The New York Times refers to him as “Hip Hop’s One-Man Ministry of Insults.”

The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1, The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2, The Champions: North Meets South (with Greg Street), and More Than Just a DJ are his four studio albums.

New York City History DJ Kay Slay Has Died After The COVID-19 Battle.

DJ Kay Slay, a legendary New York City DJ, and graffiti writer have died, HipHopDX can confirm. The 55-year-old died on Easter Sunday (April 17), four months after being hospitalized with COVID-19, according to renowned Hip Hop promoter Van Silk.

Many of his fan following has twitted showing sympathy for him.

A tweet started making the rounds Sunday night stating, “Legendary NY DJ, DJ Kay Slay has reportedly passed away, according to Wack 100. He was reportedly still recovering after being hospitalized for COVID-19 in December. RIP DJ Kay Slay.”

Kay Slay’s biological brother Kwame Grayson told DX, “He’s definitely not going to die.

Sadly, he didn’t pull through. HipHopDX sends their condolences to DJ Kay Slay’s family and all those who loved him.

DJ Kay Slay Age, Family, and Early Life

Keith Grayson (DJ Kay Slay) was born on 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. One of Grayson’s better-known tags was “Dez”.

dj kay slay family

However, we don’t have any information regarding his exact birthdate, birthplace, and parents. As of now, we don’t have much information regarding his personal life.

DJ Kay Slay Career, What was his profession?

2003–2009: Streetsweeper series

In the summer of 2003, Kay Slay released a single, accompanied by a music video, for a song titled “Too Much For Me”. 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. 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.

Kay Slay and the song were featured on the 2004 NFL Street video game. On March 30, 2004, Kay Slay’s second album The Streetsweeper, Vol.

2010–2022: More Than Just a DJ and Rhyme or Die

The album’s first two singles “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. At the beginning of 2014, “Free Again” was released featuring Fat Joe and 50 Cent, which came as a surprise for some seeing as how they had “beef” before, but have since reconciled. In 2021 Dj Kay Slay released the track “Rolling 110 Deep” which featured 110 hip-hop artists with contributing verses from Ice-T, Shaq, Coke La Rock, KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Ghostface Killah, Roy Jones Jr, Omar Epps, and others.

Which school did he go to?

Currently, we don’t have any information regarding his educational journey.

DJ Kay Slay Wife, What about his relationship?

Dj Kay Slay was a married man and is married to Buffie Carruth. Slay, on the other hand, never shared any information about her and kept the knowledge to himself.

DJ Kay Slay Net Worth, How much does he earn?

The net worth of Dj Kay is around $1.2 million.

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Is he available on any kind of social media platform?

He is seen active on Instagram as djkayslay with 633K+ followers. He is also available on Twitter as @kingdjkayslay with 4k+ followers.

Body Appearance of DJ Kay Slay’s Height, Weight

HeightFeet: N / A
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Hair colorBlack 
Eye colorBlack
WeightKilogram: N / A
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Body typeFit
Sexual orientationStraight

Interesting facts about DJ Kay Slay’s you should be know

NationalityAmerican
EthnicityBlack
Age55 Years
Relationship StatusMarried
SpousesBuffie Carruth

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