DJ Kayslay

Coordinates	12°58′0″N77°34′0″N
Name	DJ Kay Slay
Birth name	Keith Grayson
Alias	The Drama King, Dezzy Dez
Background	non_performing_personnel
Born	August 14, 1966 (age 44)
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Occupation	DJ
Years active	1983–present
Label	Streetsweepers
Associated acts	Ray J, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe

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.

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.

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.

Discography

Solo albums

{|class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2" width="200"|Title !colspan="3"|Chart position |- !width="35"|U.S. !width="35"|U.S. R&B; !width="35"|U.S. Rap |- |rowspan="1"|2003 |Streetsweeper Vol. 1

First studio album

Released: May 20, 2003

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Second studio album

Released: March 30, 2004

|align="center"|27 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|* |- |2010 |More Than Just a DJ

Third studio album

Released: February 9, 2010

|align="center"|133 |align="center"|29 |align="center"|10 |- |2011 |Rhyme or Die

Fourth and final studio album

Released: TBA

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Singles

{| class="wikitable" |align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year |align="left" valign="top"|Song |align="center" valign="top" width="40"|U.S. R&B; |align="left" valign="top"|Album |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2003 |align="left" valign="top"|"Too Much for Me" (featuring Nas, Baby, Foxy Brown & Amerie) |align="center" valign="top"|53 |align="left" rowspan="1"|Streetsweeper Vol. 1 |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|2004 |align="left" valign="top"|"Not Your Average Joe" (featuring Fat Joe, Joe Budden & Joe) |align="center" valign="top"|63 |align="left" rowspan="2"|Streetsweeper Vol. 2: The Pain From the Game |- |align="left" valign="top"|"Who Gives A...Where You From" (featuring Three 6 Mafia, Lil Wyte & Frayser Boy) |align="center" valign="top"|89 |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2009 |align="left" valign="top"|"Blockstars" (featuring Yo Gotti, Jim Jones, Busta Rhymes & Ray J) |align="center" valign="top"|— |align="left" rowspan="2"|More Than Just a DJ |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2010 |align="left" valign="top"|"Thug Luv" (featuring Maino, Papoose, Red Cafe & Ray J) |align="center" valign="top"|— |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2011 |align="left" valign="top"|"60 Second Assassins" (featuring Busta Rhymes, Layzie Bone, Twista & Jaz-O) |align="center" valign="top"|— |align="left" rowspan="2"|Rhyme or Die |- |}

References

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

Category:1966 births Category:African American musicians Category:American hip hop musicians Category:Hip hop DJs Category:Mixtape DJs Category:Musicians from New York Category:People from New York City Category:E1 Music artists Category:Living people