NEW YORK (AP) — Pioneering hip hop artist Keith Grayson, who carried out as DJ Kay Slay and labored with high stars, has died of problems from COVID-19.
Grayson’s demise at age 55 on Sunday was confirmed by his household in a assertion launched by New York radio station HOT 97, the place he hosted “The Drama Hour” for greater than 20 years.
“A dominant determine in hip hop tradition with thousands and thousands of followers worldwide, DJ Kay Slay will probably be remembered for his ardour and excellence with a legacy that can transcend generations,” the household assertion stated.
Grayson grew up in Harlem, immersed in New York Metropolis’s early hip hop scene. He acquired his begin as a teenage graffiti artist and was featured within the 1983 hip hop documentary “Fashion Wars.”
He started promoting bootleg mixtapes on avenue corners within the early ’90s and launched his first studio album, “The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1,” in Might 2003. Grayson launched a number of extra albums and labored with the likes of Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes.
“Sizzling 97 is shocked and saddened by the lack of our beloved DJ Kay Slay,” the station stated in an announcement.
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