Dj Kay Slay has died following COVID 19 battle. He had been in the hospital for the previous four months.
Dj Kay Slay was a popular New York-based disc jockey, musical artist, and executive. He is recognized as the New York Times’ “Hip Hop’s One-Man Ministry of Insults”.
According to HipHop DX, the legendary DJ passed away on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. Get to know all the details surrounding his death.
RIP: Dj Kay Slay Death Cause Was Covid
Dj Kay Slay died on a ventilator battling COVID-19. He was 55 years old at the time of his demise and was hospitalized for the last four months.
His death news was publically confirmed by Hip Hop promoter Van Silk, who has posted a long tribute for the iconic DJ.
Silk wrote: “Hip Hop lost a real gem, My dear brother is gone. I’ve known him since he was 16 years old. He was my little brother.”
“I introduced him to many and we did a lot of things together. We last talked in December because we were finishing up the 200 rolling deep projects. He was gonna do his video part with MC Sha-Rock.”
Slay’s longtime music manager Wack100 had already shared that the DJ was not well suffering from COVID in early January.
Wack100 had posted a picture of the New York DJ writing: “Pray for my brotha @djkayslay It’s not looking good. He might be mad at me for this those that know to Slay but he needs all the support he can get … Been 14 days fighting Covid and he’s just been put on a ventilator. Keep him in your prayers Please.”
On April 14, 2022, Wack100 stated that Slay was still fighting and needed all the prayers he can get. Unfortunately, the DJ could not survive.
Who Was Dj Kay Slay? His Wikipedia
Dj Kay Slay was born on August 14 in the year 1966. His real name is Keith Grayson and had first started his career as a graffiti artist.
He was DJ’ing since 1978 at the age of 12. Some of his famous tracks are Rolling 50 Deep, Rolling 110 Deep, 50 Shot Ya (feat. 50 Cent), Not Your Average Joe, Freestyle (feat. Eminem), Hocus Pocus, and many more.
He has given so many huge albums like The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1, The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2, The Champions: North Meets South (with Greg Street), and More Than Just a DJ.
Dj Kay Slay had a net worth of $6 Million USD, according to the Celebrity Networth.
DJ Kay Slay’s Wife & Family Details
Dj Kay Slay was not married and we do not know about his recent relationship status.
From 2005 to 2006, the DJ dated the model-fitness instructor, Buffie Carruth aka Buffie the Body. She now resides in South Carolina and is married to John Lewis.