Who was
DJ Kay Slay ?
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NEW York City DJ and legendary graffiti artist DJ Kay Slay has passed away on Easter Sunday.
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The news comes just four months after it was revealed he was hospitalised with Covid-19 back in January 2022.
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Keith Grayson, better known as DJ Kay Slay was an American DJ and record executive.
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Born on August 14, 1966 in New York City,
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Grayson began his career as a prominent graffiti artist,
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And was even featured in a 1983 hip hop documentary, Style Wars.
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By the early 2000s, he started his music career, releasing his debut album, The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1, on May 20, 2003.
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The artist was referred to by The New York Times as "Hip Hop's One-Man Ministry of Insults".
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In January this year, Wack 100 revealed that the star was hospitalised due to Covid-19
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Since December 2021 and had been placed on a ventilator to assist with his breathing.
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DJ Kay Slay passed away age 55 on Easter Sunday