DJ Kayslay
DJ Kayslay ( born August 16, 1966, the name Keith Grayson ) is an American DJ and radio presenter from the district of Harlem in New York. He is also known under the pseudonyms The Drama King Kay Slay and as a graffiti artist under dec.
Career
Kay Slay grew up with his grandparents in El Barrio in East Harlem. The late seventies, Grayson began to paint under the pseudonym Deezy December Graffiti in New York. At this time the new style of music hip-hop evolved in New York. Under his pseudonym December Grayson is represented, among others, in the film Style Wars and in the graffiti book Subway Art.
Grayson looked at Roddy Woodson, with whom he was friends for the first time how to deal with turntables and amplifiers. Kayslay began DJing under the name DJ KG. After the musicians had retired some time later from the music business, he changed his pseudonym DJ Kay Slay, had taken over as first pseudonym in the meantime, the Naughty -By -Nature - member DJ Kay Gee Grayson.
DJ Kay Slay learned hip-hop pioneers such as Grandmaster Flash know. End of the eighties Grayson was due to high consumption of cocaine and angel dust for some time in jail.
Between 1993 and 1994 DJ Kayslay began with the production of mixtapes. Here, the musicians used actual songs, which he changed from using turntable tricks. 1999 Kayslay mixtape received the award, which had been founded by Justo Faison. Faison invited Kayslay 1999 to the awards ceremony. This did not mean that he is one of the award winners and was so surprised at the award ceremony. This is a close relationship between Grayson and Faison, who died at the age of 36 in a car accident developed.
Kay Slay hosted the weekly Mixshow Street Sweeper Radio. This takes four hours and is sent via Eminem and Paul Rosenberg's station Shade 45. When New York hip-hop station Hot 97, he hosts the programs " The drama hour" and " Takin 'it to the streets". In Germany he is known among other things for his role as host on the mixtape Airmax Muzik rapper Fler.
Discography (selection)
- 2003: Street Sweeper Vol 1
- 2004: Street Sweeper Vol 2: The Pain from the Game
- 2005: The Champions: The North Meets the South ( with Greg Street )
- 2007: The Soul Controller
- 2010: More Than Just a DJ