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Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, 50 Cent, Fat Joe and many more stars are mourning New York City hip hop icon DJ Kay Slay, who passed away Sunday evening. He was 55. His family confirmed he died after a four-month battle with COVID-19.
Born Keith Grayson, Kay Slay was a radio DJ, music executive, and recording artist who began selling mixtapes in 1993. He dropped his first album, The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1, in 2003, followed by The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2, More Than Just a DJ, The Big Brother, and Hip Hop Frontline. His latest album, The Soul Controller, was released in 2021.
“Thank u @djkayslay for being u,” Snoop Dogg commented on Instagram. “God
