Sexyy Red<\/a> has paid tribute to Tay Keith<\/a>, even as the grief plays out against the backdrop of a legal dispute that was never resolved before his death.<\/p>\n On Friday (June 19), the St. Louis rapper took to Instagram to share a series of photos and videos of herself with Keith in a post, tagging his account and penning an emotional caption with prayer-hand emojis.<\/p>\n “BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT WE BROTHERS BUT NOT RELATED,” she wrote in the caption. “I LOVE YOU BRUDDAAA STILL DA BEST DUO US 5LIFE.”<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n Fans were quick to respond to her tribute by bringing up the lawsuit Keith filed against Red and her record label, Rebel Music, before his death<\/a>, which alleges he was never compensated for producing multiple tracks for her.<\/p>\n “U posting this like u didn\u2019t finesse him,” one IG user wrote while several others asked if the producer was really suing her.<\/p>\n Tay Keith was found dead at his Nashville apartment on Thursday (June 18)<\/a> during a welfare check conducted by Metro Nashville Police Department officers. He was 29. Police confirmed no foul play is suspected, and an autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death.<\/p>\n In addition to Red, several other artists from the hip-hop world expressed their condolences<\/a> for Keith \u2014 such as Glorilla, who wrote: “REAL MEMPHIS LEGEND. RIP SOLDIER” on social media.<\/p>\n Keith and Red had one of hip-hop\u2019s most popular creative partnerships prior to his passing. Keith previously revealed that he reached out to Red on Instagram in 2022, convincing her of her superstar potential.<\/p>\n “People were trolling the s**t out of me,” he told Billboard<\/a>. “It wasn’t much good feedback. It was coming from even people around me, ‘What you doing?’ I saw the potential. That’s as simple as it was, me believing in her.”<\/p>\n That bet paid off. “Pound Town<\/a>,” released January 27, 2023, went viral on TikTok and marked Tay Keith’s first Hot 100 entry as a lead artist, debuting at No. 66. Then “SkeeYee” became a summer anthem and hit No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50.<\/p>\n Tay Keith served as executive producer of Sexyy Red’s 2024 mixtape In Sexyy We Trust, which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200. He had also been working on a full collaboration album with her.<\/p>\n “I feel like we make the best club music right now,” he told Billboard. In a Highsnobiety<\/a> interview, he called her “my sister” and added, “No rap cap, no fake shit. All genuine love.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Sexyy Red Believes That Drake Will ‘Pass The Torch’ to Her<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Sexyy Red Performs at Trump Adviser’s Mar-a-Lago Wedding<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n DDG Declares Sexyy Red ‘Top 5 Rapper of All Time’<\/span><\/p>\n Michael Jackson Child Sex Abuse Accusers Given 2028 Trial Date<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Mase Says He’s ‘So Glad’ That Trump Didn’t Return to NBA Finals: ‘It Messed the Vibe Up’<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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