Keith Grayson, better known as DJ Kay Slay, was a New York City-based disc jockey and record executive.
The New York Times describes him as Hip Hop’s One-Man Ministry of Insults.
The news of DJ Kay Slay’s death first spread on social media, with just a tweet.
DJ Kay Slay died on Easter Sunday, four months after being hospitalized with COVID-19. As the news broke, fans and friends paid homage to the late figure, with many renowned faces lamenting the DJ’s loss.
DJ Kay Slay COVID: What happened to DJ Kay Slay?
On Easter Sunday, DJ Kay Slay died at the age of 55.
According to his acquaintances, his death comes four months after the late celebrity was originally diagnosed with COVID-19.
Other credible sources confirmed the death of the New York City DJ and graffiti artist to the same outlet, saying that the world had lost a truly committed individual to the culture of Hip Hop.
