Taymor Travon McIntyre, popularly known as “Tay-K,” or “Tay-K 47,” is an American rapper and songwriter
Tay-K 47
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Jun 16, 2000
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: June 16, 2000
- Nationality: American
- Famous: Black Singers, Lyricists & Songwriters, Singers, Rappers
- Group of people: Black Men
- City/State: California
- Known as: Taymor Travon McIntyre, Tay-K
- Universities:
- James Martin High School
Tay-K 47 born at
Long Beach, California
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Birth Place
Tay-K has always been connected with crimes and murders. He had witnessed the murder of 20-year-old Sara Mutschlechner by Eric Johnson, also known as “Santana Sage.”
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Personal Life
The accused confessed to the crime and was sent to jail for 44 years. Tay-K was not charged in the case.
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Personal Life
In July 2016, Tay-K was charged with the murder of Ethan Walker. He, along with Megan Holt and Ariana Bharrat, had reportedly planned to rob Walker, and in the process, Ethan was shot dead.
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Personal Life
Tay-K was born on June 16, 2000, in Long Beach, California. His father, Kevin Beverly, was a member of the ‘Baby Insane Crip Gang,’ a street gang in Long Beach.
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Childhood & Early Life
While his father was in prison, his mother moved Tay-K to Las Vegas, Nevada. Her mother was also a member of the ‘Baby Insane Crip.’
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Childhood & Early Life
After being released from jail, his father moved the family to Arlington, Texas, to provide them a better environment. He also has a sister.
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Childhood & Early Life
Tay-K attended ‘Martin High School.’ He once confessed in an interview that his parents had not given him much support and that he had to mostly take care of himself.
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Childhood & Early Life
Tay-K 47 started rapping in his early teens. With his home environment being anything but normal, Tay-K focused on music, idolizing artists such as Soulja Boy and Chief Keef.
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Early Career
He joined a rap group named ‘Daytona Boyz’ and started performing at local events and parties. The other members of the group were Pimpyz and Santana Sage (Eric Johnson).
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Early Career
The group released their first track, ‘Drift,’ on ‘SoundCloud’ in 2014. After releasing a number of tracks without any success, the group stuck to performing at various events to attract a larger audience.
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Early Career
In 2015, Tay-K made his solo debut with the song ‘BIFF XANNEN.’ It was released on his ‘SoundCloud’ account.
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Career
His second single, ‘Sly Cooper,’ was released in 2015 but only garnered the attention of the local listeners of Arlington. The song ‘Megaman’ was released on his ‘SoundCloud’ account in 2016, along with a few other tracks.
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The song became quite popular, especially after he was arrested for murder. His most popular song to date has been ‘The Race,’ which was released while he was on the run from the police.
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The song received more than a hundred million “views” on ‘YouTube’ and debuted at number 70 on the ‘US Billboard Hot 100’ chart. It eventually peaked at number 44 on the ‘US Hot 100’ chart.
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The song reached number 17 on the ‘Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs’ chart. It also received more than four million spins on ‘SoundCloud.’
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