KayGee | |
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![]() KayGee in 2012 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Keir Lamont Gist |
Also known as | DJ Kay Gee |
Born | September 15, 1969 |
Origin | East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Years active | 1986–present |
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Member of | Naughty by Nature |
Website | KayGee on Twitter |
Keir Lamont Gist (born September 15, 1969), professionally known by his stage name KayGee, is an American DJ and record producer from East Orange, New Jersey, best known as a member of hip hop trio Naughty by Nature. He has won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards for Poverty's Paradise.
In the mid-'90s, Gist created his own R&B-oriented record label, Illtown, which was evolved and developed into Divine Mill, [1] where he discovered and signed acts such as Zhané, Next, Jaheim, Tha' Rayne and Koffee Brown.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1995 | Poverty's Paradise | Grammy Award for Best Rap Album | Won | [2] |
" Feel Me Flow" | Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Nominated | ||
1993 | " Hip Hop Hooray" | Nominated | ||
1991 | " O.P.P." | Nominated |
KayGee | |
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![]() KayGee in 2012 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Keir Lamont Gist |
Also known as | DJ Kay Gee |
Born | September 15, 1969 |
Origin | East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genres | |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels |
|
Member of | Naughty by Nature |
Website | KayGee on Twitter |
Keir Lamont Gist (born September 15, 1969), professionally known by his stage name KayGee, is an American DJ and record producer from East Orange, New Jersey, best known as a member of hip hop trio Naughty by Nature. He has won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards for Poverty's Paradise.
In the mid-'90s, Gist created his own R&B-oriented record label, Illtown, which was evolved and developed into Divine Mill, [1] where he discovered and signed acts such as Zhané, Next, Jaheim, Tha' Rayne and Koffee Brown.
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Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1995 | Poverty's Paradise | Grammy Award for Best Rap Album | Won | [2] |
" Feel Me Flow" | Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Nominated | ||
1993 | " Hip Hop Hooray" | Nominated | ||
1991 | " O.P.P." | Nominated |