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Birth name | Montay Desmond Humphrey [1] |
Also known as | Mickey, Montay |
Born | 4 December 1978 |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Montay Desmond Humphrey (born December 4, 1978), known professionally as DJ Montay, is an American disc jockey, [2] record producer and songwriter, who has worked with artists such as Flo Rida, [3] T-Pain, [4] Akon, Future, and Migos. He has a producer credit on Flo Rida's " Low”, which was one of the most successful singles of the 2000s. [5] DJ Montay has had his productions featured in films such as Step Up 3D, Stomp the Yard, and Norbit.
DJ Montay first came to prominence in 2006 with the hit single " Walk It Out", [6] produced for Unk. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He also produced a remix, which featured Andre 3000, Jim Jones and Big Boi. Shortly after, he produced another hit " 2 Step", the follow-up single from Unk's debut album Beat’n Down Yo Block, distributed by Koch Entertainment. It reached the Billboard top ten, with the remix featuring appearances from artists such as T-Pain, Jim Jones and E-40.
In 2008, DJ Montay produced his number one hit " Low" [7] [8] by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. "Low" was one of the year's biggest songs [9] and earned DJ Montay two Grammy nominations. [10] In 2009, he followed up with " Sugar" [11] [12] for Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon, which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100; "Who the Fuck Is that" [13] by Dolla featuring Akon and T-Pain; "I’d Rather" [14] for Three 6 Mafia, and "Creepin" by Chamillionaire featuring Ludacris.
DJ Montay is credited for " Foolish" [15] by Shawty Lo, which reached No. 20 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart, and "Money Can't Buy" [16] by Ne-Yo featuring Young Jeezy, which reached No. 41 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Other songs include "Mainstream Ratchet" and "So We Can Live" from 2 Chainz's second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time; [17] T.I.'s "Can You Learn" from his Trouble Man [18] album featuring R. Kelly, "Twisted" by Gorilla Zoe featuring Lil Jon; “Oh Yeah” by Plies featuring Chris Brown; and "Everybody Drunk" [19] from Ludacris's Battle of the Sexes album.
His most recent credits include “I Like Dat” by T-Pain featuring Kehlani, which peaked at No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100, [20] and " Walk It Talk It" by Migos featuring Drake, which peaked at No. 10 on the Hot 100. [21]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US | US R&B | US Rap |
CAN |
FRA |
UK | ||||||||
"
I Like Dat" ( T-Pain featuring Kehlani) |
2021 | 97 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"
Money Can't Buy" ( Ne-Yo featuring Young Jeezy) |
2014 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Fiction | ||||
"
Twisted" ( Gorilla Zoe featuring Lil Jon) |
2011 | 77 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | King Kong | ||||
"
Sugar" ( Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon) |
2009 | 5 | 100 | 10 | — | — | — |
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R.O.O.T.S. | ||||
"
Low" ( Flo Rida featuring T-Pain) |
2008 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 2 |
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Mail on Sunday | ||||
"
2 Step" ( DJ Unk) |
2007 | 24 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — |
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Beat'n Down Yo Block! | ||||
"
Walk It Out" ( DJ Unk) |
10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
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Beat'n Down Yo Block! | |||||
"
Foolish" ( Shawty Lo) |
102 | 29 | 13 | — | — | — |
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Units in the City | |||||
"
Who the Fuck Is That?" ( Dolla featuring Akon and T-Pain) |
82 | 42 | 21 | — | — | — |
— |
A Dolla and a Dream | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Type | Award | Result |
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2009 | Grammy Awards | Best Rap Song [10] | Nominated |
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Nominated | ||
BMI Pop Awards | Award Winning Songs | Won | |
2008 | Ozone Awards | Best Producer Award | Nominated |
BMI Urban Awards | Producer of the Year [23] | Nominated |
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DJ Montay | |
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Birth name | Montay Desmond Humphrey [1] |
Also known as | Mickey, Montay |
Born | 4 December 1978 |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) |
|
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels |
|
Website |
www |
Montay Desmond Humphrey (born December 4, 1978), known professionally as DJ Montay, is an American disc jockey, [2] record producer and songwriter, who has worked with artists such as Flo Rida, [3] T-Pain, [4] Akon, Future, and Migos. He has a producer credit on Flo Rida's " Low”, which was one of the most successful singles of the 2000s. [5] DJ Montay has had his productions featured in films such as Step Up 3D, Stomp the Yard, and Norbit.
DJ Montay first came to prominence in 2006 with the hit single " Walk It Out", [6] produced for Unk. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He also produced a remix, which featured Andre 3000, Jim Jones and Big Boi. Shortly after, he produced another hit " 2 Step", the follow-up single from Unk's debut album Beat’n Down Yo Block, distributed by Koch Entertainment. It reached the Billboard top ten, with the remix featuring appearances from artists such as T-Pain, Jim Jones and E-40.
In 2008, DJ Montay produced his number one hit " Low" [7] [8] by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. "Low" was one of the year's biggest songs [9] and earned DJ Montay two Grammy nominations. [10] In 2009, he followed up with " Sugar" [11] [12] for Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon, which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100; "Who the Fuck Is that" [13] by Dolla featuring Akon and T-Pain; "I’d Rather" [14] for Three 6 Mafia, and "Creepin" by Chamillionaire featuring Ludacris.
DJ Montay is credited for " Foolish" [15] by Shawty Lo, which reached No. 20 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart, and "Money Can't Buy" [16] by Ne-Yo featuring Young Jeezy, which reached No. 41 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Other songs include "Mainstream Ratchet" and "So We Can Live" from 2 Chainz's second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time; [17] T.I.'s "Can You Learn" from his Trouble Man [18] album featuring R. Kelly, "Twisted" by Gorilla Zoe featuring Lil Jon; “Oh Yeah” by Plies featuring Chris Brown; and "Everybody Drunk" [19] from Ludacris's Battle of the Sexes album.
His most recent credits include “I Like Dat” by T-Pain featuring Kehlani, which peaked at No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100, [20] and " Walk It Talk It" by Migos featuring Drake, which peaked at No. 10 on the Hot 100. [21]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US | US R&B | US Rap |
CAN |
FRA |
UK | ||||||||
"
I Like Dat" ( T-Pain featuring Kehlani) |
2021 | 97 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"
Money Can't Buy" ( Ne-Yo featuring Young Jeezy) |
2014 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Fiction | ||||
"
Twisted" ( Gorilla Zoe featuring Lil Jon) |
2011 | 77 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | King Kong | ||||
"
Sugar" ( Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon) |
2009 | 5 | 100 | 10 | — | — | — |
|
R.O.O.T.S. | ||||
"
Low" ( Flo Rida featuring T-Pain) |
2008 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 2 |
|
Mail on Sunday | ||||
"
2 Step" ( DJ Unk) |
2007 | 24 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — |
|
Beat'n Down Yo Block! | ||||
"
Walk It Out" ( DJ Unk) |
10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
|
Beat'n Down Yo Block! | |||||
"
Foolish" ( Shawty Lo) |
102 | 29 | 13 | — | — | — |
— |
Units in the City | |||||
"
Who the Fuck Is That?" ( Dolla featuring Akon and T-Pain) |
82 | 42 | 21 | — | — | — |
— |
A Dolla and a Dream | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Type | Award | Result |
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2009 | Grammy Awards | Best Rap Song [10] | Nominated |
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Nominated | ||
BMI Pop Awards | Award Winning Songs | Won | |
2008 | Ozone Awards | Best Producer Award | Nominated |
BMI Urban Awards | Producer of the Year [23] | Nominated |
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