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.
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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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| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1986–present |
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| Member of | Naughty by Nature |
| Website | KayGee on Twitter |
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.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Independent Leaders (1989)
- Naughty by Nature (1991)
- 19 Naughty III (1993)
- Poverty's Paradise (1995)
- Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury (1999)
- Anthem Inc. (2011)
Selected production discography
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Track(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Queen Latifah | Nature of a Sista' | Latifah's Had It Up to Here; One Mo' Time |
| D-Nice | To tha Rescue | Time to Flow/ Time to Flow (Remix) [feat. Naughty By Nature] | |
| Naughty By Nature | Juice (soundtrack) | Uptown Anthem | |
| 1992 | Eazy-E | 5150: Home 4 tha Sick | Only If You Want It |
| 1993 | Naughty By Nature | Poetic Justice (soundtrack) | Poor Man's Poetry |
| Da Youngsta's | The Aftermath | Handle This | |
| Crewz Pop (feat. Naughty By Nature) | |||
| Run-DMC | Down with the King | Hit 'Em Hard | |
| Rottin Razkals | Roll wit the Flava | Enough Is Enough | |
| Naughty By Nature | Bring It On | ||
| Queen Latifah | Black Reign | No Work; Summer Love; U.N.I.T.Y. | |
| 1994 | Zhané | Pronounced Jah-Nay | Album except 9, 12
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| Kronic | Da 4 Foot Attack EP
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Carry On | |
| 1995 | Rottin Razkals | Rottin ta da Core | Album
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| Michael Jackson | Scream 12" | Scream (Naughty Edit) | |
| Miilkbone | Da' Miilkrate | Set It Off; Where's da Party At? | |
| Shabba Ranks | A Mi Shabba | Ice Cream Love | |
| 1996 | Eazy-E | Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton | Nutz on Ya Chin; Hit the Hookah |
| Aaliyah | One in a Million | A Girl Like You (feat. Treach) | |
| Sunset Park (soundtrack) | Are You Ready? | ||
| Monica | The Nutty Professor (soundtrack) | Ain't Nobody (feat. Treach) | |
| The Almighty RSO | Doomsday: Forever RSO | Keep Alive | |
| 1997 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Life After Death | Missin' U (feat. 112) |
| Naughty By Nature | Nothing to Lose (soundtrack) | Nothin' to Lose (Naughty Live) | |
| Zhane | Saturday Night | Request Line; So Badd; Crush; Last Chance; Good Times | |
| Next | Rated Next | Most of album
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| 1998 | Deborah Cox | One Wish | It's Over Now; September (Remix) |
| Next | Why Do Fools Fall in Love (soundtrack) | Splash | |
| Queen Latifah | Order in the Court | Black on Black Love; Life | |
| Next & Big Pun | Slam (soundtrack) | Sex, Money & Thugs |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "The History of Producer Kay Gee's Divine Mill Record Label – From Jaheim to Next and Beyond – YouKnowIGotSoul.com". www.youknowigotsoul.com. October 25, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Kier "KG" Gist". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
External links
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