Taymor Travon McIntyre is an American rapper who is known to the public under the stage name Tay-K. The rapper gained wide popularity after the presentation of the composition The Race. She topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
The black guy has a very stormy biography. Tay-K reads about crime, drugs, murders, gunfights. And the most interesting thing is that in his tracks the rapper talks about realistic, not fictional stories.
The singer's track The Race was recognized by The Fader magazine as the main hit of 2017. Many assumed that after the release of the song, Kay would face the death penalty. Even in 2020, in spite of the enemies, he feels great.
The childhood and youth of Taymor Travon McIntyre
Taymor Travon McIntyre (real name of the American rapper) was born on June 16, 2000 in Long Beach, California. The parents of the future star were part of the large American criminal community "Cripples".
The community still exists today. Most of the “parishioners” are black. His descendants were often popular rap artists. At one time, Snoop Dogg was a member of the organization.
Crips (from the English "cripples", "lame") - the largest and criminal community in America, consisting mainly of African Americans. According to various sources, in 2020 the number of the organization is about 135 thousand people. A distinctive sign of the participants is the wearing of bandanas.
Despite having a living father, Taymor barely saw him. The head of the family spent most of his life in places of deprivation of liberty. The guy grew up as a very difficult child who did not want to go to school.
Creation of the Daytona Boyz collective
Soon the black hooligan was expelled from the educational institution. Spending a lot of time on the street, Taymor met the guys who became his colleagues Daytona Boyz. At the time of recording the first track, the young man was barely 14 years old.
The Daytona Boyz did not last long. Despite this, the musicians enjoyed great popularity in narrow circles. The team performed in local nightclubs and on the street.
After the next concert, the team members traveled around the area and got acquainted with liberated girls. The result of one of these evenings turned out to be sad - the senior member of the team, who was driving, fired a pistol at a student and shot her in the head. As a result, the death of a girl and 44 years in prison. The second member of the group also went to prison, but his term was much shorter. Tay-K was saved only by the fact that he was sitting in the back seat, so he got off with only a verbal warning.
In March 2016, the rapper presented his solo composition Megaman, then joined another rap group. However, here the performer did not stay long. Members of the group committed a robbery, and then a premeditated murder. At that time, Taymor was only 16 years old, and he was placed under house arrest.
The life of crime of rapper Tay Kay
On July 25, 2016, three girls entered the house where there were young people - Zachary Beloat and Ethan Walker. One of the girls had a romantic relationship with Zachary.
The girls didn't just want to visit Beloat. The purpose of the visit to the house is robbery. When they got to the house, they realized that Zachary was not alone. The girls left the house and sent SMS to their accomplices. After the signal, four young people burst into the house, among whom was Tay Kay. Beloat was shot, but the guy managed to escape. Walker was killed. After the crime, the rappers were detained almost on the spot.
The judge could not decide for a long time whether to judge Taymor as an adult or as a child. If the trial had not been so humane, then McIntyre would have faced the death penalty.
However, Tay-K did not wait for the court's decision. While under house arrest, the guy removed an electronic device from his ankle and fled with an accomplice.
Soon the partner was caught, and Taymor managed to escape this time. The young man committed murder again. This horrifying fact was recorded by traffic cameras. In addition, he crippled an elderly American who ended up in intensive care.
Creative way and music of Tay-K
The American rapper was hiding from the police for three months. During this period, he managed to release a video clip for the song The Race. In the video clip, Taymor played a major role and appeared against the backdrop of current announcements of his own wanted list. The young man was holding a real firearm in his hands.
The Race has been viewed over 100 million times on YouTube. As a result, the track hit the top 50 according to the Billboard Hot 100. Fans posted the video clip on social networks, not forgetting to add the hashtag “#FREETAYK”.
In addition to fans, his colleagues Fetty Wap, Desiigner and Lil Yachty decided to support the American singer. The stars posted photos of Tay-K on their profile and released remixes of the rapper's compositions. Music critics were not on the side of this "movement". They praised Kay for his truthful and sincere lyrics.
McIntyre failed to fool the police. Soon the guy was behind bars. Despite this, he presented a mixtape. The disc was called Santana World, which included 8 tracks.
The total playing time of the mixtape was only 16 minutes. Tay-K implies a short timing of compositions. Santana World's title track was The Race. In addition, music lovers appreciated the songs Lemonade, I Love My Choppa and Murder She Wrote.
Arrest Tay-K
On the day when the rapper presented the video clip of The Race, he was detained by the police. The court finally decided that the guy would be tried as an adult citizen of America.
On May 24, 2018, the court announced that the guy did not face life imprisonment or the death penalty. But Latarian Merritt, who was an accomplice of Taymor, received a life sentence.
But this is not the end of the criminal and confusing story. Soon the artist was accused of keeping a prohibited item in the cell. The fact is that the rapper hid a mobile phone in his socks. This discovery led to McIntyre being transferred from prison to the Lon Evans Correctional Center. There, the guy spent 23 hours a day in solitary confinement, 1 hour in the gym.
The rapper was involved in several more lawsuits. They took place in the case of Taymor's alleged participation in crimes (murder of a person, causing grievous bodily harm to a pensioner).
In 2018, relatives of Mark Saldívar (victim of the Chick-fil-a-San Antonio shooting) filed a wrongful death complaint. They demanded $1 million in damages.
The relatives of Walker and the surviving Beloat sued Kay, the recording label Classic 88, for the money they received after Walker's death.
Soon, information was published that the American rapper had earned more than half a million dollars thanks to his collaboration with Classic 88. While in prison, Tay-K released new tracks. Being a prisoner, he presented the composition Hard.
In court, the singer repented. He promised never to engage in crime if released. However, McIntyre did not say a word about the murders, he did not want to admit the truth.
Tay-K today
At the end of 2019, the rapper was again accused of another crime. The atrocity has already been mentioned above. When the rapper was hiding from the police, he, along with his comrades, beat him to a pulp and robbed 65-year-old Owny Pepe. This event took place in one of the Arlington parks.
The rapper's lawyer in negotiations with journalists was optimistic. But things got worse when the circumstances of Ethan Walker's death were revealed. As it turned out, Tay Kay was directly involved in the murder. As a result of the trial, the rapper was given a final sentence - 55 years in prison and a $10 fine.
