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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.