Taymor Travon McIntyre, known professionally as Tay-K, is an American rapper, songwriter, and convicted murderer. He is best known for his hit song ‘The Race’, which reached number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA in January 2018. In July 2019, McIntyre was found guilty of murder for his involvement in the 2016 home invasion and robbery that left 21-year-old Ethan Walker dead, and was sentenced to 55 years in prison.
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Taymor Travon McIntyre, known professionally as Tay-K, is an American rapper, songwriter, and convicted murderer. He is best known for his hit song \”The Race\”, which reached number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA in January 2018. In July 2019, McIntyre was found guilty of murder for his involvement in the 2016 home invasion and robbery that left 21-year-old Ethan Walker dead, and was sentenced to 55 years in prison. McIntyre started his rap career as part of the rap group Daytona Boyz alongside rappers Pimpyz and Santana Sage in 2014. He released his first solo song in mid-2015 titled \”BIFF XANNEN\” on his SoundCloud account. The song garnered local attention within the Arlington rap scene. In March 2018, it was revealed that McIntyre had earned around USD 600,000 with his record deal with 88 Classic and RCA Records. Following the creation of the music label Jumper Jumper, Tay-k was featured alongside BlocBoy JB on Jumper’s No. 14 Bubbling Under Hot 100 song ‘Hard Bumper’ The following day, his song ‘After You’ was released on the label’s Soundcloud account. On February 2, 2018, the official Twitter account tweeted two pictures of McIntyre, the first time he had been seen since May 2017, and the day after he released his debut mixtape ‘Santana World’ The song ‘The Race’ has been remixed by numerous artists including Tyga, Lil Yachty, Fetty Wap, and Rico Nasty among others.
It has over 200 million views on YouTube and was released the same day as McIntyre’s capture in Elizabeth, New Jersey, after a total of three months on the run. On December 14, 2017, the version released by WorldStarHipHop was re-released with a remix of the single featuring vocals from 21 Savage and Young Nudy. The version released was a leak and not official saying “we have something major in store” McIntyre released the mixtape Santana World on September 14,2017, and it received a generally positive response from critics and fans. In November 2019, he was indicted on a second murder charge for allegedly shooting Mark Anthony Saldivar and was awaiting trial. He was arrested on capital murder charges in November 2017 and was held in Fort Worth, Texas, where he is currently serving a 55-year prison sentence for the murder of Mark Anthony. He also released several songs while in jail, including ‘Megaman’, which was recorded during his stay in New Jersey and the music video was released in March 2016.
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