Wack 100’s manager, DJ Kay Slay has been hospitalized due to complications with Covid. In a heartfelt plea on Wednesday(Jan, 5) via Instagram, Wack 100 expressed the need for prayer.
Pray for my brotha @djkayslay It’s not looking good. He might be mad at me for this those that know Slay but he needs all the support he can get … Been 14 days fighting Covid and he’s just be put on a ventilator . Keep him in your prayers Please
Slay’s brother has since provided an update for his condition. He has now been removed from the ventilator and is breathing on his own.
Many did not take well to the way Wack broke the news to the public. Him stating, “He might be mad at me,” insinuated that it was a private matter. The news that DJ Kay Slay had been battling Covid-19 since December probed the urgency for prayer. However, Kay Slay’s biological brother, Kwame Grayson, spoke exclusively with HipHopDX, and says the 55-year-old is on his way to a full recovery.
“He’s definitely not going to die,” Grayson tells DX. That right there…I’m not going to lie, I was jumping around. I was definitely happy. Kay Slay is a private dude and he didn’t tell anybody in the hospital who he was, and we was kinda getting average treatment. When they found out who he was, that’s when everybody stepped up treatment.”
He also shared that although Kay Slay was indeed slipping away, he has made a tremendous recovery. This is due to the fact the hospital staff amped up the treatment after following the discovery of who he was, according to Grayson.
The legendary DJ Kay Slay
Born Keith Grayson, DJ Kay Slay has pioneered his career by refereeing some of the most talked-about MC battles of the early 2000s. Notably Jay-Z versus Nas and 50 Cent versus Ja Rule. His Streetsweeper mixtape series is highly credited and with the follow-on of his Hot 97 radio show, The Drama Hour, his pungent personality made him the one to seek. Known for his underground success he solidified mainstream fame and continued issuing albums and mixtapes into the 2020s. With featured guest appearances by Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Kendrick Lamar, and hundreds of others, Slay was the wave.
Meanwhile, DJ Kay Slay has been busy. Just two days ago, his Instagram handle alerted music lovers of his new release. “In My Soul” is an inspirational track that features Papoose, AZ, and Tre Williams. Check out the video below.
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Written by Antoinette Ford