DJ Kay Slay reportedly passed away at the age of 55.
After fighting a long battle with Covid-19, the New York City legend DJ Kay Slay reportedly passed away on Easter Sunday. The 55-year-old had been in the hospital for four months after catching the deadly virus. The news first broke out by Wack 100, who recently updated that Kay Slay still fighting and off the ECMO machine for two weeks now.
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“R.I.P. DJ KAY SLAY!!!! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH OF A LEGEND HE WAS AND WHAT HE MEANT TO OUR CULTURE!!!!,” wrote Termanology. “Can’t believe I’m typing this. Rest in power DJ Kay Slay. Legend. F**k!,” shared Statik Selektah. “Prayers Go Out To His Family,Friends & Loved Ones..And The Whole Dj Community.. We Lost A Great Man..Rest In Paradise King @Djkayslay ..Still In Disbelief,” wrote DJ CLUE.
DJ Kay Slay had recorded four studio albums and was dubbed “Hip Hop’s One-Man Ministry of Insults” by the New York Times. Busta Rhymes, T-Pain, French Montana, and Ray J were among the many musicians with whom the late icon collaborated throughout the years.
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Legendary New York DJ Kay Slay has reportedly passed away after battling COVID-19 for months.
Sending thoughts and prayers to family & friends🕊🙏 pic.twitter.com/50QdxmBnW5
— RapTV (@Rap) April 18, 2022
RIP to the Drama King DJ Kay Slay 🕊 one of my main early mixtape influences 🙏🏻
— Alumni CEO (@DeeJayiLLWiLL) April 18, 2022
Love , honor & respect to the legend the great DJ Kay Slay. Words can’t do justice to what Slay has meant to me & my family. Praying for his family during this tough time… ❤️🖤
— Tone Trump (@ToneTrump) April 18, 2022
RIP KING DJ KAY SLAY!!! Thank you for spinning my record. @kingdjkayslay #Bless 🙏🏾🕊 pic.twitter.com/r7jGW5tK1s
— Jay Trilogy (@jaytrilogy) April 18, 2022
Rest In Peace to hip-hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay 🕊️🙏 The legendary DJ passed away this evening. We send our condolences to his family & loved ones. #RIPDJKaySlay 🕯️ pic.twitter.com/639wSYRIKE
— Thizzler On The Roof (@TheThizzler) April 18, 2022
RIP DJ KAY SLAY 🙏🏾
— TAPE TAPE & HOUSE EP NOW PLAYING (@LupeFiasco) April 18, 2022
R.I.P. DJ KAY SLAY!!!! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH OF A LEGEND HE WAS AND WHAT HE MEANT TO OUR CULTURE!!!! 💔💔💔💔💔💔
— Termanology (@TermanologyST) April 18, 2022
RIP DJ KAY SLAY
A true HipHop legend.
A New York legend.
A mixtape king.
long live the streetsweepers.
🕊️ pic.twitter.com/dAGVce5njW— juice wayne (@visecs) April 18, 2022
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Damn. Rest in peace my man the drama king DJ K Slay. Big loss for NYC and hip hop . 🙏🏽
— Alchemist Type Beat (@Alchemist) April 18, 2022
RIP to the DRAMA KING 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
— BENNY THE BUTCHER (@BennyBsf) April 18, 2022
