KayGee

For other people with similar names, see Kay Gee (disambiguation).

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.

KayGee
KayGee in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Keir Lamont Gist
Also known as	DJ Kay Gee
Born	(1969-09-15) September 15, 1969 (age 55)
Origin	East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop R&B
Occupations	Record producer DJ
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Illtown Divine Mill
Member of	Naughty by Nature
Website	KayGee on Twitter

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.

Discography

Studio albums

Main article: Naughty by Nature discography

• Independent Leaders (1989)
• Naughty by Nature (1991)
• 19 Naughty III (1993)
• Poverty's Paradise (1995)
• Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury (1999)
• Anthem Inc. (2011)

Selected production discography

Year	Artist	Album	Track(s)
1991	Queen Latifah	Nature of a Sista'	Latifah's Had It Up to Here; One Mo' Time
	D-Nice	To tha Rescue	Time to Flow/ Time to Flow (Remix) [feat. Naughty By Nature]
	Naughty By Nature	Juice (soundtrack)	Uptown Anthem
1992	Eazy-E	5150: Home 4 tha Sick	Only If You Want It
1993	Naughty By Nature	Poetic Justice (soundtrack)	Poor Man's Poetry
	Da Youngsta's	The Aftermath	Handle This
			Crewz Pop (feat. Naughty By Nature)
	Run-DMC	Down with the King	Hit 'Em Hard
	Rottin Razkals	Roll wit the Flava	Enough Is Enough
	Naughty By Nature		Bring It On
	Queen Latifah	Black Reign	No Work; Summer Love; U.N.I.T.Y.
1994	Zhané	Pronounced Jah-Nay	Album except 9, 12
	Kronic	Da 4 Foot Attack EP	Carry On
1995	Rottin Razkals	Rottin ta da Core	Album
	Michael Jackson	Scream 12"	Scream (Naughty Edit)
	Miilkbone	Da' Miilkrate	Set It Off; Where's da Party At?
	Shabba Ranks	A Mi Shabba	Ice Cream Love
1996	Eazy-E	Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton	Nutz on Ya Chin; Hit the Hookah
	Aaliyah	One in a Million	A Girl Like You (feat. Treach)
		Sunset Park (soundtrack)	Are You Ready?
	Monica	The Nutty Professor (soundtrack)	Ain't Nobody (feat. Treach)
	The Almighty RSO	Doomsday: Forever RSO	Keep Alive
1997	The Notorious B.I.G.	Life After Death	Missin' U (feat. 112)
	Naughty By Nature	Nothing to Lose (soundtrack)	Nothin' to Lose (Naughty Live)
	Zhane	Saturday Night	Request Line; So Badd; Crush; Last Chance; Good Times
	Next	Rated Next	Most of album
1998	Deborah Cox	One Wish	It's Over Now; September (Remix)
	Next	Why Do Fools Fall in Love (soundtrack)	Splash
	Queen Latifah	Order in the Court	Black on Black Love; Life
	Next & Big Pun	Slam (soundtrack)	Sex, Money & Thugs

List of albums, contains songs produced by KayGee Year Artist Album 1993 Run-DMC Down with the King 1993 Queen Latifah Black Reign 1994 Zhané Pronounced Jah-Nay 1995 Rottin Razkals Rottin ta da Core 1995 Miilkbone Da' Miilkrate 1996 The Almighty RSO Doomsday: Forever RSO 1996 Aaliyah One in a Million 1997 The Notorious B.I.G. Life After Death 1997 Zhané Saturday Night 1997 Next Rated Next 1998 Queen Latifah Order in the Court 1998 Deborah Cox One Wish 1999 Krayzie Bone Thug Mentality 1999 1999 Will Smith Willennium 1999 Road Dawgs Don't Be Saprize 2000 Next Welcome II Nextasy 2000 Funkmaster Flex 60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mixtape 2001 Jaheim Ghetto Love 2001 Koffee Brown Mars/Venus 2001 Coo Coo Cal Disturbed 2001 Allure Sunny Days 2001 Luther Vandross Luther Vandross 2002 Jaheim Still Ghetto 2002 Next The Next Episode 2002 Shade Sheist Informal Introduction 2002 RL RL: Ements 2003 Mary J. Blige Love & Life 2005 Syleena Johnson Chapter 3: The Flesh 2005 Charlie Wilson Charlie, Last Name Wilson 2006 Stacie Orrico Beautiful Awakening 2006 CL Smooth American Me 2006 Brooke Hogan Undiscovered 2007 Rick Ross Rise to Power 2007 Jaheim The Makings of a Man 2009 Marié Digby Breathing Underwater 2011 Ledisi Pieces of Me 2013 Jaheim Appreciation Day 2017 Bell Biv DeVoe Three Stripes 2019 Angie Stone Full Circle

List of singles, produced by KayGee Year Title Artist 1993 "U.N.I.T.Y." Queen Latifah 1997 "Too Close" Next 1995 "Where'z Da' Party At ?" Miilkbone 2000 "Wifey" Next 2000 "Whatever" Ideal 2000 "Where I Wanna Be" Shade Sheist, Nate Dogg, Kurupt 2002 "Fabulous" Jaheim, Tha' Rayne 2004 "Where Were You?" Urban Mystic 2005 "Everytime I Think about Her" Jaheim 2006 "I'm Not Missing You" Stacie Orrico 2009 "Ain't Leavin Without You" Jaheim

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1995	Poverty's Paradise	Grammy Award for Best Rap Album	Won	[2]
	"Feel Me Flow"	Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	Nominated
1993	"Hip Hop Hooray"		Nominated
1991	"O.P.P."		Nominated

References

1. "The History of Producer Kay Gee's Divine Mill Record Label – From Jaheim to Next and Beyond – YouKnowIGotSoul.com". www.youknowigotsoul.com. October 25, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
2. "Kier "KG" Gist". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

External links

• Kier Gist discography at Discogs