KayGee

KayGee
KayGee in 2012
Background information
Also known asDJ Kay Gee
Born
Keir Lamont Gist

(1969-09-15) September 15, 1969
OriginEast Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
Years active1986–present
Labels
  • Illtown
  • Divine Mill
Member ofNaughty by Nature
WebsiteKayGee on Twitter

Keir Lamont Gist (born September 15, 1969), professionally known by his stage name KayGee, is an American DJ and 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 parted ways with Naughty by Nature in 2000, but rejoined the group in 2006.

In the mid-'90s, Gist created his own R&B-oriented record label, Illtown, which was evolved and developed into Divine Mill, where he discovered and signed acts such as Zhané, Next, Jaheim, Tha' Rayne and Koffee Brown.