# KayGee

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.
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.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* 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 |
| 1991 | D-Nice | To tha Rescue | Time to Flow/ Time to Flow (Remix) [feat. Naughty By Nature] |
| 1991 | 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 |
| 1993 | Da Youngsta's | The Aftermath | Handle This |
| 1993 | Da Youngsta's | The Aftermath | Crewz Pop (feat. Naughty By Nature) |
| 1993 | Run-DMC | Down with the King | Hit 'Em Hard |
| 1993 | Rottin Razkals | Roll wit the Flava | Enough Is Enough |
| 1993 | Naughty By Nature | Roll wit the Flava | Bring It On |
| 1993 | Queen Latifah | Black Reign | No Work; Weekend Love; U.N.I.T.Y. |
| 1994 | Zhané | Pronounced Jah-Nay | Album except 9, 12 |
| 1994 | Kronic | Da 4 Foot Attack EP | Carry On |
| 1995 | Rottin Razkals | Rottin ta da Core | Album |
| 1995 | Michael Jackson | Scream 12" | Scream (Naughty Edit) |
| 1995 | Miilkbone | Da' Miilkrate | Set It Off; Where's da Party At? |
| 1995 | 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 |
| 1996 | Aaliyah | One in a Million | A Girl Like You (feat. Treach) |
| 1996 | Aaliyah | Sunset Park (soundtrack) | Are You Ready? |
| 1996 | Monica | The Nutty Professor (soundtrack) | Ain't Nobody (feat. Treach) |
| 1996 | The Almighty RSO | Doomsday: Forever RSO | Keep Alive |
| 1997 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Life After Death | Missin' U (feat. 112) |
| 1997 | Naughty By Nature | Nothing to Lose (soundtrack) | Nothin' to Lose (Naughty Live) |
| 1997 | Next & NBN | Money Talks (soundtrack) | Penetration |
| 1997 | Zhane | Saturday Night | Request Line; So Badd; Crush; Last Chance; Good Times |
| 1997 | Next | Rated Next | Most of album |
| 1998 | Deborah Cox | One Wish | It's Over Now; September (Remix) |
| 1998 | Next | Why Do Fools Fall in Love (soundtrack) | Splash |
| 1998 | Pat Benatar & Queen Latifah | Small Soldiers (soundtrack) | "Love Is a Battlefield (Remix)" |
| 1998 | Queen Latifah | Order in the Court | Black on Black Love; Life |
| 1998 | Next & Big Pun | Slam (soundtrack) | Sex, Money & Thugs |
| 1999 | Will Smith | Willennium | Da Butta |
| 2000 | Jaheim | Bait (soundtrack) | Remarkable |
| 2000 | Funkmaster Flex, Faith Evan | The Mix Tape Vol. 4 | Goodlife |
| 2001 | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | Down to Earth (soundtrack) | Thug Music Plays On |
| 2001 | Luther Vandross | Luther Vandross | Bring Your Heart to Mine |
| 2005 | Syleena Johnson | Chapter 3: The Flesh | More; Apartment for Rent; Only a Woman |
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 |
| 1995 | Poverty's Paradise | Grammy Award for Best Rap Album | Won |
| 1995 | "Feel Me Flow" | Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Nominated |
| 1993 | "Hip Hop Hooray" | Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Nominated |
| 1991 | "O.P.P." | Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Nominated |