Tay Savage

Tay Savage (December 2022)

Dwayne Timberlake (born July 11, 1991) also known as **Tay Savage** is a gangster-turned-rapper from Chicago, Illinois from the So Icey/Welch World gang. He started making music in 2023 after he was released from prison in March 2022 after being locked up for 8 years for two murders and a robbery, where he beat the two murders and only did time for robbery.

## Early Life

Dwayne Timberlake was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 11, 1991, and originally lived with his grandma on 76th Street & Racine Avenue located in the far southside of Chicago where he would become a Conservative Vice Lord. Tay Savage was also living with his mother, who lived in multiple suburbs in Illinois such as Aurora, Bartlett, and Hoffman Estates.

At a young age, Tay Savage's behavior started getting out of control and his mother sent him to live with his grandfather, who lived in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago also known as the Low End, a neighborhood with a lot of crime and gangs.

### So Icey Gang (2000s)

Around the 2000s, Tay Savage would start hanging around with members of a Bronzeville gang named "So Icey", which ranged from 40th to 43rd Street, King Drive to Cottage Grove Avenue. One of the members he was mostly close with was a Black Disciples gang member from So Icy named "Anthony Welch" also known as “Gucci”.

### Tay Savage Shooting & Welch's Death (2010)

On May 13, 2010, 18-year-old Tay Savage was shot in a drive-by shooting near 39th Street & King Drive. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and stayed there for around a week. Tay Savage was possibly targeted by a rival gang named "The Ave 037" which was on 37th & Indiana Avenue.

On May 15, 2010, at 7 p.m., Tay Savage's friend "Anthony Welch" and someone else were allegedly trying to get revenge for Tay Savage when they were both shot on 40th Street & King Drive. Welch was shot in the chest and died on the scene meanwhile the other person was shot in his leg and survived. This shooting was believed to be done by The Ave 037. So Icey was then permanently renamed "Welch World" in honor of Welch.

Tay Savage was still in the hospital when Welch was killed, and Tay Savage's friends didn't want to reveal bad news to him while he was still in critical condition or he would lose it. However, Welch's uncle would break the news to Tay Savage a few days later.

## Alleged Murders Of Cess & Neef (2011)

In 2011, Tay Savage allegedly killed two gang members from The Ave 037 gang, named Princess "Cess" Streeter and Christopher "Neef" Daniels, who were believed to be responsible for the murder of his friend Anthony Welch.

### **Murder Of Princess "Cess" Streeter (February 2011)**

Princess Streeter (March 15, 1986 - February 5, 2011) also known as **Cess** was a 24-year-old female from the "The Ave 037" gang, a faction of Black Disciples located on 37th Street & Indiana Avenue. She was believed to be present during the murder of Anthony Welch.

On February 5, 2011, at 2:05 a.m., Cess and a few other friends were parked in a parking lot on 2642 E. 75th Street, they had just left a club on 87th Street & Ashland Avenue and were heading to another one on 75th Street & Exchange Avenue. Cess and another person would exit the vehicle since Cess needed to use the bathroom.

Moments after Cess and another friend exited, a gunman who followed them from the club on 87th Street in a blue truck exited his vehicle, and ran up and stopped infront of Cess, then fired 5-6 shots at her hitting her in the upper right leg, upper left leg, back, right chest, and twice in the stomach and yelled out "I told you bitch" while firing shots killing her on scene. Cess's friend quickly ran back in her vehicle where the gunman ran towards the vehicle and fired a gunshot at the vehicle while it drove off where the gunman then fled eastbound on foot.

### **Murder Of Christopher "Neef" Daniels (April 2011)**

Christopher Daniels (March 19, 1989 - April 10, 2011) also known as **Neef** was a 22-year-old gang member from the "The Ave 037" gang, which is a faction of Black Disciples located on 37th Street & Indiana Avenue. He was believed to be the triggerman in the murder of Anthony Welch.

On April 10, 2011, at 4:30 p.m, Neef was stopped at a traffic light on 7400 S. Vincennes Avenue when a gunman infront of him exited his car and opened fire at Neef where Neef then threw his car into reverse trying to get away, but the gunman then chased him while shooting until Neef crashed his car into a parking lot. After the crash, the gunman still continued shooting at Neef hitting him multiple times. Neef was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where the gunman escaped.

## Arrest & Sentence (2013-2014)

### **Arrest For Armed Robbery & Hijacking Vehicle (October 2013)**

On October 17, 2013, Tay Savage was arrested for aggravated vehicular hijacking and was held in Cook County Jail with a $325,000 bond.

### **Charged With Cess's Murder (November 2013)**

On November 4, 2013, at 10:20 a.m, while being held for the robbery, Tay Savage was charged with the murder of Cess and was interviewed. While being traveled to the interview room, Tay Savage stated out "This is about Princess Streeter, isn't it. What took you guys so long to come get me?"

### **Charged With Neef's Murder (March 2014)**

On March 12, 2014, at 10:45 a.m, while being held for Cess's murder and the robbery, Tay Savage was charged for Neef's murder, and was interviewed. While being traveled to the interview room, Tay Savage stated out this time "Guess ya'all right when ya said you'd be back for me."

### **Sentence (2014)**

In mid-late 2014, Tay Savage was found not guilty for the two murders, but was found guilty for the car robbery, where he was sentenced to 21 years for the robbery with a chance of parole in March 2022.

## Release (2022)

On March 17, 2022, Tay Savage was finally released by parole after being locked up in Vienna Correctional Center for almost 8.5 years.

## Rap Career (2023)

After almost a year of being released, Tay Savage started to make music and was seen in interviews with rapper Lil Reese.

### **FOS Music Video (January 2023)**

On January 1, 2023, Tay Savage released his first music video on YouTube titled "FOS" which now has 160,000 views as of June 2023.

### **Gang Party Music Video (May 2023)**

On May 22, 2023, Tay Savage released his second music video titled "Gang Party" which was promoted by Lil Reese on Instagram. The music video gained 148,000 views in the first 2 weeks.