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Birth name | Montay Humphrey |
Born | December 4, 1978 |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Website | www |
Montay Humphrey (known as DJ Montay) (born December 4, 1978) is an American DJ/turntablist, Grammy Award-nominated record producer and songwriter, who has worked with artists such as Flo Rida, T-Pain, Akon, and Ne-Yo. He has had his work featured on movies such as Step Up 3D, Stomp The Yard, and Norbit.
DJ Montay first came to prominence In 2006 with the hit single "Walk It Out," produced for Unk. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He also produced a remix, which featured Andre 3000, Unk, Jim Jones and Big Boi.
Shortly after, Montay produced another hit "2 Step," the follow-up single from Unk's debut album "Beat’n Down Yo Block" distributed by Koch Entertainment. It reached the Billboard Top Ten, with the remix featuring appearances from artists such as T-Pain, Jim Jones and E-40.
In 2008, DJ Montay produced his number one smash hit "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. "Low" was one of the biggest songs of 2008 and earned DJ Montay two Grammy nominations.
He went on to produce "Sugar" for Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon, which peaked at number 5 in the Billboard Hot 100, "Who the Fuck is that" by Dolla featuring Akon and T-Pain, "I’d Rather" for the Academy Award-winning group Three 6 Mafia, and "Creepin" by Chamillionaire featuring Ludacris.