DJ Montay
American DJ, record producer and music composer

DJ Montay

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American DJ, record producer and music composer
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Montay Humphrey (known as DJ Montay) (born 4 December 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.

Career

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.

Additionally, he produced "Foolish" for Shawty Lo, which reached 20 on the Billboard Radio Songs and multiple songs for the Ying Yang Twins, DJ Kay Slay and Sheek Louch from The Lox.

His production credits also include "Twisted" by Gorilla Zoe featuring Lil Jon, "Everybody Drunk" from Ludacris's "Battle of the Sexes" album, and Ice Cube's "It is What it Is" from his "I Am the West" album.

His most recent production credits include "Money Can’t Buy" by Ne-Yo featuring Young Jeezy, which reached 41 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; "Mainstream Ratchet" and "So We Can Live" from 2 Chainz's second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time, T.I.'s "Can You Learn" from his "Trouble Man" album featuring R. Kelly, and Lil Jon's "Pop that Pussy."

Discography

Singles produced

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US R&B US Rap CAN
FRA
UK
"Money Can't Buy"
2014 41 Non-Fiction
"Twisted"
2011 77 63 King Kong
"Sugar"
2009 58
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • Music Canada: Gold
R.O.O.T.S.
"Low"
2008 1 8 1 3 33 2
  • RIAA: 7× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • IFPI Switzerland: Platinum
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI Denmark: Gold
  • Music Canada: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA 3× Platinum
Mail on Sunday
"2 Step"
2007 24 9 4
  • RIAA: Gold
Beat'n Down Yo Block!
"Walk It Out"
10 2 2
  • RIAA: Platinum
Beat'n Down Yo Block!
"Foolish"
29 13

Units in the City
"Who the Fuck Is That?"
82 42 21

A Dolla and a Dream
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year Type Award Result
2009 Grammy Awards Best Rap Song Nominated
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
BMI Pop Awards Award Winning Songs
Won
2008 Ozone Awards Best Producer Award Nominated
BMI Urban Awards Producer of the Year Nominated