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DJ Montay
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| Birth name | Montay Desmond Humphrey |
| Also known as | Mickey, Montay |
| Born | 4 December 1978 |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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Montay Desmond Humphrey (born December 4, 1978), known professionally as DJ Montay, is an American disc jockey, record producer and songwriter, who has worked with artists such as Flo Rida, T-Pain, Akon, Future, and Migos. He has a producer credit on Flo Rida's "Low”, which was one of the most successful singles of the 2000s. DJ Montay has had his productions featured in films 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, Jim Jones and Big Boi. Shortly after, he 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 hit "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. "Low" was one of the year's biggest songs and earned DJ Montay two Grammy nominations. .....
DJ Montay is credited for "Foolish" by Shawty Lo, which reached No. 20 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart, and "Money Can't Buy" by Ne-Yo featuring Young Jeezy, which reached No. 41 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. .....
His most recent credits include “I Like Dat” by T-Pain featuring Kehlani, which peaked at No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Walk It Talk It" by Migos featuring Drake, which peaked at No. 10 on the Hot 100.
Discography
Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| "I Like Dat" (T-Pain featuring Kehlani) |
2021 | 97 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Money Can't Buy" (Ne-Yo featuring Young Jeezy) |
2014 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Fiction | ||||
| "Twisted" (Gorilla Zoe featuring Lil Jon) |
2011 | 77 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | King Kong | ||||
| "Sugar" (Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon) |
2009 | 5 | 100 | 10 | — | — | — |
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R.O.O.T.S. | ||||
| "Low" (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain) |
2008 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 2 |
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Mail on Sunday | ||||
| "2 Step" (DJ Unk) |
2007 | 24 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — |
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Beat'n Down Yo Block! | ||||
| "Walk It Out" (DJ Unk) |
10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
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Beat'n Down Yo Block! | |||||
| "Foolish" (Shawty Lo) |
102 | 29 | 13 | — | — | — |
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Units in the City | |||||
| "Who the ... Is That?" (Dolla featuring Akon and T-Pain) |
82 | 42 | 21 | — | — | — |
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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 |
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| 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 |
