Taymor Travon McIntyre (born June 16, 2000), better known by his stage name Tay-K, is an American rapper and convicted murderer.

He is best known for his 2017 song "The Race", which peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

McIntyre spent parts of his childhood in California and Nevada before settling in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas at the age of ten.

After being expelled from high school during his freshman year, he began his music career as a member of the rap group Daytona Boyz in 2014.

[5] While being held at Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Tay-K's management team released his debut mixtape, Santana World (2017), which was met with generally positive critical reception and entered the Billboard 200.

In November 2019, McIntyre was indicted on a second murder charge, for allegedly shooting 23-year-old Mark Anthony Saldivar while on the run in 2017, an offense for which he is awaiting trial.

[9] He was influenced by Chief Keef, Eazy-E, Young Pappy, Lud Foe, and his favorite rapper Soulja Boy.

[11] The group released a series of songs, barely getting attention as they performed at various parties attempting to create a presence in the local rap scene.

[16] "The Race" has been remixed by numerous artists including Tyga, Lil Yachty, YBN Nahmir, Fetty Wap, and Rico Nasty among others.

"[21] On December 14, 2017, McIntyre's debut mixtape Santana World was re-released by 88 Classic and RCA Records, which was updated with a remix of his single "The Race" featuring vocals from rappers 21 Savage and Young Nudy.

The relative tweeted numerous claims on the rapper's behalf, citing disaffection with his contract with 88 Classic and RCA, as well as his strained communication from Averill, promising to help McIntyre "make sure the truth about my life and my character gets out with or without management or a label".

[32] In July 2016, McIntyre and six other people were arrested on capital murder charges, related to a home invasion that ended the life of Ethan Walker in Mansfield, Texas.

[34] McIntyre admitted his role in the botched robbery in an approximate two-and-a-half-hour interrogation, telling detectives that he searched for drugs in the house.

[38] In February 2018, one of McIntyre's accomplices, an unnamed minor described as a "petite, pretty blonde" was sentenced to twenty years in prison after being found guilty on capital murder and aggravated robbery charges.

[39] In February 2018, accomplice Megan Holt pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and agreed to testify against her co-defendants in exchange for a 20-year sentence.

In November 2018, McIntyre's last accomplice, Jalen Bell (Pimpyz), pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery charges and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

[6] In May 2018, it was confirmed McIntyre was not facing the death penalty or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole under Miller v. Alabama and Roper v. Simmons.

[41] On July 15, 2019, on the first day of his trial,[42] McIntyre pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery in the Mansfield home invasion case.

[47] A few days before the hearings were held, on March 27, 2017, McIntyre and Bell cut off their ankle monitors and fled to San Antonio, Texas.

[52] While on the run after cutting off his ankle monitor, on April 23, 2017, McIntyre allegedly shot and killed twenty-three year-old Mark Anthony Saldivar while participating in a robbery outside of a Chick-fil-A in San Antonio, Texas.

[53][54] A month later, on May 25, McIntyre allegedly attacked and robbed sixty-five year-old Owney "Skip" Pepe in Cravens Park, Arlington, Texas.

[57] On October 3, 2017, additional capital murder charges were added to McIntyre's case involving the incident in San Antonio.

[54] While in jail on August 2, 2018, McIntyre was charged with possession of a prohibited item after a mobile phone was found hidden in his sock during a search.

[70] A spokesperson for Spotify stated, "when we look at promotion, we look at issues around hateful conduct, where you have an artist or another creator who has done something off-platform that is so particularly out of line with our values, egregious, in a way that it becomes something that we don't want to associate ourselves with.

[75] In June 2018, Saldivar's family, the victim of the San Antonio shooting, filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages.

[77] On May 2, 2019, McIntyre, his former manager Ezra Averill, labels 88 Classic and RCA Records were filed suit by Skip Pepe and his wife.