DJ Shay, who was born Demetrius Chawton Robinson, began DJing local events in Buffalo at the age of 10 after receiving a turntable for Christmas. “They had me in the kitchen, because I couldn’t be in the bar,” he said in an interview about his earliest gigs. He eventually started making beats and working with the early-’90s hip-hop group Brother/hood Nation. At the end of the decade, he launched a series of compilation albums called Unsigned City, which highlighted local artists. Shay first became acquainted with Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine in the 2000s and began produc… read more
DJ Shay, who was born Demetrius Chawton Robinson, began DJing local events in Buffalo at the age of 10 after receiving a turntable for Christmas. “They had me in the kitchen, because I couldn’t be in the bar,” he said in an interview about his earliest gigs. He eventually started making beats… read more
DJ Shay, who was born Demetrius Chawton Robinson, began DJing local events in Buffalo at the age of 10 after receiving a turntable for Christmas. “They had me in the kitchen, because I couldn’t be in the bar,” he said in an interview about his earliest gigs. He eventually started making beats and working with the early-’90s hip-hop group Brother/hood Nation. At t… read more