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Tay to be sentenced in second murder charge

Tay-K had already been sentenced to 55 years for a murder he committed in 2016 in Mansfield, Texas. He is now going to trial for another murder he is accused of committing in 2017 in San Antonio, for which court documents state that the trial will begin on February 10, 2025. One of the charges Tay-K, who was born Taymor McIntyre, faces is capital murder because he allegedly fatally shot Mark Anthony Saldivar at a Chick-fil-A on April 23, 2017.

As reported by KSAT.com, a pool of 200 jurors is set to be assembled on February 7, 2025. A conviction for this crime would yield an automatic life sentence without qualifying Tay-K for parole at any point. Prosecutors offered a plea deal but the rapper turned it down and went for trial.

Tay’s controversial record is still doing numbers

Tay K is currently serving a 55-year prison sentence on murder charges, but his memorable 2017 hit “The Race” has been on a steady rotation. Per Strapped Up, the record has now amassed 1B streams on digital platforms.

The Texas native recorded the song while on the run, and even shot the music video standing by his “wanted” poster. However, it didn’t take long for authorities to arrest him later that year. With depictive lyrics like “I was tryna beat the case, but I ain’t beat the case b*tch I did the race,” the record was later used as part of evidence in his 2019 trial.

The song peaked at No. 44 on Billboard Hot 100 and received several remixes including one from 21 Savage and Young Nudy.

Tay says he feels like a “hamster”

Incarcerated rapper Tay K might be living under inhumane conditions in prison if his recent complaints are to be believed. On Tuesday (January 17), the Texas rapper shared his lamentations on Twitter claiming that he’s being treated like a pet, consequently making him feel like one.

The 22-year-old began his rant by revealing that he is at “war within,” before adding, “I feel like a hamster in here.” The Santana World artist continued, “they’re literally treating me like a ferret in here rn.”

Tay K, who’s been serving a 55-year bid for murder since 2019, took to Twitter earlier this month to call out authorities for trying him as an adult and denying him another chance because of his race.

Tay K reaches out to Kim Kardashian for assistance

On Friday (November 19), 17-year old Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of his double homicide charges from the infamous 2020 deadly incident where he killed two people and injured three with an assault rifle. Tay K’s fans didn’t hesitate to call for the Texas rapper’s release following Kyle’s release.

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Tay K joined his fans in the pursuit of his freedom by retweeting a message from a fan pointing out injustice in his case. “[Rittenhouse] caught 3 bodies and beat the case but tayk got 55 years smh,” the tweet read. 

Tay also reposted several social media posts with the same sentiments and tagged Kim Kardashian who is well known for helping incarcerated people fight for justice. 

In 2019, Tay K was sentenced to 55 years in prison after he was convicted of the 2017 murder of Ethan Walker. Earlier this year, the Santana World rapper announced that his defense team filed for an appeal and that there is hope for him to come sooner than we think. 

Incarcerated rapper Tay K shares updates from behind bars

Tay K turned 21 on Wednesday (June 16), and as he had promised earlier on, the rapper answered several fan questions during a jail call that aired on Instagram live.

“My new shit crazy,” he told Carl LeGrett, who was reading questions in the comments to Tay. “I got tattoos on my hand, all my fingers is like skeleton fingers now! And I got a spider web on my hand,” he added, before talking about “The Race” going platinum.

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“Man I don’t even wanna talk about ‘The Race,’” he continued. “It’s cool. That’s good. That’s good, I’m happy about that. I wanna make new music, I wanna drop new shit.”

The Santana World rapper then shared some encouraging news, revealing that there are possibilities of being released on an appeal bond. “That’s looking good, too. You know, all the coming home situation and shit, I know a lot of people want to know about that,” he said. “My case on appeal right now, there’s still hope and shit. There’s definitely still a chance for me to come home on an appeal bond. … That’s what I want to happen.”

Tay K, born Taymor Travon McIntyre, is serving 55 years in prison after he was convicted of murder in 2019. After a manhunt that led to the then teenage Tay going viral with “The Race,” the Texas native was arrested in 2017 on double homicide amongst other charges.