Tay-K maybe incarcerated but his music, in this case, "The Race" is still bumping.

The 17-yr-old rapper released the song while he was on the run from feds after going on a crime spree. The unmarried "The Race" is now platinum. The unmarried went viral last summertime and is showing no signs of slowing downwardly. The rail as well spawned a number of remixes from rappers like Lil Yachty and Tyga. The song garnered enough buzz to prompt Tay-K'due south fans and some fellow rappers to call for his release from prison house via the hashtag #FreeTayK.

I should also notation that Tay-Yard is facing some pretty serious charges including murder, kidnapping and armed robbery. Despite his lengthy rap sheet, "The Race" has at present surpassed a meg units in sales every bit of January 12th, roughly half-dozen months after its release, according to the RIAA. The viral single was recorded and the video was shot while Tay-Grand was on the run later escaping house abort. He was eventually captured and placed behind bars and one time fans realized his ordeal it further fuels the streaming online. The song peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Tay-K is at present a platinum-selling rapper which is slap-up considering he is just 17 and facing possibly decades in prison. Last twelvemonth November, rumors surfaced claiming that M signed a lucrative tape bargain, merely a rep for the rapper later dismissed the reports as artificial. Sources say, still, that a deal is currently on the tabular array with weather that he can beat his murder case. He is expected to go on trial for at to the lowest degree ii capital murder charges this yr and a few lesser but still serious charges.

If he is freed this twelvemonth, Tay-K is lining up to exist the next breakthrough young rapper. If convicted, he could be sent to prison for decades.