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|skills = Rapping
|skills = Rapping
|hobby = Composing rap music (before his incarceration)
|hobby = Composing rap music (before his incarceration)
|crimes = Murder<br>Aggravated robberies
|crimes = Murder<br>Aggravated robberies<br>Assault
}}'''Taymore Travon McIntyre''', also known by his stage name '''Tay-K''', is an American rapper, songwriter and convicted criminal best known for his hit song "The Race", which went viral following his arrest in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In July 2019, his trial began for his involvement for the murder of 21-year old Ethan Walker during the 2016 home invasion robbery, and McIntyre pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery, but not capital murder.
}}'''Taymore Travon McIntyre''' (born June 16, 2000), also known by his stage name '''Tay-K''', is an American rapper, songwriter and convicted criminal best known for his hit song "The Race", which went viral following his arrest in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In July 2019, his trial began for his involvement for the murder of 21-year old Ethan Walker during the 2016 home invasion robbery, and McIntyre pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery, but not capital murder.


== History ==
== History ==
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After McIntyre developed a rap career on the audio distribution platform SoundCloud in December 2014, under the name "Tay-K", a.k.a. Tay-K 47 (a play on the AK-47 assault rifle), he was arrested on capital murder charges on March 16, 2016 and at that same day, he released he released his "Megaman", which became popular alongside Tay-K's other songs.
After McIntyre developed a rap career on the audio distribution platform SoundCloud in December 2014, under the name "Tay-K", a.k.a. Tay-K 47 (a play on the AK-47 assault rifle), he was arrested on capital murder charges on March 16, 2016 and at that same day, he released he released his "Megaman", which became popular alongside Tay-K's other songs.


While on the run of the police, he released "The Race" alongside several other songs which was recorded during McIntyre's stay in New Jersey. The song's music video was released on YouTube two weeks before his capture and the song itself debuted at number 70 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after a large hashtag campaign pursuing McIntyre's release using the hashtag "#FREETAYK".
While on the run of the police, he released "The Race" alongside several other songs which was recorded during McIntyre's stay in New Jersey. The song's music video was released on YouTube two weeks before his capture and the song itself debuted at number 70 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after a large hashtag campaign pursuing McIntyre's release using the hashtag "#FREETAYK". On July 26, 2016, he along with six other people planned to rob 19-year old Zachary Beloate at his home in Mansfield, Texas.
 
The six accomplices include Ariana Bharatt, 20, Megan Holt, 19, Latharian Merettt, Sean Robinson and Jalen Bell, whom planned to steal Beloate's drugs and money. Fortunately, Beloate survived being shot while Walker was unfortunately shot in the stomach by Merett and died. In July 2018, both Walker and survivor Beloate's families respectively sued McIntyre and his record label 88 Classic for the profits following Walker's death and Beloate's injury.
=== Conviction/End of career ===
On July 19, 2019, they 19-year old SoundCloud rapper Tay-K was found guilty of murder by the jury in the case that also found him guilty of a third charge of aggravated robbery. He faced 5 to 9 years or life in prison for each of the four charges. On July 23, 2019, he was sentenced to 55 years in prison for the murder charge of photographer Mark Saldivar outside a Chick-fil-A in San Antonio, Texas.
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