Tay-K (real name Taymor McIntyre) is a Texas rapper who became famous both for his music and for very serious criminal charges.

Quick Scoop: What did Tay-K do?

Here’s the core of it:

  • He was involved in a 2016 home invasion/robbery in Mansfield, Texas, during which a man named Ethan Walker was shot and killed.
  • Tay-K and several others were charged in connection with that robbery and killing.
  • While he was on house arrest awaiting trial, he cut off his ankle monitor and ran from authorities.
  • During that time on the run, he recorded and released the song and video “The Race,” which went viral partly because it referenced him fleeing from police.
  • While allegedly on the run, he was also linked by prosecutors to other violent incidents, including a separate robbery and killing in San Antonio, Texas.
  • He was eventually caught, tried, and sentenced to a long prison term (dozens of years) for murder and related charges.
  • He still faces or has faced additional charges in other cases tied to that same period.

Because this involves real victims, it’s important to remember there were serious harms done, not just a “rapper story.”