Key Glock was born as Markeyvius Lashun Cathey on August 3rd, 1997. The now 24 year old American rapper and songwriter was raised in the soul of southern Memphis, Tennessee. Markeyvius is well known today by his rapper name, Key Glock. He is well favored across the world. Key Glock is most popular from his yellow tape collection albums to his collaboration albums with his late cousin, Young Dolph in "Dum and Dummer" 1 and 2. Key Glock has a uniqueness of style that follows with flow that comes straight out of the heart of Memphis. Not many rappers can admit they posses this type of style that has been developed over time. Key Glock wasn't always the well known artist that earned his title over night, he actually had a shocking and devestating child hood. Learn how this talented artist struggled with the curveballs life brought at him when he was just nearly 20 months old.
Markeyvius, or Key Glock, was born to his mother, Tameika Cathey, preparing to bring her first and only son in to the world she quickly accepted the fact that she would be the only parent caring and raising their child by herself. Glocks father would go throughout his young sons life, popping in and out showing convenience of his time only. Glock quickly realized that he was far down on the list of prioritized in reference to his father. Tameika was just becoming comfortable with motherhood when she became incarcerated for 15 years.
One thing that growing up in South Memphis taught and overall shaped the life ahead of Key Glock was that wether it came to business or street activity, he was being taught everything he's ever needed to know and has carried on with him over to adulthood. Glock was very confident during his teenage years, and from then on he'd become aware of his gut feelings that he would become rich and famous one day.
In the 15 years that Tameika Cathey was in prison, Key Glock's grandmother would occasionally take him to visit his mother. Although it was painful to watch her baby boy grow up without her, she stayed positive and optimistic with a one-track mind of freedom and moving forward. Time carried on, years turned into months, and before Key knew it, he was a high school senior. At last, Tameika was released from prison. Emotions were high as a mother rejoined her child, and they began to build a bond and start over. Key reads a letter written dedicated to his mother:
"I remember askin God, why me?! I remember asking my grandma, where you at?! I remember telling you that I couldn't wait till you got out and come home. I remember going to visitations and spending the lil' times we did have together."
This letter was written without a doubt to show love and importance. The letter reveals how hurt a younger Key felt and the amount of uncertainty that tied down a much younger Key. The letter was uploaded by Key on his Instagram with over 1.7 million followers. Tameika and Key have become extremely close and Key never misses an opportunity to spoil his mother. With always giving his mom every ounce of his time, making up for years that were lost.
Key Glock has a multi-faceted approach to being a rapper. He never forgets where he comes from, always staying true to his roots from Memphis, the same place he connects emotionally and also spiritually, a place where he found his enthusiasm over music, dabbling here and there for fun when he wasn't playing football or basketball, He comes out of Memphis, consistently reminding us of where he's from whilst equally maintaining a desire to be more than just an artist from Memphis. Key Glock is a one-of-a-kind rapper with an original style that sets him apart from other rappers in the industry.
At an early age of Key Glock's life, he's always loved music, if it wasn't when after turning 12 years old recording his first freestyle of futures "Ain't No Way Around It", in 2011 to listening to artists such as Project Patt, Lil Wayne, Three6Mafia, and Gucci Mane, he always found music interesting. It was Project Pat's songs that ended up changing Glock's life, singles such as "If You Ain't From My Hood, "Gorilla Pimp, and even inpring Glock's break out song "Dig That."
Key Glock was sitting in jail, when his aunt came to visit him. His aunt told him that his cousin, Young Dolph wanted to connect and discuss music. The two wouldn't meet until Thanksgiving of 2017, and was related through marriage from Glock's aunt. Key Glock actually hid his ambitions and enthusiasms from Dolph, and admits in an interview stating, "I ain't told him I was rapping." There closiness didn't begin over night, and Glock didn't let his walls down right away, but it was a friendship of a lifetime. Young Dolph went on and signed Glock to paper route Empire lable in the same year.
Key Glock has always been a very creative rapper and he's always pursued expressing his style through his music, so Glock would always be selective on who he collaborates with, avoiding it all together at times. Until Young Dolph came in the picture that is, then it changed for the authentic rapper, making it where Glock would only collaborate with Dolph on anything. The twos very first single, where Glock Expressing that Dolph is his motivational inspiration in the hit, "Major". The single streamed 3 million views on YouTube alone in it's first week, and reached #47 on hot r&b Hip-hop songs chart.
On November 23, 2018 Key Glock released mixtape "Glockoma" with PRE and hit #17 on Hip-hop billboard charts. Following the hit mixtape with Young Dolph, "Dum and Dummer" released July 26, 2019 and reached #14 on the charts. Key Glock made studio albums, "Yellow Tape" on January 31, 2020, hitting #8 on hip-hop billboards. Glock then went on releasing his "Yellow Tape 2" over a year later on November 5, 2021, only days before the killing of his cousin Young Dolph.
Before Young Dolphs murder the duo, went on to create "Dum and Dummer 2" on March 26th,2021 and climbed to #5 on the hip-hop charts.
After losing Dolph in November of 2021, Glock stated in deleted Instagram post, "my left hand man, my brother, my cousin, my mentor, and drank partner. In the same month, Key Glock for a tattoo of Dolph in memory.
Today, Glock still struggles with the passing of his cousin, and is affected by the lose tremendously, torn up and completely a whole different person with reference in two interviews from 5 months in between. In January 2022, Glock released the single "Proud", tribute to Young Dolph, and Glock admits to feeling "really lost inside".
Key Glock lives on, missing his best friend, and admits that he doesn't have the same passion for making music he once had.
Website: Keyglock.com
