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Key Glock in 2024
Background information
Birth name Markeyvius LaShun Cathey
Also known as Glizock
Born (1997-08-03) August 3, 1997 (age 27)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active 2016–present
Labels Paper Route Empire/ EMPIRE

Markeyvius LaShun Cathey (born August 3, 1997), better known by his stage name Key Glock, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. The cousin of slain fellow Memphis rapper Young Dolph, Cathey signed with his record label, Paper Route Empire to release his commercial mixtape Glock Season (2017). His debut studio album, Yellow Tape (2020) peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 and received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, Yellow Tape 2 (2021) peaked at number seven on the chart and spawned the platinum-certified single "Ambition for Cash", as well as "Proud", which was released in the wake of Dolph's death and marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. His third album, Glockoma 2 (2023) spawned the sleeper hit single "Let's Go"—his second entry on the chart.

Early life

Markeyvius LaShun Cathey was born in South Memphis on August 3, 1997. When he was 20 months old, his mother Tameika Cathey was sent to prison, where she would be for the next 15 years. His father was in and out of his life, so he was raised by his grandmother and his aunt. According to Cathey, he and his grandmother occasionally visited his mother in prison during his youth. At 18 years old, he was charged with three counts of aggravated assault related to his involvement in a shooting. Music was a distraction from his oftentimes tumultuous life.

Cathey said he grew up listening to Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, and cites Three 6 Mafia as his largest influence. He was also a big fan of Project Pat, whom he describes as the "Drake of Memphis". According to Glock, Pat's song "If You Ain't From My Hood" changed his life. The latter's chorus inspired one of his breakout songs, "Dig That". The first track that Glock recorded himself was a freestyle of Future's "Ain't No Way Around It" in 2011.

Career

Young Dolph signed Key Glock to the Paper Route Empire label in 2017. On January 25 of that year, Glock released his debut single "Racks Today" featuring American rapper Jay Fizzle. On June 16, 2017, Glock released his debut mixtape, Glock Season, under the label. His collaborative album Dum and Dummer with Young Dolph reached number eight on the Billboard 200. Young Dolph's "Major" featuring Key Glock reached number 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Following the release of his collaborative album Dum and Dummer with Young Dolph, he went on a European tour across Manchester and London. The pair brought out UK rapper Blade Brown as a supporting act. The two proceeded to start the "No Rules" Tour in 2020, beginning on February 5 in Seattle.

On January 31, Key Glock released his debut studio album titled Yellow Tape, which debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200. On May 22, 2020, Key Glock released his sixth mixtape, Son of a Gun, again with no features.

Key Glock in 2021
Key Glock in 2021

On March 5, 2021, Key Glock and Young Dolph released the single, "Aspen", and announced the release of their second collaborative album, Dum and Dummer 2, due for release on March 26, 2021. It is a sequel to 2019's Dum and Dummer. The project's cartoon artwork references Beavis & Butthead. On November 5, 2021, Glock released his second studio album Yellow Tape 2, a sequel to Yellow Tape.

On January 18, 2022, Key Glock released the song "Proud", a tribute to Young Dolph. It is included on the Dolph tribute compilation Long Live Young Dolph, released January 21, 2022.

On February 24, 2023, Key Glock released his third studio album, Glockoma 2. It is the sequel to his 2018 mixtape Glockoma.

Personal life

Key Glock is the cousin by marriage of Young Dolph, who was murdered in November 2021. Following Dolph's death, in a since-deleted Instagram post, Key Glock called him "my lefthand man, my brother, my cousin, and my mentor.” The same month Young Dolph died he got a tattoo of Young Dolph.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US US
R&B/HH
US
Rap
CAN
Yellow Tape
  • Released: January 31, 2020
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
14 8 8
  • RIAA: Gold
Yellow Tape 2
  • Released: November 5, 2021
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Format: Vinyl, Digital download, streaming
7
4 3 94
Glockoma 2
  • Released: February 24, 2023
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
13
8 5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Paper Route Illuminati
(with Young Dolph and Paper Route Empire)
  • Released: July 30, 2021
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
22

Mixtapes

Mixtapes
Title Mixtape details Peak chart positions
US
US R&B/HH
CAN
Whole Lotta Errthang
  • Released: May 26, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Glock Season
  • Released: June 16, 2017
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Glock Bond
  • Released: February 1, 2018
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
101
Glockoma
  • Released: November 23, 2018
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
34 17
Dum and Dummer (with Young Dolph)
  • Released: July 26, 2019
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Format: CD, download, streaming
8
4 83
Son of a Gun
  • Released: May 22, 2020
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
37
24
Dum and Dummer 2 (with Young Dolph)
  • Released: March 26, 2021
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, download, streaming
8
5
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
PRE5L
  • Released: November 18, 2022
  • Label: Paper Route Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
190

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
US
R&B/HH

"Racks Today"
(featuring Jay Fizzle)
2017 Glock Season
"Russian Cream" 2018 Glock Bond
"Yea" Glockoma
"Since 6ix"
  • RIAA: Gold
"Spazzing Out" 2019 non-album single
"Baby Joker"
(with Young Dolph)
Dum and Dummer
"Look at They Face" 2020 Yellow Tape
"I'm Just Sayin'"
"Never Change" non-album single
"Off the Porch" 2021
"Case Closed"
(with Young Dolph)
Dum and Dummer 2
"I'm the Type"
"Aspen"
(with Young Dolph)
"Penguins"
(with Young Dolph)
"Ambition for Cash"
  • RIAA: Platinum
Yellow Tape 2
"Da Truth"
"Proud"
(with Paper Route Empire)
2022 73 Long Live Young Dolph
"Pain Killers" Yellow Tape 2
"Diapers" non-album single
"No Limit"
(with Money Man and Babyface Ray featuring BLEU)
Madden NFL 23
"From Nothing" Glockoma 2
"9 in My Hand (Fast X Remix)"
(with Kordhell)
2023 Fast X
"Let's Go" 59 23 Glockoma 2

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
US
R&B/HH

"Major"
(Young Dolph featuring Key Glock)
2018 47 Role Model
"Lifers"
(Gucci Mane featuring Foogiano, Ola Runt and Key Glock)
2020 So Icy Summer
"No Sense"
(Young Dolph featuring Key Glock)
Rich Slave
"Blood All on It"
(Gucci Mane featuring Key Glock and Young Dolph)
2022 98 32 So Icy Gang: The ReUp
"Walkin" (Remix)
(Denzel Curry featuring Key Glock)
Non-album single

Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted and certified songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
"Gang ... No Lame ..." 2018
  • RIAA: Gold
Glockoma
"Mr. Glock" 2020
  • RIAA: Platinum
Yellow Tape
"Something Bout Me" 2021 Yellow Tape 2
"Ungrateful"
(Megan Thee Stallion featuring Key Glock)
2022 82 Traumazine
"Dirt" 2023 88
Glockoma 2
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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