Pat Stay

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Pat Stay
Born
Patrick Wayne Stay

February 18, 1986
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedSeptember 4, 2022(2022-09-04) (aged 36)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
OccupationsBattle rapper, hip hop artist
Years active2007–2022

Pat Stay (February 18, 1986 – September 4, 2022) was a Canadian battle rapper and hip hop artist from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, also known as the Sucka-Free Boss. Pat has been regarded by many fans and critics as one of the greatest battle rappers of all time.

Biography

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Early life and beginnings

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Patrick Wayne Stay was born on February 18, 1986, to Wayne Stay and Greta Grant (née Stiner). He attended Dartmouth High School.[1]

Career

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Stay's battle rap debut came in 2007 against Critical in the now-defunct Elements League, a league in Nova Scotia where he battled against local up-and-coming rappers.[2][3]

He began his career in the King of the Dot league in Toronto at 23 years old, making his debut in 2009.[4] At the title match at King of the Dot's World Domination 4 in 2013, he defeated battle rapper Arcane to claim the championship.[5] He defended his KOTD chain in title matches against Dizaster,[6] Daylyt,[7] Charron,[8] and Illmaculate.[9]

In 2015, fellow Canadian Drake opted out of the 57th Annual Grammy Awards to host and judge a battle rap event in Toronto, where Stay competed against Charron.[10][11]

Stay expanded his influence into international battle leagues and ultimately achieved recognition in the prominent battle rap platform, the Ultimate Rap League. He was involved in over 40 battles and headlined events in 4 countries.[12] His career includes battles with Arsonal,[13] DNA,[14] Hollow Da Don,[15] and Tay Roc,[16] among others.

In the summer of 2016, Stay was cast in the film Bodied, which was co-produced by Eminem and released in 2017.[17]

On September 2, 2022, just two days before his death, Stay released a diss track towards rapper the Game titled "Warm Up" along with a music video on his YouTube channel. In the description box of the music video, Stay wrote: "After I called out Game a couple weeks ago and it [blew] up all over the media, TMZ etc. I hit the studio and recorded this song. I've had [it] in the chamber for a good minute now and wasn't going to release it unless he fired at me but F it, this song goes too hard to not let yall hear it. Plus the video is INSANE."[18]

Death

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Stay died following a stabbing incident in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 4, 2022, at age 36.[19] Following Stay's death, tributes flowed in from the battle rap community, as well as notable figures like Drake and Eminem.[20] Notable artists who have released tribute songs to Pat Stay include Bizzy Bone and Merkules.

Further reading

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Stay was featured on Classified's "Super Nova Scotian" song on his Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change album released in 2018.[21]

References

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