Long Beach-born rapper Tay-K, whose real name is Taymor Travon McIntyre, has seemingly responded to the rumor that he was up for parole/ early release. On Monday, Taymor, 25, tweeted:“It’s true.”Tay-K is currently serving 80 years in prison for two counts of murder and three counts of aggravated robbery. He was first arrested in 2017 for a 2016 Texas home invasion that led to the death of Ethan Walker.Amid the ongoing rumor of his release, McIntyre’s updated mugshot has surfaced online, including Daily Loud’s post on X, which has now amassed over 55,100 views.Exploring Tay-K’s legal troubles over the yearsIn July 2016, 16-year-old Tay-K was involved in the home invasion of 21-year-old drug dealer Ethan Walker, who lived on the 1500 block of Aspen Court in Mansfield, Texas. According to the authorities, the rapper and his six accomplices were involved in a premeditated robbery turned homicide.As it happened, Megan Holt and Ariana Bharrat first went to Walker’s home to distract him. One of them later let Tay-K and three men into the residence. Ethan fought back the assailants but was fatally shot before the crew fled the scene. Meanwhile, another man, Zachary Beloate, was also shot but survived.Tay-K was later arrested and charged with capital murder and aggravated robbery and spent six months in juvenile detention. Upon release, he was placed on house arrest, with a pending certification hearing to determine whether he’d be tried as an adult. However, two months later, in March 2017, McIntyre cut off his ankle monitor and went on the run. At the same time, he announced his plan via X (formerly Twitter)."F**k dis house arrest sh*t f**k 12 they gn hav 2 catch me on hood," he wrote.In June 2017, he released his song, The Race, on YouTube, which became viral overnight. He also announced it via X, writing:"Feds can't hold me back here it go Tay-K - The Race Music Video."The video showed Tay-K mocking the authorities and the lyrics said:"F**k a beat, I was trying to beat a case/ But I ain't beat that case, b*tch I did the race/ I woke up too moody, who gon' die today."The same day the song was released, U.S. Marshals located Tay-K and took him into custody from an associate’s home in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Besides being charged for the home invasion and murder of Ethan Walker, the rapper was also charged with the robbery and killing of 23-year-old photographer Mark Saldiva at a Chick-fil-A store in San Antonio, Texas.Authorities revealed that while on the run, Tay-K helped a group of men rob Saldivar before he gunned him down. Witnesses said the group then escaped and let the photographer bleed out. Not only that, but McIntyre was allegedly involved in the attack of a 65-year-old Arlington man, Owney “Skip” Pepe, for which he was charged with aggravated assault.In August 2017, a judge ruled that Tay-K should be tried as an adult for the murder charges. His lawyer, M. Trent Loftin, issued a statement:"The judge ruled that his case should [b]e moved to the adult court based on his age (and the fact that the juvenile court will lack jurisdiction soon). The judge was very clear to tell Mr McIntyre on the record that this decision has no bearing whatsoever on his guilt/ innocence in this case... Mr McIntyre remains upbeat after this hearing."In March 2018, another state district judge, Wayne Salvant, denied McIntyre’s bond, especially after reviewing the lyrics of his song, The Race."I don't know how many people are supposed to die and I don't know why we... as a country seem to glorify bad acts by putting out records and videos and people are following in this. It's my understanding that people throughout this country have 'Free Tay-K' signs up or 'goto' funds to fund his defense and this court has a problem with that. I don't know what this country has become when people can go out and allegedly commit heinous crimes and be glorified for it," Salvant noted.In June of that same year, Tay-K was sued by Mark Saldivar’s family for wrongful death and sought over a million dollars in damages. The following month, the rapper was slammed with another lawsuit after Ethan Walker’s family and survivor Zachary Beloate sought another $1 million in damages from the profits McIntyre made from his record deal with the label 88 Classic.Meanwhile, Tay was charged with felony possession of a prohibited substance while awaiting trial in Tarrant County Jail. The charge stemmed from his search during the original arrest. Around the same time, he got into an altercation with a fellow inmate. He was placed on solitary confinement for 23 hours a day and transferred to the maximum-security Lon Evans Corrections Center.While the Texas Second Court of Appeals granted Taymor bail on the aggravated robbery case, the murder charges continued to keep him behind bars.In March 2019, the prosecution reported that Tay-K tried to start a gand called Rug-Rats while in prison, alongside other illegal activities, further complicating his case.In May, the rapper faced his third lawsuit from Owney “Skip” Pepe and his wife Barbara, where the senior citizen claimed Tay-K attacked him from behind with a gun in May 2017 and demanded his wallet near Cravens Park, Arlington, TX. This left the victim with “multiple broken bones” and a “brain bleed.”In July 2019, the rapper pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery but maintained his innocence in the capital murder charges and a third count of aggravated robbery. Later that month, the Santana World artist was found guilty of murdering Ethan Walker and sentenced to 55 years in prison.In November, he was indicted for the killing of Mark Saldivar and convicted in a jury trial in April 2025. Back then, he was sentenced to 80 years/ life in prison with a possibility for parole. His attorney, John Hunter, questioned the prosecution’s case in his closing arguments:“Taymor McIntyre is not guilty of capital murder, murder, or manslaughter, and the reason for that is very simple. You have to do it right. You have to do the work. And this case clearly demonstrates the work wasn’t done.”Meanwhile, Judge Stephanie Boyd said during Tay-K’s sentencing:“I do realize that while this is a lot of time, you’re still alive. You can still better yourself. But the complainant in this case is deceased, and you need to internalize that the complainant in this case is deceased. You’re going to have to make changes.”The former Daytona Boyz affiliate is now incarcerated at the John B. Connally Unit in Karnes County, Texas. The exact status of his lawsuits remains unknown.