Tay-K Says He Loves Olivia Rodrigo's Music From Prison
Rapper Tay-K says he loves Olivia Rodrigo's music, and he says it from prison. Billboard reported the comments on 12 November 2026, from his first interview since he was incarcerated. He gave that interview to Complex from prison on 11 November.
Asked about his listening habits, Tay-K said he likes Rodrigo's first album. He then hinted that his tastes would surprise people. "If I told you the s-t I listen to, you wouldn't expect none of it," he said.
Tay-K is serving concurrent prison sentences in Texas, of 55 years and 80 years, for two murder convictions. "Concurrent" means the terms run at the same time rather than one after the other, so the longer 80-year term is the one that governs his release date.
He also recorded a new album behind bars. Titled #MonstersUnderMyBed, it is set for release on 13 November 2026. It will be his first project since #SantanaWorld in 2017, with "project" meaning a full release such as an album or mixtape.
His track record on the charts includes "The Race," which peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Hot 100 is the weekly US singles chart, which ranks songs using radio airplay, sales and streaming figures. A peak is the highest position a song reaches over its run on the chart.
Listeners who want to hear the new album can look for it on 13 November, the date set for its release. The Rodrigo comments are the most recent detail in a story that has drawn attention to Tay-K's music from inside prison.
