Fans received love and appreciation via a penned thank-you letter from imprisoned 22-year-old artist Tay-K. On Monday, the Texas native shared a message to his fans expressing how pleased he was with the positive feedback to his penned letter. In the letter, the “The Race” artist reflected on his sentence and the magnitude of his fans’ love for him.
He is currently serving a sentence of 55 years to life for murder and attempted robbery.
just heard about the response to my letter I’m forever indebted to my fans for going so crazy on my behalf #freetayk it means a lot especially in this situation, we not letting these fake ass stories fly, we gonna get the truth out
— RUGR@ (@tayk) April 4, 2023
“Just heard about the response to my letter. I’m forever indebted to my fans for going so crazy on my behalf #freetayk, It means a lot especially in this situation, we not letting these fake ass stories fly, we gonna get the truth out,” he tweeted.
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His letter to fans expressed that the lack of positive influences during his childhood primarily affected his future and how he hoped to influence his peers in the music industry positively.
“YO, I’m sitting here thinking about all my fans, I love and miss y’all. I know there’s a lot that I haven’t directly spoke on and there are many things my fans know but I’m not sure everybody else does. I’ve been here for 5 1/2 years now, and I feel indebted to y’all for going so crazy behind me,” he wrote.
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“It’s still crazy to me that I never had a chance to live outside as an adult, I’ve been locked up and in and out of the justice, and ops system for my whole life, not sure if y’all know, but I got sentenced as an adult to 55 years in prison for a crime where I wasn’t even the shooter. I wasn’t even alleged to have a gun. I was never even suspected to have pulled the trigger or hurt anyone,” he continued.
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“I was young and didn’t have no positive figures around. Now that I’m older, I know how important focusing on leading by example is I love my fans and I don’t want anyone to think I’m promoting or really recommending violence, that’s why I really dedicate a lot of my time in here to using the success of my music to have a positive impact on other young artist, even if it’s something small like taking a phone call or writing a letter to keep them positively inspired, regardless of my situation. The movement is eternal,” he closed his letter to fans.
Many fans showed love in his post’s comments responding with love and support.
