Keyon Hart
Introduction
Keyon Hart is a New Jersey rapper who performs as Snake IIz and is known for his affiliation with the 1990s hip-hop duo M.O.P. and its “First Family” circle. On September 11, 2026, former radio show host Domonique Hayes filed a lawsuit against him in Manhattan Supreme Court alleging that he raped her on July 4, 2025, in a Coney Island hotel room while she was drunk and barely conscious. The New York Post reported the suit in an exclusive on September 26, 2026. Hart denied the allegation, telling the Post, “I deny all of it to be completely honest,” and “None of its true, she’s a liar.” No criminal charge has been reported against him, and the allegation has not been adjudicated in court.
Background Information
Hart is a rapper hailing from Newark, New Jersey, who emerged through Tri-Storm Entertainment and became known for his collaborations with M.O.P. (Mash Out Posse), according to a NewsBreak artist profile. Over the years he has worked with artists including Tupac Shakur, Fred The Godson and Wu-Tang Clan-affiliated acts, contributing to albums and mixtapes.
The Post reported that Hart claims features with Tupac Shakur and collaborations with Wu-Tang-linked Killah Priest. His most popular songs include “Sick” featuring Redrum781, “Boom!” featuring Fred the Godson and “Get Em” with Lil’ Fame, and he has more than 70,000 followers on Instagram. He is a member of M.O.P.’s crew, the “First Family.”
Hayes, 40, said she has known Hart for years. She first connected with him professionally in 2016, when she interviewed him about his music for her web-based radio show, PrettygirlsXXX on BlogTalkRadio, in Florida. They met again in 2019 after she moved to New York and became friends, according to the lawsuit. She claims he kept her in his circle by promising song collaborations that never materialized and by having her model for his clothing brand, Soldi Sporchi — work she says she was never paid for.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Allegations. The claims in this section are allegations from the civil complaint Domonique Hayes filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on September 11, 2026, as reported by the New York Post. They were never admitted by Hart, never criminally charged, and never adjudicated in court. Hart denies all of them, saying “None of its true, she’s a liar,” and he claims post-encounter messages from Hayes undermine her account.
According to the complaint, Hayes, Hart and his friends — including M.O.P.’s Lil’ Fame — had been celebrating the Fourth of July and Hart’s birthday on the Coney Island boardwalk on July 4, 2025. When the party fizzled out, Hayes and Hart went to his room at the nearby Best Western Hotel. The filing states she felt comfortable going to his room to rest because he had previously stayed at her home in Queens and had never tried “anything sexual or inappropriate” during those stays.
Hayes said she had already spent the day drinking but had a few more drinks while they hung out at the hotel and watched fireworks at around 1 a.m. She began feeling “woozy” and having “trouble keeping her eyes open,” the filing claims. She alleges Hart then pulled down her pants and pressed his groin into her backside; she says she pulled them back up and told him, “I’m not doing that with you. Let go of my pants.” He allegedly pulled them down a second time a few minutes later as she was blacking out, and from that point she was “in and out of consciousness,” recalling him forcibly kissing her, performing oral sex and penetrating her while she says he ignored her repeated pleas to stop.
The suit further alleges that Hart tried to intimidate Hayes afterward by bragging about having a gun and claiming he was a “pimp.” When she confronted him a few days later, he apologized but then, the complaint claims, told her she was not raped and simply regretted having sex after the fact. He allegedly wrote in since-deleted Instagram messages, “I’m sorry . . . the alcohol got the best of me.”
Hart rejected the account when contacted by the Post. “I deny all of it to be completely honest,” he said. “None of its true, she’s a liar.” He claimed there are messages between the two from after the encounter in which Hayes allegedly wrote, “All I can think about is having sex with you.” He did not provide those messages to the Post, and his lawyer, Rene Myatt, declined to comment.
Public Reaction and Consequences
The lawsuit is the principal consequence reported so far. Hayes is demanding unspecified damages along with compensation for the modeling she did for Hart’s clothing brand. Her lawyer, Lawrence Pearson, told the Post: “We stand with our client Ms. Hayes and with all women who have been abused. For far too long, men have used promises of work or success to lure women into vulnerable situations where they can exploit them sexually.”
The Post’s exclusive was amplified by the outlet’s X account, where the story circulated to tens of thousands of views within hours. Hayes never reported the alleged attack to police, according to the report, and no criminal investigation or charge has been reported. The allegations therefore rest on the civil complaint, which Hart contests in full.
Current Status
As of the September 26, 2026 report, the lawsuit was pending in Manhattan Supreme Court. No arrest or criminal charge against Hart has been reported, and he has not publicly commented beyond his denial to the Post. A civil complaint contains claims that must be proven in court; unless and until a court rules, the allegations remain contentions by Hayes, and Hart is legally uncharged and unadjudicated on them. His lawyer’s decision not to comment left the claims contested on the pleadings and his flat denial.
Impact on Their Career/Life
The suit ties Hart’s name to a rape allegation in national coverage, a reputational burden for an underground artist whose career is built on affiliation with a legacy act like M.O.P. and on collaborations that keep his name in circulation. Beyond the litigation itself, the sources report no label, booking or collaboration consequences; his exposure is the pending civil claim for damages and unpaid modeling compensation, and whatever effect the publicity has on future partnerships. He continues to deny the allegations.