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Tay Keith’s Estate Faces 6-Figure Credit Card Debt
Hip-hop producer Tay Keith's death didn't make his bills disappear. His estate is now being hit with nearly two hundred thousand dollars in claims from creditors. American Express National Bank filed two separate claims seeking roughly sixty thousand on a Business Platinum account and another twenty-seven thousand on a Platinum account. Bank of America filed a claim in connection with Tay's two thousand twenty-four Mercedes-Benz GLS, saying his estate owes about one hundred fifteen thousand dollars.
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Real Hip-Hop Network Returns: Who Owns Culture
Hip-hop has a built-in audience. Now, a media platform created to celebrate the genre wants to help shape what the community sees. As Real Hip-Hop Network prepares for a 2026 relaunch backed by Blacksun Private Equity, its leaders aim to reach today's audience without losing the culture. The network gives artists and creators a way to share their work while owning their intellectual property through distribution on radio, streaming services and other platforms.
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Tay Keith Cause of Death Revealed
Tay Keith died from the toxic effects of drugs including ketamine and an active ingredient in kratom. According to the Nashville Medical Examiner's Office, Keith had ketamine and mitragynine in his system when he died. Mitragynine is a chemical compound found in kratom, a tree from Southeast Asia that affects the brain's opioid receptors.
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Jay-Z’s Close Friend Emory Jones Gets Trump Pardon
President Donald Trump officially granted a full presidential pardon to Emory "Vegas" Jones, the legendary executive and Roc Nation Head of Lifestyle, completely wiping out his federal drug conviction that kept him in prison for nearly 16 years.
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Remy Ma, Papoose & Claressa Shields Drama
Many hip-hop fans thought they'd never see the day that Remy Ma and Papoose, once the epitome of a New York love story, would separate and trade jabs in a brutal, messy breakup. The drama between the estranged couple and Papoose's new girlfriend, boxer Claressa Shields, escalated over the weekend after the "Conceited" rapper posted screen recordings of her old DMs with Shields. What followed was a savage back-and-forth on social media including a Papoose diss track directed at Remy and the drama shows no signs of slowing down.
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Big Tigger Exonerated: Atlanta Prosecutors Drop All Charges
Longtime V-103 radio host, BET Rap City legend, and Atlanta Hawks announcer Big Tigger is officially a free man after the Fulton County District Attorney's Office declined to prosecute and dropped all criminal charges following his arrest earlier this summer.
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Wheel of Fortune Host Jim Thornton Denies Child Porn Allegations
New details are emerging about an in-flight incident that led to Wheel of Fortune host Jim Thornton being questioned by authorities and later suspended from the game show. A passenger became concerned after seeing messages on his laptop that she believed came from a chatroom involving inappropriate discussions about minors.
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Black Maternal Health: Planned Parenthood CEO
The majority of Black women live in states with abortion bans, and abortion bans have made pregnancy more dangerous. Defunding Planned Parenthood has impacted health centers across the country, even in blue states, meaning defunding things like STI tests and access to contraception and cancer screenings. Access to safe and reliable reproductive healthcare is particularly important to Black women, who have a maternal mortality rate three times higher than other groups.
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Carla Jeffery’s Family Addresses Death Drug Rumors
Carla Jeffery's family is denying reports that drugs played a role in the Disney Channel star's death, pushing back against online rumors as questions remain about what happened.
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TIFF 2026: Must-Watch Movies – The Root
Black Hollywood is rolling out the red carpet at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival with highly anticipated films including the action-drama Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother starring Mahershala Ali and the complex family saga The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives. Other standout features include Misty Green directed by Chris Rock, Prima Facie with Cynthia Erivo, and Clarissa set in modern-day Nigeria. The festival also showcases Love of Your Life featuring Aaron Pierre and documentaries celebrating cultural legacies and personal journeys of resilience.
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Durk Defense Presents New Evidence Explanations in Murder Trial
Federal prosecutors have finished presenting their murder-for-hire case against Lil Durk, and his defense wasted no time challenging how jurors should interpret some of the government's most important evidence. Durk has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ordered and financed an attack targeting Quando Rondo that killed Saviay'a Robinson.