Tekashi 6ix9ine says he doesn’t regret snitching on Nine Trey gang to get out of prison as he breaks silence
RAPPER Tekashi 6ix9ine revealed he has no regrets snitching on infamous Nine Trey gang to get out of prison early. Breaking his silence in his first interview since release, the Brooklyn-born rapper said he was “taken advantage” by the gang. Known for his long multi-colored hair, Tekashi, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez told The […]
RAPPER Tekashi 6ix9ine revealed he has no regrets snitching on infamous Nine Trey gang to get out of prison early.
Breaking his silence in his first interview since release, the Brooklyn-born rapper said he was “taken advantage” by the gang.
Known for his long multi-colored hair, Tekashi, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez told The New York Times: “I knew what I was doing with Nine Trey. I knew what I was getting into.
The 24-year-old said he joined the gang to “gain credibility” in his music career.
Hernandez claimed he was “betrayed” by his gang members, who he said kidnapped him, stole money from him and threatened to kill him.
“I was following a street code that was upheld by me and that I thought was real.
“Before I broke the street code, how many times was it broken to me? “It’s all about honor, loyalty.”
“Well, let’s talk about if sleeping with somebody’s girl is honor, kidnapping somebody is honor, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from them is honor, trying to kill them is honor.
“‘Snitching’s not street!’ But street is taking advantage of one of your homies?” he said in the explosive interview.
6ix9ine was originally arrested in 2018 on racketeering charges.
He faced up to 47 years in prison but struck a plea deal with prosecutors to testify against fellow gang members Anthony ‘Harv’ Ellison and Aljermiah ‘Nuke’ Mack.
Snitching’s not street! But street is taking advantage of one of your homies?
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Following the deal, he was sentenced to just two years in jail, 13 months of which he had already served.
His track “LOCKED UP 2″ features on his album ” TattleTales – which is a cheeky nod to how he testified against the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.
He also admitted to being “torn apart” by the 2013 use of a child in a sexual performance.
Hernandez was seen in videos miming graphic acts and touching a 13-year-old girl while she performed sex acts on other men.
He compared himself to Tupak Shakur, who in 1994 was convicted of sexual abuse.
The heavily tattooed singer said the difference between him and Tupac was that he “never caught a rape charge”.
He also addressed the physical violence he inflicted on his parter and mom of his daughter, Sara Molina between 2011 and 2018.
He said that he has admitted to attacking Sara and that the pain he put her through is “the worst thing ever”.
NO REGRETS
In the varied interview, he covered his thoughts on the Black Lives Matters protests, saying he has no feelings on the movement and that he is not an activist.
Moving onto politics, he said that he doesn’t believe that President Donald Trump deliberately targets people online to be a ‘troll’.
Admitting that he would vote for Trump, he said: “I get compared to Trump every day. But I love Mexican people. I don’t think we’re the same.”
As of this year, his net worth is roughly estimated at nearly £3,230,000.
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The rapper, whose name is pronounced “six nine”, first began releasing songs in 2014 and gained mainstream attention for his style of aggressive rap mixed with anime visuals.
He rose to fame in late 2017 with the release of his debut commercial single Gummo which became platinum, but his career has also been blighted by personal and legal issues.
Prior to his music career he sold marijuana to support his family after his father was murdered in 2009.
