Blueface

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{{Short description|American rapper (born 1997)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Blueface
| image = Blueface in Feb 2020.png
| caption = Blueface in 2020
| birth_name = Johnathan Jamall Porter<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Alyssa |date=2022-11-18 |title=Rapper Blueface accused of shooting at man after altercation at Las Vegas gentlemen's club |url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/rapper-blueface-accused-of-shooting-at-man-after-altercation-at-las-vegas-gentlemens-club |website=KTNV-TV Las Vegas}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|1|20}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| alias = Blueface Bleedem
| occupation = {{flatlist|Rapper|boxer}}
| years_active = 2017–present
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Hip Hop music|Hip hop]]
* [[trap music|trap]]
* [[West Coast hip hop]]}}
| label = {{flatlist|
*[[Cash Money Records|Cash Money West]]
*[[Republic Records|Republic]]
*Fifth Amendment
*[[Entertainment One Music|E1]]}}
{{Infobox person
| child = yes
| children = 3
| website = {{URL|blueface.shop.capthat.com}}
}}
}}
'''Johnathan Jamall Porter''' (born January 20, 1997), known professionally as '''Blueface''', is an American rapper. In October 2018, after releasing the music video for his song "[[Respect My Cryppin']]", he became a viral meme due to his [[Off-beat (music) #On-beat and off-beat|offbeat]] style of rapping.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fitzgerald |first1=Kiana |title=Everything You Need to Know About Blueface |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/01/blueface-everything-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=April 8, 2019 |agency=Complex |date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> The following month, he was signed to Cash Money West, the [[west coast hip hop|West Coast]] branch of [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]]'s [[Cash Money Records]] label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/blueface-signs-cash-money-west/|title=Blueface Signs to Cash Money West|first1=Tony M.|last1=Centeno|date=November 21, 2018|website=XXL Mag}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4b5ixNxowsuUOt6KuWLpNU|title=Respect My Crypn|date=August 11, 2018|via=open.spotify.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/arts/music/blueface-thotiana-interview.html|title=Meet Blueface, the Self-Aware Rapper Who Knows He's More Than a Meme|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=March 14, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 14, 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2019, a remix of his song "[[Thotiana]]" (featuring [[Cardi B]] and [[YG (rapper)|YG]]), became his most successful single to date, peaking at number 8 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. In 2020, he released his debut studio album, ''[[Find the Beat]]''.

== Early life ==
Blueface was born on January 20, 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs3eeNhgT-2/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bs3eeNhgT-2 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription|title=It's my C day everybody better wish me a happy birthday|date=January 20, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in [[Mid-City, Los Angeles, California|Mid-City]] in central Los Angeles and attended multiple elementary schools before moving in with his mother in [[Santa Clarita Valley]], and later settled in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] with his father.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Blueface Exposed!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAyJJ3meT40|access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref> After relocating to the [[San Fernando Valley]], Blueface attended [[Arleta High School]] and joined the marching band playing alto saxophone and the football team, becoming the starting quarterback in 2014, standing at {{convert|6|ft|4|in|cm|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fieldlevel.com/app/commitments/jonathan.porter/football|title=Jonathan Porter Announces Commitment to Play Football at Fayetteville State University|website=fieldlevel.com|access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref>

As starting quarterback, Blueface led the team to an East Valley League championship in 2014.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blueface-thotiana-remix-yg-784737/|title=Blueface's 'Thotiana' Remix, Featuring YG, Takes the Meat Show National|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=January 25, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref> Throwing for 1,234 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2013 and 1,724 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2014, Blueface committed to play for [[Fayetteville State University]] and briefly played college football before leaving in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/12/blueface-playing-high-school-football/|title=Blueface Appears in Old Videos Playing High School Football|last=Fitzgerald|first=Trent|website=XXL Mag|date=December 11, 2018 |language=en|access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref> Blueface references his past experiences as a football player in the video for the remix to "Thotiana", where the rapper portrays a top prospect high school quarterback disrespecting his coach due to his desire to pursue women and fame.<ref name="rolling stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blueface-thotiana-remix-yg-784737/|title=Blueface's 'Thotiana' Remix, Featuring YG, Takes the Meat Show National|first1=Charles|last1=Holmes|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 25, 2019}}</ref>

Blueface began to take an interest in [[rap music]] at a young age, and mainly listened to [[50 Cent]], [[The Game (rapper)|the Game]] and [[Snoop Dogg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/01/blueface-interview-the-break/|title=The Break Presents: Blueface|last=Seabrook|first=Robby III|website=XXL|date=January 2, 2019 |access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref> Prior to entering the music industry, he had spent most of his adult life unemployed, occasionally holding a few temporary jobs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/arts/music/blueface-thotiana-interview.html|title=Meet Blueface, the Self-Aware Rapper Who Knows He's More Than a Meme|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=March 14, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 4, 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/02/27/blueface-cover-story|title=Blueface, Baby|website=[[The Fader]]|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== 2017–2018: Viral success, ''Famous Cryp'', and "Bleed It" ===

Blueface began rapping in January 2017 under the name '''Blueface Bleedem''', a reference to his ties to the School Yard [[Crips]] street gang. Originally moving back to Los Angeles after leaving [[Fayetteville State University]], he was invited to his friend Laudiano's music studio to retrieve a phone charger, and after being challenged to rap over a beat, Blueface began to work to release his first song, "Deadlocs", produced by Laudiano, onto [[SoundCloud]].<ref name="laudiano">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3108334/blueface-laudiano-producer-interview/|title=Blueface Is One Of 2019's Most Promising Stars â€" His Producer Tells Us How He Got Here|website=MTV News|access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In June 2018, he released his first full-length project, ''[[Famous Cryp]]''. In September 2018, after the song and EP helped him build a local following in California, he released his second EP, ''Two Coccy'', onto SoundCloud and [[Spotify]].{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

In October 2018, Blueface released a music video for his song, "[[Respect My Cryppin']]", on [[WorldstarHipHop]]'s [[YouTube]] channel. Shortly after the song was posted to [[Twitter]], where it became a viral [[internet meme|meme]].<ref name="laudiano"/> The video's popularity led to more of Blueface's music receiving attention, with his songs "[[Thotiana]]" and "Next Big Thing" earning newfound popularity. His popularity increased even further after holding a contest on his [[Instagram]] stories and posts using polls to determine which high school he should visit, with [[Pasadena High School (California)|Pasadena High School]] edging out a victory over [[Santa Monica High School]]. The social media challenge brought in new followers, increasing his already growing popularity. In November 2018, Blueface was signed to [[Cash Money Records]]' [[West Coast hip-hop|West Coast]] affiliate [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money West]], and posted clips of himself in the studio with Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] and [[Quavo]] on his Instagram page.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/12/blueface-new-songs-drake-quavo/|title=Blueface Confirms New Songs With Drake and Quavo|first1=K. C.|last1=Orcutt|date=December 7, 2018|website=XXL Mag}}</ref><ref name="uproxx.com">{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/hiphop/blueface-drake-co-sign-next-big-thing/|title=Meet Blueface, A Drake-Approved LA Rapper Who he is a off beat rapper'|date=December 5, 2018|work=[[Uproxx]]}}</ref>

In December 2018, Blueface again went viral thanks to an acoustic video with [[Einer Bankz]] previewing his new song, "[[Bleed It]]" which released officially in January 2019. He released the song two days later, including a video on the [[Lyrical Lemonade]] YouTube channel, directed by [[Cole Bennett]], that amassed over 2 million views in the first 24 hours of its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elevatormag.com/blueface-and-cole-bennett-connect-for-bloody-new-visuals/|title=Blueface And Cole Bennett Connect for Bloody New Visuals |first=Mike|last=Squid|website=Elevator Mag|date=December 19, 2018 }}</ref>

=== 2019–present: "Thotiana", ''Dirt Bag'', and ''Find the Beat'' ===
[[File:Blueface in 2020.png|thumb|Blueface performing in 2020]]
On January 26, 2019, Blueface's track, "[[Thotiana]]", debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 75, making it his first track to chart on a ''Billboard'' chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8494814/blueface-scores-first-hot-100-entry-thotiana|title=Blueface Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Entry With 'Thotiana'|magazine=Billboard|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref> The song was released as a remix with [[YG (rapper)|YG]] with a music video. The following week, he released a remix with [[Cardi B]], coinciding with another video from Cole Bennett. On streaming services, the two remixes are separate, but there is also a third where all three versions are put together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/1/blueface-thotiana-remix-yg-music-video|title=Blueface Is Joined by YG for Cole Bennett-Directed "Thotiana (Remix)" Video|website=Hypebeast|date=January 25, 2019|access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref> On May 1, 2019, Blueface released the music video for his single, "Stop Cappin", which has amassed over 5 million views over the first four days on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/05/blueface-stop-cappin-video|title=Blueface Drops Music Video for New Track "Stop Cappin"|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref> On June 20, Blueface was announced to be part of ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''{{'}}s 2019 Freshman Class as the fan-voted eleventh entrant.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=June 20, 2019 |title=XXL 2019 Freshman Class: Tierra Whack, Rico Nasty, Megan Thee Stallion, Gunna, and More |work=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/xxl-2019-freshman-class-tierra-whack-rico-nasty-megan-thee-stallion-gunna-and-more/ |access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref>

In August 2019, Blueface released an [[Extended play|EP]] titled ''Dirt Bag''; the album was preceded by the singles "Stop Cappin'", "[[Daddy (Blueface song)|Daddy]]" and "Bussdown". At eight tracks, the EP featured guest appearances from [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], [[Rich the Kid]], [[Offset (rapper)|Offset]], [[Lil Pump]], and [[Mozzy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Blueface Drops 'Dirt Bag' EP f/ Offset, Rich the Kid, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/blueface-dirt-bag-stream |website=Complex |access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Blueface Releases 'Dirt Bag' EP Featuring Offset, The Game & Lil Pump: Listen |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8527020/blueface-dirt-bag-ep-listen |magazine=Billboard |date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> His song "Daddy" featuring Rich the Kid on the EP peaked at No. 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "Stop Cappin'" with The Game reached No. 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. The EP peaked at No. 48 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Blueface Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> Despite commercial success, the EP received generally mixed critical reviews. Riley Wallace at Hip-Hop DX rated the project at 3/5, while listeners rated it at 2.33/5.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wallace |first1=Riley |title=Review: Blueface's "Dirt Bag" Is High On Energy & Low On Surprises |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3505/title.review-bluefaces-dirt-bag-is-high-on-energy-low-on-surprises |website=HipHopDX |date=August 27, 2019 |access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> Album of the Year appraised a total critic score of 60/100, while listeners reviewed it at 51/100.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blueface: Dirtbag Reviews |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/169760-blueface-dirt-bag.php |website=Album of the year |access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> Fred Thomas of [[AllMusic]] followed a trend of middle-ranged reviews, giving the project a 3/5.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Fred |title=Dirt Bag - Blueface |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dirt-bag-mw0003308483 |website=AllMusic |access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>

In October 2019, Blueface announced his debut studio album, ''[[Find the Beat]]'', and its tracklist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://defpen.com/blueface-find-the-beat-tracklist/|title=Blueface Shares Tracklist For Upcoming Album "Find The Beat"|first=Inman|last=DeMicia|publisher=Def Pen|date=October 11, 2019|access-date=November 8, 2019}}</ref> He released four singles from the album, "Close Up" featuring [[Jeremih]], "First Class" featuring [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], "Obama" featuring [[DaBaby]], and "[[Holy Moly (song)|Holy Moly]]" featuring [[NLE Choppa]]. On December 6, 2019, the album was set to release but was delayed due to trademark issues. On January 17, 2020, the second release date was confirmed, but it was delayed again. On March 13, 2020, the third release date, the album released, with features from [[Polo G]], Ambjaay, [[Lil Baby]], [[Stunna 4 Vegas]], [[YBN Nahmir]], [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], [[Jeremih]], [[NLE Choppa]], and [[DaBaby]], totaling 16 songs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Espinoza |first=Joshua |title=Blueface Releases 'Find the Beat' Album f/ DaBaby, Gunna, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/blueface-find-the-beat-stream |website=Complex |access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> Fellow rapper [[Lil Uzi Vert]], who released an album titled, ''[[Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2]]'', on the same day ''Find the Beat'' was released, praised the album. In a private exchange with Blueface, Lil Uzi Vert said "album fye" [''[[sic]]''] and offered to collaborate with Blueface.<ref>{{cite web |last=S. |first=Lynn |title=Lil Uzi Vert Gives Blueface's "Find The Beat" Seal of Approval |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-uzi-vert-gives-bluefaces-find-the-beat-seal-of-approval-news.106243.html |website=HotNewHipHop |date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, Blueface opened a soul food restaurant in [[Santa Clara, California]], named Blue's Fish and Soul.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/blueface-soul-food-restaurant-blues-fish-soul/|title = Blueface Opens Soul Food Restaurant Called Blue's Fish & Soul| date=June 17, 2021 }}</ref>

== Musical style ==
Blueface's off-beat style of rapping and unique voice has been compared to fellow [[West Coast hip-hop|California rappers]] [[E-40]] and [[Suga Free]], as well as rapper Silkk the Shocker. Blueface has said that he writes "to the beat", and uses the instrumental as a base for all of his songs.<ref name="uproxx.com"/>

== Boxing ==

In June 2021, Blueface announced he had signed to fight for [[Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2945204-hip-hop-artist-blueface-agrees-to-bare-knuckle-boxing-contract|title=Hip-Hop Artist Blueface Agrees to Bare Knuckle Boxing Contract|date=June 25, 2021|publisher=bleacherreport.com|author=Tim Daniels}}</ref> He made his debut in a special gloved match against Tiktoker Kane Trujillo on July 23, 2021, at [[2021 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship#Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 19|BKFC 19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dknation.draftkings.com/2021/7/23/22589723/bkfc-19-what-is-it-why-are-influencers-fighting-tiktok-youtube-blueface-vs-kane-trujillo-evil-hero|title=BKFC 19: Why are these "influencers" fighting?|date=July 23, 2021|publisher=dknation.draftkings.com|author=Collin Sherwin}}</ref> Blueface defeated Trujillo via [[unanimous decision]] after three rounds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blueface punches ring invader after Bare Knuckle Fighting exhibition |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/bare-knuckle-fighting-blueface-punches-fan-in-ring/kv15nxfu8g8b1bko0h20dxyeo |access-date=July 13, 2022 |website=www.sportingnews.com |date=August 12, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Blueface was originally set to have two [[Exhibition fight|exhibition]] matches in 2022, however, both organizers removed Blueface from their card. Blueface was scheduled to face [[FaZe Clan|FaZe]] Temperrr as the co-feature on [[KSI vs Swarmz & Luis Alcaraz Pineda|August 27]], however, due to an altercation he had with his girlfriend prior to the bout, he was removed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=2022-08-02 |title=Rapper Blueface and His Girlfriend Get Into Violent Fight in Streets of Hollywood |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/blueface-girlfriend-fight-hollywood-1235331510/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

Blueface was scheduled to face British TikTok star Ed Mathews on the preliminary card for the High Stakes Tournament on April 22, 2023 at [[Wembley Arena]] in [[London]], England. He won the bout by Technical Knockout. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerlad |first=Trent |date=April 8, 2023 |title=Blueface to Fight TikToker Ed Matthews in Boxing Match, Matthews Insults Chrisean Rock |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/blueface-ed-matthews-boxing-insults-chrisean-rock/ |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]}}</ref>

== Legal issues ==
In 2018, after a man tried to rob him at a gas station in [[Newhall, Santa Clarita, California|Newhall, California]], Blueface shot at the suspect's car, and was later arrested and charged with shooting at an occupied vehicle, a felony in the state of California. Blueface was released on $69,000 bail on November 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://signalscv.com/2018/11/one-arrested-after-14-freeway-shooting-another-second-suspect-sought/|title=One suspect arrested after 14 Freeway shooting, second suspect at large |first=Caleb |last=Lunetta|date=November 17, 2018}}</ref>

Blueface was arrested in February 2019, for felony gun possession after law enforcement recovered a loaded, unregistered handgun in his possession.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/02/20/blueface-three-years-prison-gun-charge|title=Blueface reportedly hit with felony gun possession charge, potential three-year prison sentence|website=The FADER|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>

On November 15, 2022, Porter was arrested on charges of attempted murder and shooting in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], on October 8 of that year. He was imprisoned in the [[Clark County Detention Center]].<ref>[https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/11/16/rapper-blueface-arrested-connection-with-las-vegas-shooting/ Rapper 'Blueface' arrested in connection with Las Vegas shooting] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221116164844/https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/11/16/rapper-blueface-arrested-connection-with-las-vegas-shooting/ Архивировано]</ref> On October 2, 2023, he was sentenced to three years [[probation]], with a possible two-to-five year prison sentence if he violates probation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rapper Blueface sentenced to three years' probation for 2022 Las Vegas shooting|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-10-02/blueface-sentenced-probation-las-vegas-shooting|access-date=November 24, 2023|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 2, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On January 12, 2024, Blueface was arrested for violating his probation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theshaderoom.com/blueface-jail-probation-violation/|title=REPORT: Blueface Turns Himself In To Jail After Reportedly Violating His Probation|first=Maurice|last=Cassidy|publisher=The Shade Room|date=January 12, 2024|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/752526-blueface-arrest-mom-explain-new-footage-hip-hop-news|title=Blueface's Mom Karlissa Saffold Explains Arrest As New Alleged Footage Emerges|first=Gabriel Bras|last=Nevares|publisher=hotnewhiphop.com|date=January 12, 2024|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Blueface has three children.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Kiana |title=Everything You Need to Know About Blueface |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/01/blueface-everything-you-need-to-know/ |website=Complex |access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref>

He dated [[Chrisean Rock]] from 2020 to 2023, and in January 2023, Malone announced that she was pregnant with her first child by him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chrisean Rock Gives Update On Pregnancy With Blueface, Shows Sonogram Video |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/chrisean-rock-gives-update-on-pregnancy-with-blueface-shows-sonogram-video/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |date=May 8, 2023 }}</ref> Their son Chrisean Jesus Malone Jr. was born on September 3, 2023.

In December 2019, Blueface garnered backlash after he posted a video of himself standing on top of a black SUV and throwing cash into a crowd of people in [[Skid Row, Los Angeles|Skid Row]], a notoriously poverty-stricken area of Los Angeles. Although some saw it as a good gesture, it was criticized as "dehumanizing."<ref>{{cite web |last=Scott |first=Katie |date=December 27, 2019 |title=Rapper Blueface faces backlash after throwing money to people in Los Angeles' Skid Row |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6340251/blueface-throwing-money-skid-row/ |access-date=September 8, 2020 |work=[[Global News Canada]]}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-24/la-rapper-blueface-tosses-cash-skid-row-backlash%3f_amp=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224194623/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-24/la-rapper-blueface-tosses-cash-skid-row-backlash?_amp=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2019|title=Video of rapper Blueface tossing wads of cash onto skid row sparks criticism amid L.A.'s homeless crisis|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|last=Reyes-Velatde|first=Alejandra|date=December 24, 2019|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref>

== Discography ==

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2"| Details
! colspan="3" | Peak chart positions
|-
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Billboard 200|US]] <ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/tlp/|title=Blueface Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US]] [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B/HH]] <ref name="billboard.com">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/blp/|title=Blueface Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]] <ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/cna/|title=Blueface Chart History: Canadian Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Find the Beat]]''
|
* Released: March 13, 2020
* Label: [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]], [[Republic Records|Republic]]
* Format: Digital download, streaming
| 64
|39
|65
|}

===Mixtapes===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2"| Details
! colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
|-
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Billboard 200|US]] <ref name="BB200"/>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US]] [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B/HH]] <ref name="billboard.com"/>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Rap Albums|US]] [[Rap Albums|Rap]] <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/rlp/|title=Blueface Chart History: Rap Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]] <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/cna/|title=Blueface Chart History: Canadian Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Famous Cryp]]''
|
* Released: June 20, 2018
* Label: 5th Amendment, [[Entertainment One|eOne]]
* Format: Digital download, streaming
| 29
|17
|17
|25
|-
! scope="row"| ''We Over Famous'' {{small|(with Trendd)}}
|
* Released: September 11, 2018
* Label: Killeen Corp
* Format: Digital download, streaming
| —
| —
| —
| —
|}

=== Extended plays ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2"| Details
! colspan="3" | Peak chart positions
|-
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Billboard 200|US]] <ref name="BB200"/>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US]] [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B/HH]] <ref name="billboard.com"/>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]] <ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Two Coccy''
|
* Released: September 20, 2018
* Label: Cash Money, Republic
* Format: Digital download, streaming
| —
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row"|''Dirt Bag''
|
* Released: August 9, 2019
* Label: Cash Money, Republic
* Format: Digital download, streaming
| 48
|29
|41
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Singles===
{{incomplete list|date=September 2020}}

==== As lead artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="8"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album
|-
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/hsi/|title=Blueface Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B/HH]] <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/bsi/|title=Blueface Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop|US Main. R&B/HH]] <ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Blueface Chart History: Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/rms/|access-date=September 14, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]] <ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/can/|title=Blueface Chart History: Canadian Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[SNEP|FRA]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blueface|title=French Chart|publisher=[[SNEP]]|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4604|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=March 4, 2019|access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/54980/blueface/|title=Blueface {{!}} full Official Chart history|date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=February 16, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Fuck It Up" {{small|(with Trendd)}}
| 2017
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Thotiana]]" {{small|(solo or featuring [[YG (rapper)|YG]] or/and [[Cardi B]])}}
| rowspan="5" | 2018
| 8 || 4 || 6 || 12 || 168 || 9 || 59 || 15
|
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Platinum<ref name="RIAA">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Blueface |access-date=June 17, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Blueface|title=Thotiana|id=4613|access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref>
| ''Famous Cryp''
|-
! scope="row"| "Next Big Thing"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| rowspan="2"| ''Two Coccy''
|-
! scope="row"| "Movie Scenes"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "DM"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Studio"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Bleed It]]"
| rowspan="8"| 2019
| —{{efn-ua|"Bleed It" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but did peak at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.<ref name="Bubbling">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blueface/chart-history/hbu/|title=Blueface Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref>}} || 46 || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
* RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA" />
| ''Dirt Bag''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[West Coast (G-Eazy and Blueface song)|West Coast]]" {{small|(with [[G-Eazy]] or remix featuring [[YG (rapper)|YG]] and Allblack)}}
| —{{efn-ua|"West Coast" did not chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but did peak at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.<ref name="Bubbling"/>}} || 37 || — || 81 || — || — || — || —
|
* RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAAFt" />
| [[Beats (American film)|''Beats'' (soundtrack)]]
|-
! scope="row"| "Stop Cappin" {{small|(solo or with [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]])}}
| —{{efn-ua|"Stop Cappin" did not chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but did peak at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.<ref name="Bubbling"/>}} || —{{efn-ua|"Stop Cappin" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/blueface/chart-history/RBU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616120156/https://www.billboard.com/music/blueface/chart-history/RBU|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2021|title=Blueface Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref>}} || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| rowspan="3"| ''Dirt Bag''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Daddy (Blueface song)|Daddy]]" {{small|(featuring [[Rich the Kid]])}}
| 78 || 30 || 36 || 72 || — || — || — || —
|
* RIAA: Platinum<ref name="RIAA" />
|-
! scope="row"| "Bussdown" {{small|(featuring [[Offset (rapper)|Offset]])}}
| — || — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Bussdown" did not enter the [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ Top 40 Singles Chart]], but peaked at number 23 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4727|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=July 29, 2019|access-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref>}} || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Bop" {{small|(with [[Tyga]] and [[YG (rapper)|YG]])}}
| — || — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Bop" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4733|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref>}} || — || —
|
| ''[[Legendary (Tyga album)|Legendary]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"Close Up"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2019/10/blueface-close-up-feat-jeremih-new-song/|title=New Music: Blueface – 'Close Up' (Feat. Jeremih)|website=HipHopNMore|date=October 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/blueface-and-jeremih-come-through-with-mad-quotables-on-close-up-new-song.1984808.html|title=Blueface & Jeremih Come Through With Mad Quotables On "Close Up"|website=HotNewHipHop|date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> {{small|(featuring [[Jeremih]])}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| rowspan="4" | ''Find the Beat''
|-
! scope="row"| "First Class" {{small|(featuring [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]])}}
| —{{efn-ua|"First Class" did not chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but did peak at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gunna/chart-history/hbu/|title=Gunna Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 5, 2019}}</ref>}} || — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"First Class" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4766|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref>|name=}}|| — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Obama" {{small|(featuring [[DaBaby]])}}
| rowspan="4"| 2020
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Holy Moly (song)|Holy Moly]]" {{small|(featuring [[NLE Choppa]])}}
| — || — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Holy Moly" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4832|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=March 16, 2020|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref>}} || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Tour"<ref name="tour-complex">{{cite news |last1=Espinoza |first1=Joshua |title=Blueface, NLE Choppa, Asian Doll, and More Live It Up on the Road in New 'Tour' Video |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/blueface-tour-video |access-date=April 19, 2020 |work=Complex |date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> {{small|(featuring [[Asian Doll]], [[9lokkNine|Glokk 9]], NLE Choppa, [[Sada Baby]], and Kiddo Curry)}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''Famous Cryp Reloaded''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Respect My Cryppin']]" {{small|(solo or featuring [[Snoop Dogg]])}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''Famous Cryp''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Outside (Better Days)]]" {{small|(with OG Bobby Billions)}}
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| —{{efn-ua|"Outside (Better Days)" did not chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but did peak at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.<ref name="Bubbling"/>}} || — || 32 || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Outside (Better Days)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5089|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=June 12, 2021}}</ref>}} || — || —
|
* RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA" />
| ''Holy Goat 2''
|-
! scope="row"| "TikTok" {{small|(solo or featuring [[Justina Valentine]])}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
| colspan="16" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2"| Year
! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Certifications
! rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] <ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3ABlueface&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3AHot%20100&f%5b2%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Blueface|title=Chart Search: Blueface|magazine=Billboard}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B/HH]] <ref name=":3" />
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]] <ref name=":1" />
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ Hot]]
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name=":2" />
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Slide (French Montana song)|Slide]]" {{small|([[French Montana]] featuring Blueface and [[Lil Tjay]])}}
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| 90 || 33 || 54 || 13 || 81
|
*RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAAFt">{{cite certification|region=United States|title=Blueface |access-date=June 17, 2022}}</ref>
| ''[[Montana (album)|Montana]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Shotta Flow]] (Remix)" {{small|([[NLE Choppa]] featuring Blueface)}}
| — || — || — || 40 || —
|
* RIAA: 2× Platinum<ref name="RIAAFt"/>
| [[Cottonwood (EP)|''Cottonwood'']]
|-
! scope="row"| "FULU$" {{small|([[Farid Bang]] featuring Musiye and Blueface)}}
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''Torremolinos''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Moonwalking in Calabasas]] (Remix)" {{Small|([[DDG (rapper)|DDG]] featuring Blueface)}}
| rowspan="3" |2020
| — || — || — || — || —
|
* RIAA: Platinum<ref name="RIAAFt" />
|''Die 4 Respect''
|-
! scope="row" | "Curvy" {{small|(with [[Jay1]] and The Plug)}}
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Proud of U (Remix)" {{Small|(1TakeJay featuring Blueface)}}
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''Compton Globetrotter''
|-
! scope="row" | "W Hotel" {{small|(Like Mike featuring [[Smokepurpp]] and Blueface)}}
| 2021
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
| colspan="9" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

=== Other charted songs ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album
|-
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ Hot]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4736|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Bussin" {{small|(featuring [[Lil Pump]])}}
| 2019
| 39
| ''Dirt Bag''
|}

== Boxing record ==
=== Exhibitions ===
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!Record
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!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
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|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
| style="text-align:left;" |Ed Matthews
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|5 (5), {{small|2:59}}
|Apr 22, 2023
| style="text-align:left;" |{{small|[[Wembley Arena]], [[London]], England}}
|
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=== Amateur ===
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!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
| style="text-align:left;" |Kane Trujillo
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|3
|[[2021 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship#Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 19|July 23, 2021]]
| style="text-align:left;" |{{small|[[Florida State Fairgrounds]], [[Tampa Bay, Florida]], U.S.}}
|
|}

== Explanatory notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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6ix9ine

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Spuyrava: /* Discography */

{{short description|American rapper (born 1996)}}
{{for|similarly-named topics|69 (disambiguation){{!}}69}}
{{pp-vandalism|small=yes}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = 6ix9ine
| image = 6ix9ine June 2018 side (cropped x2).jpg
| caption = 6ix9ine in 2018
| alt = 6ix9ine gesturing at the camera
| birth_name = Daniel Hernandez
| alias = {{flatlist|
* Tekashi69<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/04/08/tekashi-4567896ix9ine-plea-deal-jail-release-racketeering-trial/|title=Tekashi69 Has Plan to Get Out of Jail Before September Racketeering Trial|website=TMZ|language=en|access-date=May 24, 2019|archive-date=April 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408084233/https://www.tmz.com/2019/04/08/tekashi-6ix9ine-plea-deal-jail-release-racketeering-trial/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Tekashi 6ix9ine<ref>{{cite news |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to Nine Criminal Counts, Details Emerge |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/2/tekashi69-pleads-guilty-nine-criminal-counts |access-date=February 3, 2019 |agency=Hypebeast |date=February 2, 2019 |archive-date=April 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410092608/https://hypebeast.com/2019/2/tekashi69-pleads-guilty-nine-criminal-counts |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Wallah Dan<ref>{{cite news |title=10 More New Rappers You Should Know |url=https://hypebeast.com/2017/8/10-new-rappers-2017-trippie-redd-matt-ox-killy-global-dan |access-date=February 3, 2019 |agency=Hypebeast |date=August 8, 2017 |archive-date=April 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410092609/https://hypebeast.com/2017/8/10-new-rappers-2017-trippie-redd-matt-ox-killy-global-dan |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* songwriter
}}
| home_town =
| awards =
| years_active = {{flatlist|
* 2012–2018
* 2020–present
}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
* [[scream rap]]
* [[hardcore hip hop]]
* [[SoundCloud rap]]
* [[punk rap]]
}}
| label = {{flatlist|
* Giné<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/1619358458|title=GINÉ by 6ix9ine on Apple Music|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=April 24, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Create Music Group|Create]]
* [[10K Projects]]
* [[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services|Virgin]]
* Scumgang
* [[Shotti|Tr3yway]]
}}
{{Infobox person|embed=yes
| website = {{URL|6ix9inestore.com}}
| signature = 6ix9ine's signature.svg
| children = 2<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-second-child|title=Court Hearing Reveals 6ix9ine Has a Second Child (UPDATE)|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=December 24, 2019|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220164404/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-second-child|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}

'''Daniel Hernandez''' (born May 8, 1996), known professionally as '''6ix9ine''' (stylized '''6IX9INE''' and pronounced "six nine") and also as '''Tekashi69''', is an American rapper. His music has been marked by an aggressive style of rapping, while his controversial public persona is characterized by his distinctive rainbow-colored hair, many tattoos, extensive history of legal issues, and publicized celebrity [[feud]]s.<ref name="Rolling Stone biography"/>

Hernandez became widely known in 2017 after his feature on Trippie Redd's "[[Poles 1469]]" and the release of his debut solo single, "[[Gummo (song)|Gummo]]", which was a [[sleeper hit]]. He subsequently released the [[mixtape]] ''[[Day69]]'' (2018), which was further supported by the singles "[[Kooda]]", "[[Keke (song)|Keke]]" (with [[Fetty Wap]] and [[A Boogie wit da Hoodie]]), and "[[Gotti (song)|Gotti]]", all of which charted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. "[[Fefe (song)|Fefe]]" (with [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[Murda Beatz]]), the second single from his debut album ''[[Dummy Boy]]'' (2018), peaked at number three on the Hot 100. Despite negative critical reception, ''Dummy Boy'' peaked at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and was certified [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|website=RIAA|language=en-US|access-date=May 11, 2020|archive-date=January 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103172359/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Hernandez [[pleaded guilty]] to a [[felony]] count of [[Child pornography|use of a child in a sexual performance]] and received a four-year [[probation]] period and a 1,000-hour community service order. In 2018, he [[Trial of the Nine Trey Gangsters|was arrested]] on [[Racket (crime)|racketeering]] and other weapons and drug charges. Facing a minimum of 47 years in prison,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50835644|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine sentenced to two years in prison|date=December 18, 2019|website=BBC News}}</ref> he pleaded guilty to nine charges including [[Conspiracy (criminal)|conspiracy]] to commit [[Murder (United States law)|murder]] and [[armed robbery]] in February 2019. During the trial, Hernandez testified for the prosecution against other Nine Trey gang members and was sentenced to two years in prison. In April 2020, he was granted early release during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] following fears over his vulnerability to [[COVID-19|the disease]] due to his [[asthma]] condition. He was put on house arrest for the remainder of his term and was released in early August 2020.

Hernandez briefly maintained commercial success following his release from prison, as his singles "[[Gooba]]" and "[[Trollz (song)|Trollz]]" (with Nicki Minaj) debuted at number three and number one respectively on the Hot 100. His second album, ''[[TattleTales (album)|TattleTales]]'' (2020) debuted at number four on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], while his third album, ''[[Leyenda Viva]]'' (2023)—his first [[reggaeton]] album—failed to make any worldwide chart impact. Due to his role as an [[informant]] in the [[Trial of the Nine Trey Gangsters|Nine Trey Gangsters trial]], several major hip hop figures and personalities have since condemned or ostracized Hernandez, leading to a severe decimation of his public image.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/yg-releases-new-tekashi-6ix9ine-diss-track-stop-snitchin/|title=YG Releases New Tekashi 6ix9ine Diss Track "Stop Snitchin"|first=Braudie|last=Blais-Billie|website=Pitchfork|date=April 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/the-game-reason-6ix9ine-nipsey-hussle-mural/|title=The Game and Reason Upset After 6ix9ine Visited Nipsey Hussle Mural|website=XXL Mag|date=August 14, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/meek-mill-6ix9ine-beef-explained/|title=Meek Mill's Beef With 6ix9ine, Explained|website=Complex}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://theblast.com/c/50-cent-tekashi-6ix9ine-69-rapper-will-not-work-with-him-shots-at-family-new-music|title=50 Cent Says He Will NOT Work With Tekashi 69, Rapper Responds By Taking Shot At His Family|date=April 30, 2020|website=The Blast}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Daniel Hernandez was born on May 8, 1996, in the [[Bushwick, Brooklyn|Bushwick]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn]], New York City<ref name="birf">{{cite web |last1=Nguyen |first1=Jimmy |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Before He Was Famous |url=https://channel933.iheart.com/content/tekashi-6ix9ine-before-he-was-famous/ |access-date=February 23, 2019 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214313/https://channel933.iheart.com/content/tekashi-6ix9ine-before-he-was-famous/ |url-status=live }}</ref> to Natividad Perez-Hernandez, a factory worker and house cleaner from [[Atlixco]], [[Puebla]], Mexico, and Daniel Hernandez Sr., from [[Río Piedras, Puerto Rico|Río Piedras]], [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico.<ref name="youtube.com">{{Citation|title=Tekashi69's Biological Father Speaks on Why He Wasn't Involved in His Son's Life|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAAZlABXYHQ|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618150604/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAAZlABXYHQ&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/track/84096476|title=Fat Joe and 6ix9ine interview presented by CocaVision and Tidal|publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]] | date=February 2018|access-date=November 23, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214302/https://tidal.com/browse/track/84096476|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine broke down crying in court after his estranged father showed up at his sentencing|url=https://www.insider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-estranged-father-at-court-sentencing-2019-12|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20191224130939/https://www.insider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-estranged-father-at-court-sentencing-2019-12|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2019|last=McLaughlin|first=Kelly|website=Insider|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> His mother came to the U.S. in 1988 to seek a better life and opportunities. Hernandez played baseball and soccer throughout his youth and was allegedly assigned a scout for a major league team at 13 but his mother declined because she did not trust a stranger taking her son at a young age.<ref name=tmz>{{Cite web|url=https://dam.tmz.com/document/73/o/2019/12/13/7325b41d00884d68b07a1444963022a0.pdf|title=6ix9ine's court letters from family members and friends|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216164644/https://dam.tmz.com/document/73/o/2019/12/13/7325b41d00884d68b07a1444963022a0.pdf|archive-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>

Hernandez and his older brother, Oscar Osiris (b. August 25, 1994),<ref name=tmz/><ref name="youtube.com"/> were raised in a church throughout their youth. Hernandez sang during mass and was selected many times to read from the Bible. His favorite passage was [[Psalm 121]].<ref name=tmz/> His elementary school, was Public School 59. His middle school was Juan Morel Campos Secondary School. His high school was [[Child School and Legacy High School|Legacy High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=6ix9ine Full Court Transcript of First Day in Court Testifying Against Shotti and Tr3yway|url=http://onsmash.com/music/6ix9ine-full-court-transcript-of-first-day-in-court-testifying-against-shotti-and-tr3yway/|access-date=2020-07-28|website=OnSMASH|date=September 17, 2019 |language=en|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728164158/http://onsmash.com/music/6ix9ine-full-court-transcript-of-first-day-in-court-testifying-against-shotti-and-tr3yway/|url-status=live}}</ref> He left high school around the tenth grade.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Daly|first=Michael|date=2019-02-02|title=How Tekashi69 Was Haunted by His Father's Murder|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-tekashi69-was-haunted-by-his-fathers-murder|access-date=2020-07-28|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012035656/https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-tekashi69-was-haunted-by-his-fathers-murder|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hernandez did not know his father until he was 9 years old and had only a brief relationship with him. Hernandez's mother told him he was dead, according to Hernandez's father.<ref name="youtube.com"/> Hernandez's father had a heroin addiction and was in prison for five years for selling drugs.<ref name="youtube.com"/> Hernandez's stepfather, who also was Puerto Rican, was shot dead steps away from the family home in 2010.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMt46dmSuxY "Open Space: Tekashi69 - YouTube"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410092612/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMt46dmSuxY |date=April 10, 2020 }}. Interview with Mass Appeal, published August 3, 2017. See minute 4:09.</ref><ref name=tmz/> After the murder of his stepfather, Hernandez's mother was not able to make enough money working to support her children. She applied for welfare and there were many nights Hernandez and his brother went to bed without dinner. Due to his mother's financial struggle, Hernandez and his brother wore used clothes and Hernandez had to share a bed with his mother.<ref name=tmz/>

[[Emotional trauma|Emotionally disturbed]] by the death of his stepfather, Hernandez would not shower or eat to the point where he lost a lot of weight; he was given therapy and was hospitalized for depression and [[post-traumatic stress disorder]].<ref name=tmz/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-cops-to-heroin-and-violence-charges/|title=Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Cops to Heroin and Violence Charges|date=February 1, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2019|publisher=Courthouse News Service|author=Adam Klasfeld|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626223837/https://www.courthousenews.com/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-cops-to-heroin-and-violence-charges/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hernandez also started to [[Acting out|act out]] due to his stepfather's death and was eventually expelled from school in the 8th grade for bad behavior.<ref name="No Jumper">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIfXo2SbruU "The 6ix9ine Interview - YouTube"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410092613/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIfXo2SbruU |date=April 10, 2020 }}. Interview with No Jumper, published July 24, 2017. See minutes 20:34–22:32.</ref> Rather than continuing his education, he started working at various jobs such as being a [[Busser|busboy]] and a delivery boy at a grocery store to help his mother financially.

== Music career ==

=== 2012–2016: Early career ===
Hernandez first decided to rap in 2012 after meeting Peter "Righteous P" Rodgers, CEO of New York record label Hikari-Ultra, when he came into the vegan bodega Hernandez was working at in Bushwick, Brooklyn and asked if Hernandez rapped based on his appearance, stating that he thought he had the image of a rapper and suggested that he rap because of this, along with Hernandez' cadence.<ref name="nj" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2019/09/tekashi-6ix9ine-testimony-nine-trey-trial-takeaways|title=6 Takeaways From Tekashi 6ix9ine's Testimony In Nine Trey Gang Trial (Day 1)|date=September 18, 2019|website=Vibe|access-date=May 12, 2020|archive-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412010238/https://www.vibe.com/2019/09/tekashi-6ix9ine-testimony-nine-trey-trial-takeaways|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hernandez began releasing rap songs in 2014, starting with "69" in August 2014, "Pimpin", in September 2014 and both "Who The Fuck is You" and "4769" in October 2014, the latter of which was his first collaboration as a lead artist featuring two rappers from the Brooklyn collective [[Pro Era]], J.A.B. and Dirty Sanchez. Over the next three years, he released multiple tracks and videos with titles such as "Scumlife", "Shinigami" (named after the Japanese [[death god]] [[Shinigami]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Shinigami (死神) |url=https://genius.com/6ix9ine-shinigami-lyrics |website=genius.com |access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref> from ''[[Death Note]]''), "Yokai" and "Hellsing Station", drawing attention for his aggressive rapping style and use of [[anime]] as music video visuals. Many of his early songs were released by FCK THEM, a music label based in Slovakia.<ref name="69early">{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/how-fast-can-6ix9ine-paint-himself-into-a-corner.html|title=How Fast Can 6ix9ine Paint Himself Into a Corner?|website=Vulture|author=Frank Guan|date=February 23, 2018|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214258/https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/how-fast-can-6ix9ine-paint-himself-into-a-corner.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He adopted the stage name "Tekashi69"; "Tekashi" references Japanese anime, which he was a fan of, while "69" references both the [[69 sex position]] and the [[yin-yang]] symbol.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Witt |first1=Stephen |title=Tekashi 69: The Rise and Fall of a Hip-Hop Supervillain |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tekashi-69-rise-and-fall-feature-777971/ |access-date=19 August 2021 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=16 January 2019}}</ref>

Gathering fame as an internet meme for his rainbow-dyed hair, extensive tattoos and rainbow-plated [[Grill (jewelry)|grills]], he eventually became an associate of fellow New York rapper [[ZillaKami]], the younger half-brother of Righteous P.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theringer.com/2018/3/1/17067584/6ix9ine-tekashi-gummo-rap-controversy|title=Meet 6ix9ine: The First Rap Star of 2018 Is Easy to Hate, Impossible to Ignore|work=The Ringer|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018105951/https://www.theringer.com/2018/3/1/17067584/6ix9ine-tekashi-gummo-rap-controversy|url-status=live}}</ref> They later feuded after Hernandez discovered Righteous P and ZillaKami were going to sign a record deal with Epic, in an attempt by ZillaKami to drop him due to a lack of control over Hernandez, alleged unpaid bail money, the surfacing of misconduct allegations against Hernandez, and a dispute over allegedly stolen instrumentals.<ref name="Rolling Stone biography"/><ref name="nj">{{Citation|last=No Jumper|title=The ZillaKami & SosMula Interview|date=July 8, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3LPT06_0Is&t=914s|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214258/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3LPT06_0Is&t=914s|url-status=live}}</ref> Soon after Hernandez began working with Andrew Green a rapper known as TrifeDrew, again, who had previously worked with him on music videos to work on videos again along with music.<ref name="Rolling Stone biography">{{Cite magazine|title=Tekashi 69: The Rise and Fall of a Hip-Hop Supervillain|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tekashi-69-rise-and-fall-feature-777971/|last=Witt|first=Stephen|date=January 16, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-date=June 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601171303/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tekashi-69-rise-and-fall-feature-777971/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2017–2018: ''Day69'' and ''Dummy Boy'' ===
[[File:6ix9ine (Daniel Hernadez) (cropped).jpg|thumb|259x259px|Hernandez displaying his rainbow-colored hair in November 2017]]
"[[Poles 1469]]", released in April 2017, featured Hernandez alongside [[Trippie Redd]] on YouTube.<ref name="69early"/>
Hernandez rose to prominence on social media due to a July 2017 [[Instagram]] post that went viral on both Reddit and Twitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/tekashi-6ix9ines-controversial-career-a-timeline.html|title=Tekashi 6ix9ines|website=vulture.com|access-date=September 23, 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923101311/https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/tekashi-6ix9ines-controversial-career-a-timeline.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hernandez's commercial debut single "[[Gummo (song)|Gummo]]" was released on November 10, 2017, and eventually peaked at number 12 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gummo-mw0003125113 |title=GUMMO - 6ix9ine {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=December 8, 2017 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214303/https://www.allmusic.com/album/gummo-mw0003125113 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-12-30 "Billboard Hot 100: December 30, 2017"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324074456/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-12-30 |date=March 24, 2018 }}. ''Billboard''.</ref> It was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on March 5, 2018.<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=6ix9ine#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum: 6ix9ine - RIAA|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=August 15, 2018|archive-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410062248/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=6ix9ine#search_section|url-status=live}}</ref> His next single, "[[Kooda]]", debuted at number 61 on the Hot 100 the week of December 23, 2017.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-12-23 "Billboard Hot 100: December 23, 2017"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219211535/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-12-23 |date=February 19, 2018 }}. ''Billboard''.</ref> On January 14, 2018, Hernandez released his third single, "[[Keke (song)|Keke]]", with [[Fetty Wap]] and [[A Boogie wit da Hoodie]], which also charted on the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/01/6ix9ine-fetty-wap-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-keke-video/ |title=6ix9ine Drops New ''KeKe'' Video |website=XXL |date=January 14, 2018 |access-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323063601/https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/01/6ix9ine-fetty-wap-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-keke-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Shortly afterward, Hernandez announced his second mixtape, ''[[Day69]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/01/6ix9ine-debut-project-release-date/ |title=6ix9ine Shares Release Date for His Debut Mixtape |website=XXL |date=January 29, 2018 |access-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130023335/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/01/6ix9ine-debut-project-release-date/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The mixtape was released on February 23, 2018, and debuted at number 4 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart with 55,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, of which 20,000 were pure sales.<ref name="Day69">{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/02/6ix9ine-day69/|title=6ix9ine Drops Debut Mixtape 'Day69'|date=February 23, 2018|website=XXL|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223074443/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/02/6ix9ine-day69/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BB debut">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8230391/bon-jovis-back-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=Bon Jovi's Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=March 4, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305022901/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8230391/bon-jovis-back-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Jon Caramanica of ''[[The New York Times]]'', the tape was an outgrowth of the "[[SoundCloud rap]] explosion" and was notable for its willingness to deviate from hip hop's prevailing sound.<ref name="Caramanica"/> After the release of ''Day69'', two songs from the album, "Billy" and "Rondo" both debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with "Billy" peaking at number 50 and "Rondo" at number 73.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-makes-his-sixth-consecutive-hot-100-entry-with-gotti-news.48564.html|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Scores Sixth Consecutive Hot 100 Entry With "Gotti"|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807220448/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-makes-his-sixth-consecutive-hot-100-entry-with-gotti-news.48564.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2018/03/06/6ix9ines-billy-rondo-debut-billboard-hot-100/|title=6ix9ine's "Billy," "Rondo" Debut On Billboard Hot 100|date=March 6, 2018|work=Headline Planet|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807225041/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2018/03/06/6ix9ines-billy-rondo-debut-billboard-hot-100/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2018, Hernandez released "[[Gotti (song)|Gotti]]", a remix of a feature he did for artist Packman titled "Got it, Got it".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thebeatdfw.com/3037783/new-music-6ix9ine-got-it-got-it-feat-packman-explicit-audio/|title=New Music: 6ix9ine "Got It, Got It" Feat. Packman (Explicit Audio)|date=January 29, 2018|work=97.9 The Beat|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807220656/https://thebeatdfw.com/3037783/new-music-6ix9ine-got-it-got-it-feat-packman-explicit-audio/|url-status=live}}</ref> The song's video was released on April 16, 2018, and involved footage of Hernandez donating bundles of $100 bills to poor citizens in the [[Dominican Republic]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8301718/6ix9ine-new-song-gotti-listen|title=6ix9ine Shows Off His Melodic Side on New Song 'Gotti': Listen|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142142/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8301718/6ix9ine-new-song-gotti-listen|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8342315/6ix9ine-gotti-video|title=6ix9ine Gives Back to the Community in New 'Gotti' Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151413/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8342315/6ix9ine-gotti-video|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was added to ''Day69'' as a deluxe song and debuted at number 99 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 before dropping off the following week, making it his sixth consecutive Hot 100 entry.<ref name="auto"/>

Hernandez stirred up controversy in May 2018 when he was involved in a shooting with the entourage of fellow New York rapper [[Casanova (rapper)|Casanova]] as part of a feud; this led to Hernandez losing a $5 million headphone deal and being banned from the [[Barclays Center]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46742/title.alleged-tekashi-6ix9ine-affiliate-arrested-over-barclays-shooting#|title=Alleged Tekashi 6ix9ine Affiliate Arrested Over Barclays Shooting|work=HipHopDX|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214303/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46742/title.alleged-tekashi-6ix9ine-affiliate-arrested-over-barclays-shooting|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the shooting, Hernandez stopped releasing music for several months, before releasing "[[Tati (song)|Tati]]", featuring DJ Spinking in June, which debuted at number 43 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="auto1"/>
[[File:6ix9ine June 2018 (cropped).jpg|thumb|288x288px|6ix9ine during a performance in [[Amsterdam]] in June 2018|alt=]]
In July 2018, Hernandez released his eighth single, "[[Fefe (song)|Fefe]]", featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[Murda Beatz]]; the single debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 before peaking at number three in its second week, marking Hernandez's highest entry on the chart and his first single to reach the top five of the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8468763/drake-in-my-feelings-hot-100|title=Drake Dominates Hot 100 for Fourth Week With 'In My Feelings,' DJ Khaled's All-Star 'No Brainer' Debuts at No. 5|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214259/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8468763/drake-in-my-feelings-hot-100|url-status=live}}</ref> "Fefe" was later certified double [[Music recording certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/08/6ix9ine-fefe-platinum-nicki-minaj-murda-beatz/|title=6ix9ine's "Fefe" Featuring Nicki Minaj, Murda Beatz Goes Platinum |work=XXL Mag|access-date=August 27, 2018|language=en|archive-date=August 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827075601/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/08/6ix9ine-fefe-platinum-nicki-minaj-murda-beatz/|url-status=live}}</ref> His subsequent singles, "[[Bebe (6ix9ine song)|Bebe]]" and "[[Stoopid (6ix9ine song)|Stoopid]]", also reached the top 30 of the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/6ix9ine-celebrates-stoopid-going-10-for-10-on-billboard-while-heading-to-court-news.62336.html|title=6ix9ine Celebrates "Stoopid" Going 10 For 10 On Billboard While Heading To Court|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075314/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/6ix9ine-celebrates-stoopid-going-10-for-10-on-billboard-while-heading-to-court-news.62336.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2018, Hernandez signed a publishing deal with LA-based music company [[Create Music Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Create Music Group launches publishing division, signs Tekashi 6ix9ine|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/create-music-group-launches-publishing-division-signs-tekashi6ix9ine/|date=September 11, 2018|website=Music Business Worldwide|language=en-US|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307174459/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/create-music-group-launches-publishing-division-signs-tekashi6ix9ine/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In early October 2018, Hernandez was featured on the song "Aulos Reloaded" with French house DJ Vladimir Cauchemar and "Kick" with Danish singer [[Jimilian]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/6ix9ine-is-the-reigning-king-of-europe-on-vladimir-cauchemars-aulos-reloaded-new-song.1980490.html |title=6ix9ine Is The Reigning King Of Europe On Vladimir Cauchemar's "Aulos Reloaded" |website=HotNewHipHop |date=September 28, 2018 |access-date=October 5, 2018 |archive-date=October 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005153550/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/6ix9ine-is-the-reigning-king-of-europe-on-vladimir-cauchemars-aulos-reloaded-new-song.1980490.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 7, 2018, it was announced that his debut studio album, ''[[Dummy Boy]]'', was to be released on November 23,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/6ix9ine-dummy-boy-release-date-cover-art/ |title=6ix9ine Unveils Release Date and Cover Art for New Project |website=XXL |date=November 7, 2018 |access-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108120721/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/6ix9ine-dummy-boy-release-date-cover-art/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but on November 21, it was announced that the album would be postponed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ines-new-album-dummy-boy-release-postponed/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine's New Album Dummy Boy Release Postponed|date=November 21, 2018|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> The album was ultimately released without notice on November 27, on all streaming services.<ref name=":92">{{Cite news|title=Stream Tekashi 6ix9ine's New Album "Dummy Boy"|work=HotNewHipHop|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-tekashi-6ix9ines-new-album-dummy-boy-news.65484.html|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128015750/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-tekashi-6ix9ines-new-album-dummy-boy-news.65484.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite generally negative critical reception, the album became his highest-charting, after debuting at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 behind [[Travis Scott]]'s [[Astroworld (album)|''Astroworld'']].<ref name=":92"/><ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|title=Travis Scott's 'Astroworld' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, 6ix9ine's 'Dummy Boy' Debuts at No. 2|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8487688/travis-scott-astroworld-returns-to-no-1-billboard-200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 2, 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203071129/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8487688/travis-scott-astroworld-returns-to-no-1-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> While in jail, 6ix9ine was featured on previous collaborator [[A Boogie wit da Hoodie]]'s song "[[Swervin]]", peaking at number 27 on the Hot 100, off his sophomore album ''[[Hoodie SZN]]''. The song was released on December 21, 2018, alongside the album.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie/chart-history/hsi/|title=A Boogie wit da Hoodie|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 1, 2020|archive-date=February 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202112500/https://www.billboard.com/music/A-Boogie-wit-da-Hoodie/chart-history/HSI|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2019–present: Return to music and ''TattleTales'' ===
In October 2019, Hernandez signed a two-album contract for over $10 million with his label 10K Projects for one album in English and one album in Spanish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/10/10/tekashi-6ix9ine-million-dollar-record-deal-prison/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Scores Multi-Million Dollar Record Deal from Prison|website=TMZ|access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-date=April 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406180428/https://www.tmz.com/2019/10/10/tekashi-6ix9ine-million-dollar-record-deal-prison/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/features/elliot-grainge-10k-projects-tekashi-6ix9ine-trippie-redd-1203423051/|title=Elliot Grainge, Son of Music Industry Titan Lucian Grainge, Is Forging His Own Path|website=Variety|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407003207/https://variety.com/2019/music/features/elliot-grainge-10k-projects-tekashi-6ix9ine-trippie-redd-1203423051/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2020, Hernandez had to request permission from a judge to film a video in his backyard while in home confinement and was granted permission.<ref name="New Song">{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/05/6ix9ine-new-song-music-video-today/|title=6ix9ine Will Return With New Song Today|work=[[XXL Magazine|XXL]] | last=Woods|first=Aleia|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516012525/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/05/6ix9ine-new-song-music-video-today/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 7, 2020, Hernandez announced he would be releasing a new single on May 8, 2020, marking his return to music and on his 24th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=6ix9ine Announces New Single With Billboard in Times Square|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/tekashi-6ix9ine-announces-new-single-with-times-square-billboard|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=May 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509000439/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/tekashi-6ix9ine-announces-new-single-with-times-square-billboard|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, titled "[[Gooba]]", was released alongside a music video. According to [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']]'s Madison Bloom, the track includes references to [[COVID-19]] ("They sick, been hot, way before coronavirus") and Hernandez's cooperation with federal prosecutors and testimony ("Tell me how I ratted, came home to a big bag").<ref name="here">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-shares-gooba-first-new-song-since-prison-release/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Shares "Gooba", First New Song Since Prison Release|work=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] | last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=May 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527201916/https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-shares-gooba-first-new-song-since-prison-release/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hernandez announced after several delays his next single "[[Trollz (song)|Trollz]]", a collaboration with [[Nicki Minaj]], which was released on June 12, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-delays-new-song-george-floyd/|title=6ix9ine Delays Release of New Song in Response to George Floyd Protests|first=Zoe|last=Johnson|website=XXL Mag|date=June 3, 2020 |access-date=June 9, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604142632/https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-delays-new-song-george-floyd/|url-status=live}}</ref> The song debuted at the top of the Hot 100, marking 6ix9ine's first number-one single.<ref name=":9">{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=June 22, 2020|title=6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj's 'Trollz' Launches at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Lil Baby's 'The Bigger Picture' Debuts at No. 3|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9406723/guess-guess|access-date=June 22, 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622234842/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9406723/guess-guess|url-status=live}}</ref> "Trollz" fell to number 34 in its second week, breaking the record for largest position drop from number one in the chart's history, however the record was broken again later that year by [[Taylor Swift]] with "[[Willow (song)|Willow]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9411108/dababy-rockstar-number-one-hot-100-third-week|title=DaBaby & Roddy Ricch's 'Rockstar' Returns to No. 1 on Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=June 29, 2020|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704053829/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9411108/dababy-rockstar-number-one-hot-100-third-week|url-status=live}}</ref> A third single, "[[Yaya (song)|Yaya]]", was released on July 3, 2020. It debuted at number 99 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and dropped out of the charts the following week. A fourth single, "[[Punani (6ix9ine song)|Punani]]", was released on August 2.

The songs are all included on his second studio album, ''[[TattleTales (album)|TattleTales]]'', which was released on September 4, 2020.<ref name="Tattle">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-announces-new-album-tattle-tales/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Announces New Album Tattle Tales|date=August 26, 2020|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> After the release of the album Hernandez lamented the treatment he received from music platforms [[Spotify]] and [[Apple Music]] with them not displaying that he had released a new album on the main pages of their store fronts and not including him in their playlists which are highly influential on the charts, with him explaining that he views this as the music industry using these platforms' influence to damage him as a result of him cooperating.<ref>{{Citation|last=Fox 5 New York|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Tells All - [Street Soldiers]|date=September 18, 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r7pS2blDrk&ab_channel=FOX5NewYork| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/6r7pS2blDrk| archive-date=2021-10-30|access-date=January 3, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=How a Hit Happens Now|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/09/spotify-rapcaviar-most-influential-playlist-in-music.html|last=Marks|first=Craig|date=September 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Spotify's RapCaviar turned the playlist into a movement, now Viva Latino is next|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/14/16635562/spotify-viva-latino-rap-caviar-playlist-music-video-redesign|last=Singleton|first=Micah|date=November 14, 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref> In November 2020, Hernandez was profiled in a [[Hulu]] true crime documentary film, ''[[69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez]]''. While archival footage of Hernandez is featured, he was not interviewed for the film.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Marsh|first=Calum|date=2020-11-17|title='69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez' Review: A SoundCloud-Rap Rat|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/movies/69-saga-of-danny-hernadez-review.html|access-date=2020-12-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

On February 19, 2021, he returned with the track, "[[Zaza (song)|Zaza]]", notably throwing jabs at [[Lil Durk]] and [[Meek Mill]], whom he has feuded with.<ref>{{Cite web|title=6ix9ine Shares Video for New Song "Zaza"|url=https://www.complex.com/music/6ix9ine-zaza-video|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-19|title=As Expected, 6ix9ine Uses Meek Mill Run-In As Punchline For New 'Zaza' Video|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.60689/title.as-expected-6ix9ine-uses-meek-mill-run-on-as-punchline-for-new-zaza|access-date=2021-02-20|website=HipHopDX}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Meek Mill's Beef With 6ix9ine, Explained|url=https://www.complex.com/music/meek-mill-6ix9ine-beef-explained/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=6ix9ine Takes Shots at Meek Mill and Lil Durk on New Single 'Zaza'|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/02/19/6ix9ine-meek-mill-lil-durk-zaza-diss/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=[[Rap-Up]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 19, 2021|first=C. Vernon|last=Coleman II|title=6ix9ine Drops New Song 'Zaza,' Puts Meek Mill Altercation Into Music Video|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-releases-new-song-zaza/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]}}</ref> The song debuted at number 90 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=March 6, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/Hot-100/2021-03-04|title="The Hot 100 Chart"|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>

On April 15, 2022, he released the song "[[Giné]]", throwing jabs at Lil Durk again, as well as [[King Von]]. The song was also released in collaboration with Giné energy drink, for which 6ix9ine made a new drink with the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/6ix9ine-gine|title=6ix9ine Returns With New Song and Video for ''GINÉ''|work=Complex Magazine|date=Apr 15, 2022|access-date=April 24, 2022}}</ref>

== Artistry ==

=== Musical style and influences ===
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Hernandez's music is generally categorized as [[hip hop]],<ref name="hardcore"/> or more specifically, [[scream rap]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2017/8/10-new-rappers-2017-trippie-redd-matt-ox-killy-global-dan?amp=1|title=10 More New Rappers You Should Know|website=hypebeast.com|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=January 2, 2019|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121438/https://hypebeast.com/2017/8/10-new-rappers-2017-trippie-redd-matt-ox-killy-global-dan?amp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> [[hardcore hip hop]],<ref name="hardcore">{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Trent |title=Review: Hate It Or Not, Tekashi 6ix9ine's "DAY69" Brings Grit Back To Commercial Rap |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3113/title.review-hate-it-or-like-it-tekashi-6ix9ines-day69-brings-grit-back-to-commercial-rap# |website=[[HipHopDX]] | date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=January 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122094540/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3113/title.review-hate-it-or-like-it-tekashi-6ix9ines-day69-brings-grit-back-to-commercial-rap |url-status=live }}</ref> [[SoundCloud rap]],<ref name="vulturexplained">{{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/xxxtentacion-no-1-album-explained.html |author=Frank Guan |date=March 28, 2018 |title=SoundCloud Rap Has Its First No. 1 Album — Now What? |work=Vulture |access-date=May 11, 2018 |archive-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504144624/http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/xxxtentacion-no-1-album-explained.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Caramanica">{{cite news |author=Jon Caramanica |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/arts/music/xxxtentacion-question-6ix9ine-day69-review.html |title=Two SoundCloud Rap Outlaws Push Boundaries From the Fringes |work=The New York Times |date=March 21, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214303/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/arts/music/xxxtentacion-question-6ix9ine-day69-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[punk rap]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Frank Guan |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/the-year-rap-overtook-pop.html |title=The Year Rap Overtook Pop |publisher=Vulture.com |date=December 20, 2017 |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214325/https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/the-year-rap-overtook-pop.html |url-status=live }}</ref> often incorporating elements of [[drill music|drill]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burks |first1=Tosten |title=Vic Mensa Challenges 6ix9ine to Fight for Biting Chicago Rap Style and Disrespecting City |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/vic-mensa-6ix9ine-beef/ |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |date=July 25, 2018 | access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224172103/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/vic-mensa-6ix9ine-beef/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[hardcore punk]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Aaron |first1=Charles |title=Review: Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Takes Dodgy Stage Dive Into Fame on 'Day 69' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-takes-dodgy-stage-dive-into-fame-on-day-69-200733/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921191047/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-takes-dodgy-stage-dive-into-fame-on-day-69-200733/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=C.M. |first1=Emmanuel |title=The Break Presents: 6ix9ine |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-interview-the-break/ |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |date=December 2, 2017 | access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224170526/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-interview-the-break/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[grime (music genre)|grime]], [[crunk]], [[trap music]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Swift |first1=M |title=Does 6ix9ine Actually Compare to Onyx? |date=April 17, 2018 |url=https://medium.com/@mckswift1/https-medium-com-mckswift1-does-6ix9ine-actually-compare-to-onyx-cea5fc840234 |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220107/https://medium.com/@mckswift1/https-medium-com-mckswift1-does-6ix9ine-actually-compare-to-onyx-cea5fc840234 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[reggaeton]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ch |first1=Devin |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Previews "Reggaeton" Song For Label Executives |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-previews-reggaeton-song-for-label-executives-news.49301.html |access-date=March 31, 2019 |agency=hotnewhiphop |date=May 3, 2018 |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330181903/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-previews-reggaeton-song-for-label-executives-news.49301.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He cites influences including [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mojica |first1=Nick |title=10 Things You Need to Know From 6ix9ine's 'The Breakfast Club' Interview |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/10-things-to-know-from-6ix9ine-the-breakfast-club-interview/ |website=[[HipHopDX]] |date=March 23, 2018 | access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224172106/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/10-things-to-know-from-6ix9ine-the-breakfast-club-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tupac Shakur]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zidel |first1=Alex |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Speaks On His Childhood & Compares His Life To Tupac Lyrics |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-speaks-on-his-childhood-and-compares-his-life-to-tupac-lyrics-news.46259.html |website=HotNewHipHop |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220229/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-speaks-on-his-childhood-and-compares-his-life-to-tupac-lyrics-news.46259.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aaron |first=Charles |title=Review: Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Takes Dodgy Stage Dive Into Fame on 'Day 69' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-takes-dodgy-stage-dive-into-fame-on-day-69-200733/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=December 12, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921191047/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-takes-dodgy-stage-dive-into-fame-on-day-69-200733/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[50 Cent]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kyles |first1=Yohance |title=6ix9ine Discusses Being Inspired By 2Pac, Biggie, DMX & 50 Cent |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/6ix9ine-discusses-being-inspired-by-2pac-biggie-dmx-50-cent-SrUPnyHSRkS6r1EITNqMwA/ |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224170524/https://allhiphop.com/news/6ix9ine-discusses-being-inspired-by-2pac-biggie-dmx-50-cent-SrUPnyHSRkS6r1EITNqMwA/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Hernandez suffers from [[asthma]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Jiggy|date=October 15, 2018|title=50 Cent Give Tekashi 6ix9ine a Diamond Asthma Pump|agency=The Source|url=http://thesource.com/2018/10/15/50-cent-give-tekashi-6ix9ine-a-diamond-encrusted-asthma-pump/|access-date=March 12, 2019|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826210228/http://thesource.com/2018/10/15/50-cent-give-tekashi-6ix9ine-a-diamond-encrusted-asthma-pump/|url-status=live}}</ref>

At 18 years old, Hernandez had a daughter, who was born on October 29, 2015, with Sara Molina (b. January 17, 1996).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/16/tekashi-6ix9ine-69-baby-mama-daughter-out-early-house-arrest-sara-molina/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentencing Judge Gives Him 2 Years!!! Baby Mama Says No Way He's a Changed Man|website=TMZ|language=en|access-date=February 27, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116130204/https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/16/tekashi-6ix9ine-69-baby-mama-daughter-out-early-house-arrest-sara-molina/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cactusgangent.com/my-story|title=My Story|website=Cactus Gang|language=en|access-date=February 27, 2020|archive-date=February 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227145834/https://www.cactusgangent.com/my-story|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hernandez has another daughter who was born November 19, 2018, with Marlayna M.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Hernandez was raised as a [[Christians|Christian]]. In an interview with American radio personality [[Angie Martinez]], he stated: "I pray a lot; I always thank God for good situations. Every time there's a good situation, there's a cell in my brain that says: 'Say thank you to God'. ... Before I blew up, for a year and a half—400 and something days—I literally prayed every day while walking my dog Titus. I would pray every day: God, please change my life ... God, please change my life; I'm a good kid. Please change my life. I got a baby; I can't even buy her [[Pampers]] ... please change my life, please change my life—and then 'Gummo' came and life changed. And then I was like damn, God is real. I knew if I prayed every day it would work because God is real. And my life has changed."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Source {{!}}Tekashi 6ix9ine: I Pray A lot...God Is Real|url=https://thesource.com/2018/07/29/tekashi-6ix9ine-i-pray-a-lot-god-is-real/|last=courtneyb|date=July 29, 2018|website=The Source|language=en-US|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121071146/http://thesource.com/2018/07/29/tekashi-6ix9ine-i-pray-a-lot-god-is-real/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=tmz/>

In March 2018, Hernandez conducted a radio interview on [[The Breakfast Club (radio show)|''The Breakfast Club'']], alongside Australian pastor [[Brian Houston (pastor)|Brian Houston]]. In this interview, the pastor held hands with Hernandez and prayed for him; asking God to help Hernandez make wise decisions and to bless his family.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 23, 2018|title=6ix9ine On Breakfast Club Has Pastor Pray For Him|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-03-23-watch-a-pastor-pray-for-6ix9ine-during-tense-breakfast-club-interview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410194650/https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-03-23-watch-a-pastor-pray-for-6ix9ine-during-tense-breakfast-club-interview/|archive-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>

A few weeks before Hernandez headed to prison at the end of 2018, he began dating Rachel "Jade" Watley. She has Hernandez's face tattooed twice on her body.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who is Tekashi 6ix9ine's girlfriend Jade? Instagram and real name revealed|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/tekashi-6ix9ine/news/girlfriend-jade-instagram-ohsoyoujade-real-name/|access-date=July 24, 2020|website=Capital Xtra|language=en|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724102635/https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/tekashi-6ix9ine/news/girlfriend-jade-instagram-ohsoyoujade-real-name/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hernandez can speak Spanish; he sang in Spanish on various tracks, "[[Bebe (6ix9ine song)|Bebe]]" and "Mala" with Puerto Rican rapper [[Anuel AA]] in 2018, "[[Yaya (song)|Yaya]]" in 2020,<ref>{{cite web|title=6ix9ine Previews Two New Spanish Tracks With Anuel AA|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/08/6ix9ine-previews-spanish-track-anuel-aa/|last=Burks|first=Tosten|website=XXL Mag|date=August 10, 2018 |language=en|access-date=May 24, 2019|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524102333/https://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/08/6ix9ine-previews-spanish-track-anuel-aa/|url-status=live}}</ref> and both "Bori" with Cuban singer Lenier and "Pa Ti" with Dominican rapper [[Yailin La Más Viral]] in 2023.

On October 1, 2020, Hernandez was reportedly hospitalized after having an overdose from mixing two [[Hydroxycut]] diet pills with a [[McDonald's]] [[McCafé]] coffee. He has claimed that he came to weigh more than 200 lbs after leaving prison but has said that using the medication had helped him shed 30 lbs since he was released.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine 'hospitalised after having a diet pill and caffeine overdose'|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-hospitalised-after-having-22779111.amp|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=Mirror|date=October 2, 2020|language=en|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007151141/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-hospitalised-after-having-22779111.amp|url-status=live}}</ref> His lawyer denies the overdose claim.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=October 2, 2020|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine's Lawyer Denies Diet Pill-Coffee Overdose Report|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/tekashi-69-in-hospital-no-overdose.html|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005164324/https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/tekashi-69-in-hospital-no-overdose.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2022, Hernandez became the goalkeeper of the [[Russia]]n [[Media football|media football team]] GOATS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=6ix9ine подписал контракт с GOATS |url=https://www.sports.ru/mediafootball/1112160112-6ix9ine-podpisal-kontrakt-s-goats.html |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Sports.ru|date=September 27, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Сидел в тюрьме, диссил Роналду, тренировался с Балотелли: рэпер 6ix9ine – новый вратарь "Козлов" из Медиалиги |url=https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/sidel-v-tyurme-dissil-ronaldu-trenirovalsya-s-balotelli-reper-6ix9ine-novyy-vratar-kozlov-iz-mediali |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=www.sportsdaily.ru |language=ru}}</ref>

In March 2023, Hernandez was reportedly assaulted inside a steam room at an [[LA Fitness]] gym in [[Palm Beach County, Florida]]. Videos of the attack were shared on social media. Hernandez sustained facial cuts and had to be hospitalized.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine injured after beating at South Florida LA Fitness, Palm Beach sheriff's office says |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-injured-after-beating-at-south-florida-la-fitness-report/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=March 22, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> Three men were eventually arrested and charged for the assault.<ref>{{Cite web |title=3 people arrested in alleged gym attack on rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-people-arrested-alleged-gym-attack-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-rcna77543 |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=www.nbcnews.com |date=March 30, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, Hernandez began a relationship with collaborator [[Yailin La Más Viral]]. In December 2023, she was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and obstructing justice in relation to an assualt on Hernandez outside of his home. Videos emerged of Guillermo damaging the rapper's automobile and striking him with a piece of wood. She was booked into jail and subsequently released on a $9,000 bond following a court hearing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hamacher |first1=Brian |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine's girlfriend arrested in Palm Beach for alleged battery of rapper |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/tekashi-6ix9ines-girlfriend-arrested-in-palm-beach-for-alleged-battery-of-rapper/3185042/|website=NBC Miami |access-date=2024-01-12|date=2023-12-15}}</ref>

== Legal issues ==

=== Child sexual performance charges ===
Hernandez was involved in a child sexual performance charge from 2015.<ref name="Caramanica"/><ref name="Legal1">{{cite web|url=https://jezebel.com/details-in-child-sex-complaint-against-rapper-6ix9ine-c-1821245294|title=Details in Child Sex Complaint Against Rapper 6ix9ine Contradict His Public Comments|author=Rich Juzwiak|date=December 14, 2017|website=Jezebel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405180207/https://jezebel.com/details-in-child-sex-complaint-against-rapper-6ix9ine-c-1821245294|archive-date=April 5, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref> In October 2015, Hernandez pled guilty to a felony count of use of a child in a sexual performance. He was charged with three counts of the offense after a February 2015 incident in which he had physical contact with a 13-year-old girl and later distributed videos of the incident online as part of a music video. Three videos are described in the criminal complaint against Hernandez. In the first, "the child engages in oral sexual intercourse with the separately charged defendant Taquan Anderson, while the defendant, Daniel Hernandez, stands behind the child making a thrusting motion with his pelvis and smacking her on her buttocks. The child is nude in the video." The other videos show the child sitting on Hernandez's lap while Anderson gropes her breasts and later sitting naked across the laps of Anderson and Hernandez.<ref name="Legal1"/>

In a November 2017 interview, Hernandez claimed to have had "no sexual contact" with the girl and denied knowing she was a minor. Hernandez also claimed to have been 17 at the time of the incident, though the birth date listed in the complaint against him and in his statement to the police shows he was 18.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-child-sex-complaint-details/ |title=New Details in Tekashi 6ix9ine's Sexual Misconduct Case |author=Nick Mojica |date=December 14, 2017 |website=XXL |access-date=December 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214025643/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-child-sex-complaint-details/ |archive-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref>

Under his plea deal, Hernandez must obtain his [[General Educational Development|GED]], refrain from posting sexually explicit or violent images of women or children to social media and not commit another crime for two years, among other injunctions. If met, the plea deal will give Hernandez three years' probation and he will not have to register as a sex offender; if not, Hernandez could face up to three years in prison. In a January 2018 court hearing, it was revealed that Hernandez had failed his GED test, but had his sentencing postponed until April 10, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |author=Nick Mojica |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/01/6ix9ine-fails-ged-test/ |title=Judge Gives 6ix9ine One Last Chance to Pass GED Test |website=XXL |date=January 30, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201222959/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/01/6ix9ine-fails-ged-test/ |archive-date=February 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Rich Juzwiak |url=https://jezebel.com/sentencing-in-rapper-6ix9ines-child-sex-case-delayed-be-1822557621 |title=Sentencing in Rapper 6ix9ine's Child Sex Case Delayed Because He Failed His GED |work=Jezebel |date=January 30, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201022908/https://jezebel.com/sentencing-in-rapper-6ix9ines-child-sex-case-delayed-be-1822557621 |archive-date=February 1, 2018}}</ref> The court date was later postponed, reportedly because the court did not have a copy of Hernandez's GED.<ref>{{cite web |author=Joshua Espinoza |title=6ix9ine's Court Date in Child Sex Case Postponed |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/04/tekashi-6ix9ine-court-date-postponed-deletes-instagram-posts-drops-gotti-track |website=Complex |access-date=June 9, 2018 |date=April 10, 2018 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140331/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/04/tekashi-6ix9ine-court-date-postponed-deletes-instagram-posts-drops-gotti-track |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to his sexual misconduct charges, Hernandez served jail time as a minor for assault and the sale of heroin.<ref name="Genius">{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-controversial-brooklyn-rapper-6ix9ine-his-breakout-hit-gummo|title=Here's What You Need To Know About Controversial Brooklyn Rapper 6ix9ine & His Breakout Hit 'Gummo'|date=November 15, 2017|website=Genius|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228214844/https://genius.com/a/here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-controversial-brooklyn-rapper-6ix9ine-his-breakout-hit-gummo|archive-date=December 28, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref>

Due to his continuing legal problems in light of his plea bargain, the Manhattan district attorney's office announced Hernandez could face up to three years in prison and possible [[Sex offender registry#In the United States|sex offender registration]] for his 2015 case,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/08/6ix9ine-jail-sex-offender-sentencing/|title=6ix9ine Could Face Prison in 2015 Sexual Misconduct Case|date=August 9, 2018|access-date=August 12, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214322/https://www.spin.com/2018/08/6ix9ine-jail-sex-offender-sentencing/|url-status=live}}</ref> but he was instead sentenced to four years of probation starting in October 2018, with one clause being that he cannot utter the phrase "Treyway" in public as it was deemed to promote gang activity, as well as 1,000 hours of community service.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Klinkenberg |first1=Brendan |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to 4 Years Probation |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-probation-747879/ |access-date=October 26, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 26, 2018 |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102215418/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-probation-747879/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Moynihan |first1=Colin |title=Rapper 6ix9ine Sentenced to Probation in Sex Video Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/arts/tekashi-6ix9ine-sentencing-probation.html |access-date=November 5, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=October 27, 2018 |archive-date=October 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011042927/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/arts/tekashi-6ix9ine-sentencing-probation.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 27, 2018, two members of Hernandez's entourage were involved in a shooting in [[Manhattan]] and were subsequently charged with gang assault.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Police Arrest 2 in Shooting Involving Rapper Tekashi69 |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Police-Arrest-2-in-Shooting-Involving-Rapper-Tekashi69-498791211.html |work=NBC New York |agency=Associated Press |date=October 27, 2018 |access-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202751/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Police-Arrest-2-in-Shooting-Involving-Rapper-Tekashi69-498791211.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Choking incident at shopping mall ===
On July 12, 2018, Hernandez was arrested in New York for an outstanding warrant related to an incident where he allegedly choked a 16-year-old in [[The Galleria]] shopping mall in [[Houston]] in January 2018. All charges were eventually dropped after the teenager decided not to take legal action.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strauss |first1=Matthew |title=6ix9ine Arrested for Allegedly Choking 16-Year-Old |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/6ix9ine-arrested-for-allegedly-choking-16-year-old/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=July 11, 2018 |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214304/https://pitchfork.com/news/6ix9ine-arrested-for-allegedly-choking-16-year-old/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Robbery, assault and kidnapping incident ===
In the early morning hours of July 22, 2018, Hernandez was [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]], beaten and robbed by three armed assailants in [[Brooklyn]]. He had finished shooting the music video for "[[Fefe (song)|FEFE]]" (featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[Murda Beatz]]) when the assailants grabbed him outside his home and [[Pistol-whipping|pistol-whipped]] him. The robbers eventually took over $750,000 in custom jewelry and approximately $35,000 in cash. Hernandez escaped from their vehicle and summoned police help via a stranger. He was taken to the hospital.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Kidnapped, Robbed and Hospitalized (Report)|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-kidnapped-robbed-hospitalized-1202880725/|work=Variety|date=July 22, 2018|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214258/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-kidnapped-robbed-hospitalized-1202880725/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2019, [[Nine Trey Gangsters]] member Anthony "Harv" Ellison was indicted for the July kidnapping and assault.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theblast.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-entourage-member-indicted-kidnapping/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Entourage Member Indicted for Allegedly Kidnapping Rapper|date=January 31, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2019|publisher=The Blast|author=Gary Trock|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214330/https://theblast.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-entourage-member-indicted-kidnapping/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 3, Ellison was found guilty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-tekashi-trial-verdict-20191003-ry2er5jpjnf6vgrwdpjbxkz2pe-story.html|title=Two Brooklyn Bloods gang members found guilty in trial highlighted by testimony from Tekashi69|last=Brown|first=Stephen R.|date=October 3, 2019|website=NY Daily News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004175847/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-tekashi-trial-verdict-20191003-ry2er5jpjnf6vgrwdpjbxkz2pe-story.html|archive-date=October 4, 2019|access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref>

=== Chief Keef shooting ===
On June 2, 2018, [[Chief Keef]] was fired upon outside the W Hotel in New York City but not hit; no injuries resulted from the incident.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chief Keef Shot at Outside New York City Hotel |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/chief-keef-shot-at-outside-new-york-hotel/ |website=XXL |access-date=July 24, 2018 |date=June 2, 2018 |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803211213/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/chief-keef-shot-at-outside-new-york-hotel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the ongoing feud, Hernandez was confirmed to be under investigation by the [[New York Police Department]] for possible involvement with the incident, despite being in Los Angeles at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=6ix9ine Under Investigation for Involvement in Chief Keef NYC Shooting: Report |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8461408/6ix9ine-under-investigation-chief-keef-shooting |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 23, 2018 |date=June 18, 2018 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702012502/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8461408/6ix9ine-under-investigation-chief-keef-shooting |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2018/06/6ix9ine-under-investigation-in-attempted-shooting-of-chief-keef-report/ |title=6ix9ine Under Investigation in Attempted Shooting of Chief Keef: Report |author=Anna Gaca |date=June 18, 2018 |website=Spin |access-date=June 19, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619004958/https://www.spin.com/2018/06/6ix9ine-under-investigation-in-attempted-shooting-of-chief-keef-report/ }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46764/title.trippie-redd-teases-tekashi-6ix9ine-diss-song-with-chief-keef-tadoe|title=Trippie Redd Teases Tekashi 6ix9ine Diss Song With Chief Keef & Tadoe|work=HipHopDX|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002542/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46764/title.trippie-redd-teases-tekashi-6ix9ine-diss-song-with-chief-keef-tadoe|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trippie-redd-connects-with-chief-keef-and-tadoe-on-new-song-i-kill-people-new-song.1978870.html|title=Trippie Redd Connects With Chief Keef & Tadoe On New Song "I Kill People!"|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002547/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trippie-redd-connects-with-chief-keef-and-tadoe-on-new-song-i-kill-people-new-song.1978870.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2019, Hernandez pled guilty to ordering the shooting of Chief Keef. Hernandez offered his associate Kintea "Kooda B" McKenzie $20,000 to shoot at Chief Keef.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Shawn |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Admits to Offering $20,000 to Shoot at Chief Keef |url=http://thesource.com/2019/02/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-admits-to-offering-20000-to-shoot-at-chief-keef/ |access-date=February 14, 2019 |agency=Billboard |date=February 12, 2019 |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002811/http://thesource.com/2019/02/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-admits-to-offering-20000-to-shoot-at-chief-keef/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Domestic violence and alleged sexual assault ===
On September 10, 2019, Hernandez admitted to years of [[domestic violence]] in a cooperation agreement. A section of Hernandez's cooperation agreement with the government, which had not previously been made public, listed a number of crimes that he committed and for which the government agreed not to prosecute him. On the list, explained Judge Paul Engelmayer, was that Hernandez "admits domestic violence from 2011 to November 2018." Accusations of domestic violence against Hernandez first came to light in early 2019, including a detailed ''Daily Beast'' article<ref>{{Cite news|last=Daly|first=Michael|date=February 6, 2019|title=Tekashi69's Ex-Girlfriend: He Beat Me So Badly 'I Could Barely Open My Eyes'|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/tekashi69s-ex-girlfriend-sara-molina-i-gave-him-my-heart-he-gave-me-beatings|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=May 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512030243/https://www.thedailybeast.com/tekashi69s-ex-girlfriend-sara-molina-i-gave-him-my-heart-he-gave-me-beatings|url-status=live}}</ref> that featured testimony from the rapper's ex-girlfriend (and the mother of his daughter), Sara Molina, that he beat her over a period of seven years—a timeline that corresponds to Hernandez's own admission, though no names of victims were mentioned in court. Molina told the ''Daily Beast'' about numerous incidents of abuse, including one beating in Dubai that left her face so swollen that she says, "I could barely open my eyes."<ref>{{Cite web|title=6ix9ine Admitted to Years of Domestic Violence in Cooperation Agreement|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/09/tekashi-6ix9ine-admitted-to-years-of-domestic-violence-in-cooperation-agreement|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=May 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517085145/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/09/tekashi-6ix9ine-admitted-to-years-of-domestic-violence-in-cooperation-agreement|url-status=live}}</ref>

Molina also told the ''Daily Beast'' that Hernandez boasted about being a [[Sexual addiction|sex addict]]. Meanwhile, Molina said Hernandez falsely accused her of sleeping with Kifano "Shotti" Jordan, his manager who reportedly recruited Hernandez to become a member of the violent Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods street gang. When Molina denied cheating on him, she says he punched her out of nowhere, driving "a hair extension into her scalp." "I was leaking blood," she said. "There was blood on the hotel pillowcases. He got scared." Molina told the ''Daily Beast'' that she did not report the assaults to the police, though she provided the news outlet with photos she said were taken shortly after the attacks, showing bruises and cuts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shamsian|first=Jacob|title='I was leaking blood': Tekashi 6ix9ine's ex-girlfriend says he regularly assaulted her|url=https://www.insider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-ex-girlfriend-sara-molina-assault-story-2019-2|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Insider}}</ref>

She continued to detail that Hernandez proceeded "beating me for two hours straight," she claims "He punched me so hard in my right ear I thought I was deaf." Molina describes that Hernandez punched, kicked and choked her, leaving her with two black eyes and multiple bruises. She then went on to allege that he [[Sexual assault|sexually assaulted]] her next morning, "He woke up, forced me to have sex with him," she said. "I cried."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Daly|first=Michael|date=2019-02-06|title=Tekashi69's Ex-Girlfriend: He Beat Me So Badly 'I Could Barely Open My Eyes'|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/tekashi69s-ex-girlfriend-sara-molina-i-gave-him-my-heart-he-gave-me-beatings|access-date=2020-07-24|archive-date=May 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512030243/https://www.thedailybeast.com/tekashi69s-ex-girlfriend-sara-molina-i-gave-him-my-heart-he-gave-me-beatings|url-status=live}}</ref>

Molina described another incident that took place in April 2017, in which 6ix9ine beat her in a car in front of her daughter, then a year old, who started screaming and crying. Molina alleges that after she questioned Hernandez about a stripper he had been hanging out with, "He dragged me by my hair and slapped me in my face," which resulted in a black eye.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-06|title=6ix9ine's Former Girlfriend Alleges Physical and Sexual Abuse|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/02/6ix9ine-girlfriend-physical-sexual-abuse-allegations/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Spin|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820142746/https://www.spin.com/2019/02/6ix9ine-girlfriend-physical-sexual-abuse-allegations/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hernandez admitted physically abusing his ex-girlfriend again in an interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'' in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-mother-of-child-physical-abuse/|title=6ix9ine Admits to Physically Abusing Mother of His Child|work=XXL|date=September 2, 2020 |access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903171613/https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-mother-of-child-physical-abuse/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Trial of the Nine Trey Gangsters ===
{{Main|Trial of the Nine Trey Gangsters}}

On November 16, 2018, Hernandez made his second appearance on ''[[The Breakfast Club (radio show)|The Breakfast Club]]'' radio show, in which he notably stated: "There's only one thing I fear in life. No, two things. I [[Fear of God|fear God]] and I fear the [[FBI]]."<ref>{{cite web |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Explains Why He Fired His Team, Recent Shooting & New Album |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ8NoQTT1fQ |website=YouTube |publisher=Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM |access-date=September 30, 2019 |archive-date=November 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118203647/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ8NoQTT1fQ |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 18, 2018, Hernandez, his former faux-manager [[Shotti|Kifano "Shotti" Jordan]] and three other associates were arrested. Hernandez was charged with federal [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act|RICO]] and firearms charges, including conspiracy to murder and armed robbery and faced up to life in prison. He was allegedly part of "a violent sect of the [[Bloods]]" known as the Nine Trey Gangsters.<ref name="racketeering"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Rapper 6ix9ine arrested on robbery, racketeering and firearms charges |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/20/rapper-6ix9ine-arrested-robbery-racketeering-firearms-charges-daniel-hernandez |access-date=November 20, 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=November 20, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=September 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923174520/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/20/rapper-6ix9ine-arrested-robbery-racketeering-firearms-charges-daniel-hernandez |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hernandez's attorney, Lance Lazzaro, advocated for bail for his client on the condition that Hernandez surrender his passport, pay a little under $2 million for bail and be placed under house arrest, but the judge denied bail, keeping Hernandez in custody, surmising that he may still be a danger to the community even if those bail conditions were met. Hernandez's legal team planned to appeal that decision. He was held at the [[Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn|Metropolitan Detention Center]] in Brooklyn under [[Prison#Control units|general population]] before being moved to another facility due to security reasons, as Hernandez had multiple altercations with fellow prisoners, including those belonging to the [[Crips]] street gang.<ref name="racketeering" >{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-racketeering-and-firearm-charges-758516/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Faces 32 Years to Life in Prison on Racketeering, Firearm Charges|last=Klinkenberg|first=Brendan|date=November 20, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 20, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214304/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-racketeering-and-firearm-charges-758516/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 1, 2019, Hernandez pled guilty to nine charges. He was due to be sentenced on January 24, 2020, and faced a possible mandatory sentence of 47 years in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-to-9-counts-in-federal-case-news.70891.html|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty To 8 Counts In Federal Case|website=HotNewHipHop|date=February 2019|access-date=February 1, 2019|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202014859/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-to-9-counts-in-federal-case-news.70891.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-788222/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to Federal Drugs, Weapons Charges|last1=Klinkenberg|first1=Brendan|date=February 1, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=February 1, 2019|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042625/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-788222/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-to-9-federal-crime-charges/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to 9 Federal Crime Charges|website=Pitchfork|date=February 2019|language=en|access-date=February 1, 2019|archive-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201184309/https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-to-9-federal-crime-charges/|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 16, a plea deal document revealed that the rapper could avoid jail time in exchange for his willingness to testify against fellow gang members in concurrent investigations.<ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/02/tekashi-6ix9ine-no-jail-time/ |title=Prosecutors recommend reduced prison sentence for Tekashi 6ix9ine as part of plea deal |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=February 16, 2019 |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012035702/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/02/tekashi-6ix9ine-no-jail-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/17/tekashi-6ix9ine-plea-deal-details-witness-protection-sentence/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine's Plea Deal Revealed, Short Sentence, Witness Protection|website=TMZ|language=en|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301141844/https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/17/tekashi-6ix9ine-plea-deal-details-witness-protection-sentence/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 18, 2019, Hernandez was given a sentence of 2 years after testifying against the Nine Trey Gang. Judge Paul Engelmayer gave Hernandez credit for helping prosecutors send several violent gang members to prison and 13 months time served.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/nyregion/tekashi-69-sentenced.html|title=Tekashi69 Sentenced to 2 Years After Testifying Against Nine Trey Gang|website=The New York Times|date=December 18, 2019|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218180023/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/nyregion/tekashi-69-sentenced.html|url-status=live|last1=Watkins|first1=Ali|last2=Weiser|first2=Benjamin}}</ref>

On December 18, 2019, Hernandez's father showed up to his court hearing after not seeing him since he was 9 years old. Hernandez did not notice his father in the room for the first half of the hearing. His father sat in one of the back rows of the courtroom and spent several minutes trying to get his son's attention. After Hernandez finally noticed his father was in the courtroom, he broke down in tears. His father told reporters he wants to repair his relationship with his son.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Stephen Rex|title=Tekashi69's dad, missing for more than 12 years, shows up at sentencing|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-tekashi-dad-sentencing-20191218-ewdc2spljvhofesbqf4375zyia-story.html|access-date=2020-07-24|website=nydailynews.com|date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724111511/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-tekashi-dad-sentencing-20191218-ewdc2spljvhofesbqf4375zyia-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McLaughlin|first=Kelly|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine broke down crying in court after his estranged father showed up at his sentencing|url=https://www.insider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-estranged-father-at-court-sentencing-2019-12|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20191224130939/https://www.insider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-estranged-father-at-court-sentencing-2019-12|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2019|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Insider}}</ref>

On March 22, 2020, while serving his time in prison, Hernandez requested to serve the remainder of his prison sentence at home stating he was at a higher risk of contracting the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)|COVID-19 virus]] due to his pre-existing asthma condition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-requesting-home-144517511.html|title=Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is requesting home confinement over coronavirus fears, arguing that his asthma puts him 'at very high risk of death' in prison|website=news.yahoo.com|date=March 23, 2020 |access-date=August 3, 2020|archive-date=March 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324211940/https://news.yahoo.com/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-requesting-home-144517511.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 1, 2020 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' obtained a letter to the judge from United States Attorney Geoffrey Berman saying that the government does not object to the release of Hernandez early on home confinement.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-release-976630/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine release|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=April 2020|access-date=April 1, 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401215032/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-release-976630/|url-status=live}}</ref> On Thursday, April 2, Hernandez's lawyer, Dawn Florio, confirmed with [[XXL (magazine)|''XXL'']] magazine that the court decided to allow the rapper to be released from prison and into home confinement. He was originally set to be released on August 2, 2020.<ref name="Released">{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/04/6ix9ine-prison-release/|title=6ix9ine to Be Released From Prison, Serve Remainder of Sentence in Home Confinement|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] | last=A. Berry|first=Peter|date=April 2, 2020|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403224914/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/04/6ix9ine-prison-release/|url-status=live}}</ref> His home confinement ended on August 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/tekashi-6ix9ines-home-confinement-ends-amid-covid-19.html | title=Tekashi 6ix9ine's Home Confinement is over. What Does This Mean? | date=August 2, 2020 }}</ref>

===2023 Dominican Republic assault arrest===
On October 15, 2023, Tekashi 6ix9ine was arrested in [[Sánchez, Dominican Republic]] on suspicion of assaulting two music producers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-10-16/tekashi-6ix9ine-arrested-assault-dominican-republic-music-producers|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine arrested in the Dominican Republic in alleged assault on music producer|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 16, 2023|accessdate=November 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/10/16/6ix9ine-arrested-dominican-republic-assaulted-music-producers/|title=Arrested In The Dominican Republic ... Allegedly Assaulted Music Producers Over Girlfriend|publisher=TMZ|date=October 16, 2023|accessdate=November 21, 2023}}</ref>

== Controversies ==

=== Trippie Redd ===
In April 2017, Hernandez and [[Trippie Redd]] released their first collaboration, "Poles1469" and in July 2017, they released another, "Owee."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://massappeal.com/trippie-redd-tekashi69-beef-history/|title=A Brief History of the Trippie Redd and Tekashi 6ix9ine Beef|date=November 17, 2017|first=Andrew|last=Matson|publisher=Mass Appeal|access-date=March 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506100554/https://massappeal.com/trippie-redd-tekashi69-beef-history/|archive-date=May 6, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that year, upon seeing a post from a Twitter account claiming Hernandez was a pedophile following the release of images and information by fellow rapper and Hernandez's detractor [[ZillaKami]], Trippie Redd denounced Hernandez, saying, "I'm sorry brozay (sic), 1400 don't promote pedophiles... If we give niggas clout, we give niggas clout. It was an accident."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://massappeal.com/trippie-redd-denounce-tekashi-6ix9ine/|title=Trippie Redd Denounces Tekashi 6ix9ine As A "Pedophile"|date=August 7, 2017|work=Mass Appeal|access-date=March 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308093847/https://massappeal.com/trippie-redd-denounce-tekashi-6ix9ine/|archive-date=March 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 11, 2017, following a series of barbs the two traded on social media, Redd was attacked in the lobby of a New York hotel and blamed Hernandez and his crew in an [[Instagram]] live video.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhxN5aHdXMytN6m3tq|title=Trippie Redd Claims Tekashi 6ix9ine And Crew Jumped Him At His Hotel In New York, Bans Tekashi From LA!|work=WorldStarHipHop|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref>

Hernandez later insinuated his involvement in an Instagram live video, saying, "I don't know what's going on, but your chin is bruised up. You can't just be out here calling people gay, bro. Can't be supporting false accusations, you can't be ranting on Live talking about New York. Fuck these niggas talking about, New York this, New York that, like, you just can't do that bro. You should put some ice on that chin, it's bruised up. I feel bad bro... I just want you to be my friend again," before proceeding to sing the [[Hook (music)|hook]] from "Poles1469". He was referencing a post by Trippie Redd that showed Hernandez holding hands with another man with a caption insinuating Hernandez was a homosexual.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh8O1taL47T3o6M2N4|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Responds To Trippie Redd Calling Him Gay & Ranting About Him On Instagram! "You Should Put Some Ice On That Chin, It's Bruised Up"|work=WorldStarHipHop|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref>

In February 2018, Hernandez was assaulted by several men outside a Los Angeles airport shortly after arguing with Trippie Redd on Instagram. Their feud continued to escalate with mutual Internet trolling. Hernandez later accused Trippie Redd over Instagram Live of having [[Pedophilia|pedophilic sexual relations]] with fellow rapper [[Bhad Bhabie]], who was a minor at the time. Trippie Redd denied the allegations and reiterated Hernandez's conviction for use of a child in sexual performance. Bhad Bhabie also took to Instagram Live to deny the claims, but admitted the two had kissed in the past, saying, "We kissed but it wasn't that serious and he was 17 at the time."<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46853/title.trippie-redd-bhad-bhabie-deny-tekashi-6ix9ines-claim-they-had-sex#|title=Trippie Redd & Bhad Bhabie Deny Tekashi 6ix9ine's Claim They Had Sex|work=HipHopDX|access-date=May 15, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214309/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46853/title.trippie-redd-bhad-bhabie-deny-tekashi-6ix9ines-claim-they-had-sex|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8213557/6ix9ine-lax-airport-fight|title=6ix9ine Involved in Brawl at Los Angeles Airport|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214302/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8213557/6ix9ine-lax-airport-fight|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/02/video-6ix9ine-fight-lax/|title=6ix9ine Gets Into a Massive Brawl at LAX|website=XXL Mag|date=February 21, 2018 |access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214258/https://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/02/video-6ix9ine-fight-lax/|url-status=live}}</ref>

However, this contradicts an account given by Trippie Redd to the late [[XXXTentacion]] regarding the nature of their relationship prior to it being publicly known.<ref>[https://www.vladtv.com/amp/245000/trippie-redd-accuses-xxxtentacion-of-leaking-bhad-bhabie-info XXXTentacion Leaks Information About Trippie Redd Affair With Danielle Bregoli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214304/https://www.vladtv.com/amp/245000/trippie-redd-accuses-xxxtentacion-of-leaking-bhad-bhabie-info |date=September 18, 2019 }} - VladTV Reporting</ref> After the dissolution of Trippie Redd's relationship with his then-girlfriend Alexandria Laveglia,<ref>[https://www.last.fm/music/AYLEK$/+wiki Aylek$ Background Information Revealed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214303/https://www.last.fm/music/AYLEK$/+wiki |date=September 18, 2019 }} - Last.FM Reporting</ref> known professionally as Aylek$, Hernandez started posting videos of himself with her, hinting at sexual activity between the two.<ref>[https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-taunts-trippie-redd-with-picture-of-his-ex-girlfriend-ayleks-news.58879.html 6ix9ine taunts Trippie Amid Breakup with Aylek$] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904205900/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-taunts-trippie-redd-with-picture-of-his-ex-girlfriend-ayleks-news.58879.html |date=September 4, 2018 }} - Hot New Hip Hop Reporting</ref><ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/11/6ix9ine-bed-with-trippie-redd-ex-girlfriend-ayleks/ 6ix9ine in bed with Trippie Redd ex-girlfriend Aylek$] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012035703/https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-bed-with-trippie-redd-ex-girlfriend-ayleks/ |date=October 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/6ix9ine-claims-sex-trippie-redds-ex-girlfriend-ayleks/ 6ix9ine Claims to have had Relations with Aylek$] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214327/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/6ix9ine-claims-sex-trippie-redds-ex-girlfriend-ayleks/ |date=September 18, 2019 }}</ref> After Hernandez's November 2018 federal arrest on [[RICO]] charges, Trippie Redd mocked Hernandez's imprisonment in a video of him dancing to the tune of [[Akon]]'s 2004 hit single "[[Locked Up (song)|Locked Up]]", mimicking a jail scenario.<ref>[https://www.inquisitr.com/5171446/blac-chyna-trolls-tekashi-6ix9ine-50-cent-tells-the-jailed-rapper-to-lose-his-number/ Celebrity reactions 6ix9ine's Federal Arrest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121005254/https://www.inquisitr.com/5171446/blac-chyna-trolls-tekashi-6ix9ine-50-cent-tells-the-jailed-rapper-to-lose-his-number/ |date=November 21, 2018 }} - Inquisitr Reporting</ref><ref>[https://www.vladtv.com/amp/249919/trippie-redd-mocks-tekashi-6ix9ine-getting-locked-up Trippie Redd trolls 6ix9ine following his Federal Arrest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121022008/https://www.vladtv.com/amp/249919/trippie-redd-mocks-tekashi-6ix9ine-getting-locked-up |date=November 21, 2018 }} - VladTV Reporting</ref>

=== Chief Keef ===
Throughout 2018, Hernandez was involved in feuds with a number of Chicago [[Drill music|drill]] artists from the [[Glory Boyz Entertainment|GloGang]] collective, including [[Chief Keef]], [[Lil Reese]] and Tadoe (Chief Keef's cousin), stemming from domestic abuse and relationship issues relating to fellow rapper Cuban Doll, who was in a relationship with Tadoe but also friendly with Hernandez.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Goes on a Troll Tour Across Chicago |url=http://thesource.com/2018/06/13/tekashi-6ix9ine-chicago/ |website=The Source |access-date=July 24, 2018 |date=June 13, 2018 |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718011502/http://thesource.com/2018/06/13/tekashi-6ix9ine-chicago |url-status=live }}</ref> The two continued to feud on social media, with Hernandez posting a video of his semi-romantic vacation to Hawaii with Cuban Doll to Instagram,<ref>[https://www.vladtv.com/amp/244688/cuban-doll-kicks-it-in-hawaii-with-tekashi-6ix9ine-after-tadoe-incident 6ix9ine shows off Cuban Doll amid Tadoe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100411/https://www.vladtv.com/amp/244688/cuban-doll-kicks-it-in-hawaii-with-tekashi-6ix9ine-after-tadoe-incident |date=November 14, 2018 }} - Vlad TV reports on 6ix9ine</ref> and driving up to Chief Keef's old neighborhood and taunting him,<ref>[https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-continues-to-troll-chicago-and-pulls-up-to-englewood-news.52501.html 6ix9ine Escalates Feud With Chief Keef] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620181053/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-continues-to-troll-chicago-and-pulls-up-to-englewood-news.52501.html |date=June 20, 2018 }} - Hot New Hip Hop Report on 6ix9ine Beef</ref> as well as contacting Aereon Clark, known professionally as Slim Danger, the mother of one of Chief Keef's sons, and recording himself buying her designer clothes and verbally taunting him and later receiving fellatio from her.<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/06/6ix9ine-chief-keef-baby-mama-shopping-spree/ 6ix9ine takes Chief Keef babymama on Shopping Spree] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100700/http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/06/6ix9ine-chief-keef-baby-mama-shopping-spree/ |date=November 14, 2018 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.vladtv.com/amp/246630/chief-keefs-babymama-slim-danger-says-she-gave-tekashi-6ixnine-oral-sex Slim Danger admits to performing fellatio on 6ix9ine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100426/https://www.vladtv.com/amp/246630/chief-keefs-babymama-slim-danger-says-she-gave-tekashi-6ixnine-oral-sex |date=November 14, 2018 }} - Vlad TV Reporting</ref> On May 8, 2018, [[Trippie Redd]] previewed the song "I Kill People" on [[Instagram]], featuring Chief Keef and Tadoe, which was aimed as a diss toward Hernandez and Cuban Doll.<ref>[https://genius.com/amp/Trippie-redd-i-kill-people-lyrics Trippie Redd joins GloGang's Beef with 6ix9ine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100424/https://genius.com/amp/Trippie-redd-i-kill-people-lyrics |date=November 14, 2018 }} - Decoding Lyrics</ref>

=== Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber ===
In May 2020, 6ix9ine accused singers [[Justin Bieber]] and [[Ariana Grande]] of cheating and buying their way to number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]], after their song "[[Stuck with U]]" debuted at number one while his comeback single, "[[Gooba]]", debuted at number three for the week ending May 23, 2020. He also accused ''Billboard'' of chart manipulation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-respond-tekashi-6ix9ine-saying-they-stole-n1209866|title=Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber respond to Tekashi 6ix9ine saying they stole top chart spot|last=Madani|first=Doha|website=NBCNews|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519001417/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-respond-tekashi-6ix9ine-saying-they-stole-n1209866|url-status=live}}</ref> In an [[Instagram]] post, 6ix9ine alleged that Grande and Bieber were using "six credit cards" to purchase 30,000 copies of their song at the last minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/05/18/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-respond-tekashi-6-9-allegations/5217597002/|title=Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber react to Tekashi 6ix9ine saying they bought No. 1 Billboard spot|last=Trepany|first=Charles|website=USAToday|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=May 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520121505/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/05/18/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-respond-tekashi-6-9-allegations/5217597002/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Both Grande and Bieber denied the allegations against them. Bieber would address 6ix9ine's claims of that his streams did not count, stating that "he (6ix9ine) is counting his global streams and this is a domestic chart so only domestic streams count".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/justin-bieber-ariana-grande-respond-to-tekashi69-billboard-claims/|title=Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande Clap Back at Tekashi69 After Rapper Claims They Bought 'Stuck With U' No. 1 Billboard Spot|last=Macke|first=Johnni|website=USWeekly|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603205247/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/justin-bieber-ariana-grande-respond-to-tekashi69-billboard-claims/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Billboard'' also commented on how they conducted that week's charts, as well as commenting that the forecast rankings that 6ix9ine had prior to the reveal was false, stating that they do not distribute any of their rankings to labels, management, or artists.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9380654/billboard-hot-100-number-one-calculations-6ix9ine|title=How Billboard Came to Its Calculations in This Week's Race For the Hot 100 No. 1|magazine=Billboard|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519030227/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9380654/billboard-hot-100-number-one-calculations-6ix9ine|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a later interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'' asking him if he inflates his streams "through bots or pre-roll ads or dirty marketing tactics", Hernandez stated:
{{blockquote|I'll say the same thing I said to Billboard: Who doesn't? Everybody inflates their numbers. Ev-er-y-bod-y.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/arts/music/6ix9ine-interview.html|title=6ix9ine, Rap's Newly Freed, Chart-Topping Villain, Admits to Everything|work=[[The New York Times]] | date=September 2, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902212042/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/arts/music/6ix9ine-interview.html|url-status=live|last1=Coscarelli|first1=Joe}}</ref>}}

=== Other feuds ===
Since his early prison release in April 2020, due to [[COVID-19]] concerns, 6ix9ine has been engaged in a number of feuds, with among others, [[Meek Mill]], [[50 Cent]], [[Anuel AA]], [[YG (rapper)|YG]], [[Rich the Kid]], as well as [[Future (rapper)|Future]]—the latter notably involving 6ix9ine mocking Future's parental characteristics and Future going on a Twitter tirade against 6ix9ine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/future-goes-on-heated-twitter-rant-about-tekashi-6ix9ine-news.110423.html|title=Future Goes On Heated Twitter Rant About Tekashi 6ix9ine|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Zidel|first=Alex|date=May 14, 2020|access-date=May 14, 2020|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528161817/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/future-goes-on-heated-twitter-rant-about-tekashi-6ix9ine-news.110423.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Between August and September 2020, 6ix9ine was embroiled in a feud with rappers [[King Von]], [[Lil Durk]] and [[Lil Reese]], who called the rapper out for snitching against his former associates. 6ix9ine reacted to Lil Durk who claimed 6ix9ine's record label tried to pay him $3 million to continue their dispute. Rapper [[Lil Tjay]] made similar claims.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9444984/6ix9ine-interview-new-album|title=6ix9ine Talks Snitching, His Beefs in Hip-Hop & Why He's Happy to Be Free|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 4, 2020|access-date=September 8, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907014049/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9444984/6ix9ine-interview-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/lil-tjay-6ix9ine-rep-beef-tekashi/|title=Lil Tjay Claims 6ix9ine's Reps Offered Money to Beef With Tekashi |last=Fitzgerald|first=Trent|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=September 8, 2020|archive-date=September 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908070816/https://www.xxlmag.com/lil-tjay-6ix9ine-rep-beef-tekashi/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
In March 2018, Hernandez visited the [[Dominican Republic]] to shoot a music video. While there, Hernandez handed out $100 bills to residents in the area.<ref>[http://thesource.com/2018/03/28/tekashi-6ix9ine-hands-out-cash-to-residents-in-the-dominican-republic/ Tekashi69 Hands Out Cash In The DR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214257/http://thesource.com/2018/03/28/tekashi-6ix9ine-hands-out-cash-to-residents-in-the-dominican-republic/ |date=September 18, 2019 }} - The Source Entertainment Reporting</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Zidel |first1=Alex |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Hands Children $100 Bills, Speaks On Poverty In Dominican Republic |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-hands-children-s100-bills-speaks-on-poverty-in-dominican-republic-news.46520.html |access-date=March 30, 2019 |agency=hotnewhiphop |date=March 26, 2018 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214257/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-hands-children-s100-bills-speaks-on-poverty-in-dominican-republic-news.46520.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the midst of his feud with [[Chief Keef]] on June 12, 2018, Hernandez visited [[South Side, Chicago|Chicago's South Side]] and gave food and cash handouts to local residents.<ref>[https://www.complex.com/music/2018/06/6ix9ine-feeds-chicago-homeless-chief-keef-responds 6ix9ine feeds Chicago homeless] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216212518/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/06/6ix9ine-feeds-chicago-homeless-chief-keef-responds |date=December 16, 2018 }} - Complex Entertainment Reporting</ref><ref>[https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-donates-to-homeless-in-chicago-and-lil-reese-clowns-him-news.52458.html%3f_amp 6ix9ine Donates To Chicago's Less Fortunate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613165024/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-donates-to-homeless-in-chicago-and-lil-reese-clowns-him-news.52458.html |date=June 13, 2018 }} - HNHP Entertainment Reporting</ref> On July 24, 2018, Hernandez announced that a percentage of proceeds from sales of his [[Nicki Minaj]]-assisted hit single "[[Fefe (song)|Fefe]]" would be donated to various youth programs in New York.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thesource.com/2018/07/24/fefe-youth-programs/ |title=FEFE to find NYC Youth Programs |date=July 24, 2018 |publisher=Thesource.com |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=September 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923154305/http://thesource.com/2018/07/24/fefe-youth-programs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A portion of the proceeds from their 2020 single, "[[Trollz (song)|Trollz]]", was donated to [[The Bail Project]] to support people arrested during the [[George Floyd protests]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine, Nicki Minaj drop 'Trollz,' proceeds going to Bail Project|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7058641/tekashi-6ix9ine-nicki-minaj-trollz-bail-project/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Global News|date=June 10, 2020 |language=en|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624232050/https://globalnews.ca/news/7058641/tekashi-6ix9ine-nicki-minaj-trollz-bail-project/|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 22, 2018, Hernandez met and spent the day with Tati, an eight-year-old Brooklyn girl terminally ill with brain cancer whose wish was to meet him. Hernandez took her out for a shopping spree.<ref>[https://www.hiphopdx.com/news/id.48934/title.6ix9ine-surprises-8-year-old-fan-battling-brain-cancer/amp-context 6ix9ine surprises fan with brain cancer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217062609/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.48934/title.6ix9ine-surprises-8-year-old-fan-battling-brain-cancer/amp-context |date=December 17, 2018 }} - Hip Hop DX Entertainment Reporting</ref><ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/09/6ix9ine-doing-good-deeds/ Tekashi69 Doing Good Deeds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216210954/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/09/6ix9ine-doing-good-deeds/ |date=December 16, 2018 }}</ref>

Hernandez has made a significant monetary contribution for the Cristian Rivera Foundation, a non-profit organization founded to raise awareness and support clinical research for a very rare form of brain cancer found in children called [[diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma]] (DIPG). According to the founder of the Organization John Rivera, Hernandez has been a supporter since November 2017 and offered to appear as a guest at the 10th Annual Gala on November 14, 2018. John Rivera also stated Hernandez has done many kind acts that have gone without media coverage or documentation.<ref name=tmz/>

On February 10, 2019, a video surfaced of Hernandez in an anti-violence against women commercial for Romantic Depot, a New York-based sex shop and lingerie store chain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tekashi69 Talks Sex Dolls in Blooper Reel From Sex Shop Commercial |url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/20/tekashi-69-sex-shop-commercial-blooper-reel/ |access-date=April 20, 2019 |work=TMZ |language=en |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508030500/https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/20/tekashi-69-sex-shop-commercial-blooper-reel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The commercial video was released on Valentine's Day and went viral on TMZ and other celebrity news sites.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fishbein |first1=Rebecca |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine, Accused of Abuse, Stars in Sex Shop's Anti-Abuse Ad |url=https://jezebel.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-accused-of-abuse-stars-in-sex-shops-a-1832515331 |access-date=April 20, 2019 |work=[[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]] | archive-date=April 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420035100/https://jezebel.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-accused-of-abuse-stars-in-sex-shops-a-1832515331 |url-status=live }}</ref> The start of the video states "In no way does Romantic Depot support Tekashi 6IX9INE's past activities".

After returning home from prison, Hernandez intended on donating $200,000 from the $2 million he had earned from "[[Gooba]]" to [[No Kid Hungry]]. However, the director of strategic communications, Laura Washburn, declined the donation, saying "We are grateful for Mr. Hernandez's generous offer to donate to No Kid Hungry but we have informed his representatives that we have declined this donation...As a child-focused campaign, it is our policy to decline funding from donors whose activities do not align with our mission and values." Hernandez responded on [[Instagram]], saying "@nokidhungry rather take food out the mouth of these innocent children I never seen something so cruel."<ref>{{cite web|title=6ix9ine's $200,000 Donation to No Kid Hungry Declined|website=[[Complex Networks]] | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/tekashi-6ix9ine-200000-donation-no-kid-hungry-declined|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518034015/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/tekashi-6ix9ine-200000-donation-no-kid-hungry-declined|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|6ix9ine discography}}

* ''[[Dummy Boy]]'' (2018)
* ''[[TattleTales (album)|TattleTales]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Leyenda Viva]]'' (2023)

== Tours ==
* World Domination Tour (2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/6ix9ine-world-domination-tour-dates/|title=6ix9ine Shares World Domination Tour Dates|website=XXL Mag|date=June 10, 2018 |access-date=August 10, 2018|archive-date=August 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810173350/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/6ix9ine-world-domination-tour-dates/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=6ix9ine Performs in Underwear During Show in France |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/6ix9ine-performs-underwear/ |website=XXL Mag |date=July 8, 2018 |access-date=November 21, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121161709/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/6ix9ine-performs-underwear/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{AllMusic}}
* {{IMDb name|9531175}}

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