The story of 6ix9ine (real name Daniel Hernandez) is a wild ride through fame, controversy, crime, and betrayal in the modern rap world. Rising to prominence in 2017 with his aggressive style, rainbow-colored hair, and viral hit “GUMMO,” 6ix9ine quickly became known for his online antics, beefs, and gang affiliations. In 2018, he was arrested on charges linked to the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, a gang he had aligned with to boost his image. Facing decades in prison, 6ix9ine cooperated with federal authorities, testifying against his former gang members—a move that made him a controversial figure labeled a “snitch,” but also earned him a reduced sentence and a headline-making return to music in 2020.
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So this guy really, really wants attention. And boy is he about to get a lot of it. So the guy's name is 6ix99, but we'll call him Six. So Six is 21 and he's a rapper living in New York. And one day in 2017, Six gets an idea. He thinks that if he makes a music video and puts a bunch of actual gang members in it, that that will give him street cred as a rapper and therefore lots of attention.
And so he records a music video with this gang, the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods. And he puts this video on YouTube and suddenly, kaboom, the video blows up. And now he's getting all that attention he wanted. Plus, he's making a lot of money, so that's nice. And so that worked. And he's like, I'm gonna do it again. And he drops another video with the Nine Trey Bloods. Then he does it yet again.
And so this is working pretty well for him. And now he has a formula. And if he puts on this gangster persona, his music videos will get tons of views. So that's what he does. And he makes sure to let everyone know just how gangster he is.
I'm gangster. I know I'm gangster. I know. I tell everybody all the time, test my gangster, right?
Plus, he's always got to flex his money, because, you know, that's what gangsters do.
This is a half a million dollars.
Half a million.
Look at the diamonds in them teeth. And so things are going really well for him. However, 6IX99 has a problem. He can't just keep telling everyone he's in this gang. At some point, he actually has to join this gang. Otherwise, everyone will know that he's not really street. And so he starts working on joining this gang.
He's helping them in their organized crime, things like selling drugs, shooting at rivals. I mean, you get the idea. So even though he's making all this money from his music and his celebrity status, he's out here committing petty crimes and like robbing people. Like one day in 2018, he plans a robbery against a man and a woman leaving a building.
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