Tekashi 6ix9ine Photo 6ix9ine Height And Measurements 6ix9ine AgeĦix9ine is 23 years as of 2019. Other early songs were taken down by YouTube. Hernandez began his career as a rapper in 2014, releasing songs such as “69” and “Scumlife”. He was eventually arrested for his criminal activities and sentenced to prison time at Rikers Island, where he began to associate himself with the Nine Trey Gangsters, a prison subset of the Bloods street gang. Hernandez also dealt drugs to supplement his income, most notably selling cannabis and heroin on the streets while working at a local Brooklyn bodega. Rather than continuing his education, he started working at various jobs such as being a busboy to help his mother financially. Emotionally disturbed by the death of his father, Hernandez started to act out and was eventually expelled from school in the 8th grade for bad behavior. Following the murder, Hernandez was hospitalized for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Hernandez was raised with his older brother by his parents until he was 13 when his father has shot dead steps away from the family home. Hernandez grew up speaking Spanish and has sung in Spanish in his two tracks “Bebe” and “Mala” in 2018. 6ix9ine early lifeĭaniel Hernandez was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City to a mother originally from Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico, and a Puerto Rican father. In 2018, he was arrested on racketeering, weapons, and drug charges, for which he pled guilty in 2019, and is facing a possible 47-year prison sentence.
In 2015, he pled guilty to a felony count of use of a child in a sexual performance and was sentenced to four years’ probation and 1000 hours of community service. He has been a frequent source of controversy for his conduct on social media and feuds with other celebrities. Hernandez’s outspoken public persona and legal issues have received significant media attention.
Despite generally negative critical reception, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. He went on to release the mixtape Day69 a year later, which contained three additional singles to also chart on the Hot 100, while the mixtape itself debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 album chart.Ī few months later, his single “Fefe” featuring fellow rapper Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz, peaked at number three on the Hot 100 and acted as the lead single for his debut album, Dummy Boy (2018). The song became a national hit, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and enjoyed further commercial success after gaining platinum certification in the United States. His musical career has been marked by an aggressive style of rapping, while his controversial public persona is characterized by his distinctive rainbow-colored hair, extensive tattoos, public feuds with fellow celebrities, and legal issues.īorn and raised in Brooklyn, Hernandez first became widely known in late 2017, after releasing his debut single “Gummo”. Daniel Hernandez was born on May 8, 1996, he is known professionally as 6ix9ine (pronounced “six-nine”) or Tekashi69 is an American rapper and songwriter.