This sub-genre of “Gangsta Rap” came to the public spotlight with artists like N.W.A, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G in the early 1990s. Some would point to the glorification of gang culture in rap music to blame for this case. The controversial young rapper faces life in prison.
If found guilty on these charges, the rapper could face life in prison. Since then, TMZ have reported that police have obtained footage and photographic evidence that appear to show 6ix9ine at the scene of multiple armed robberies and shootings, with a bag stolen from one of the armed robberies in question being later found in a raid on Hernandez’s property. He also had his bank accounts frozen and bail denied, even after offering $1.7 million and his passport. The charges stem from Hernandez’s role in a gang, the “Nine Trey Gangsters” from New York, a section of a wider movement of ‘Bloods’ from Los Angeles. Hernandez and four others were arrested on November 18th, with the rapper facing federal racketeering and firearms charges, and is also accused of conspiring to commit murder and armed robbery. Then there’s his use of ‘the n-word’, which many deem offensive and wrong given that Hernandez is not African-American and does not possess the right to say it.Įverything down to his rainbow-coloured hair, multi-coloured grills and prominent face tattoos appear to cause divide, and now, in what will likely be another media-storm that only influences his rise to stardom, 6ix9ine was recently arrested at age 22 for a charge that could see him spending 32 years to life in prison. There are also his past convictions, such as a sexual misconduct case from 2015 in which he appeared to be assaulting a minor in videos that were widely circulated on social media.
This would appear to be the side winning this debate: his most recent project “DUMMY BOY” has become the worst-rated album of 2018 with a Metacritic score of 39/100 and breaks the record for a lowest audience score of all time with 1.4 out of 10. Others deemed his work ‘trash’, along with similar artists like Lil Xan and Lil Pump.
His music alone had divided the rap community, with some heralding his ‘mumble rap’ style as being the next evolutionary step for modern hip-hop. Tekashi 6ix9ine, real name Daniel Hernandez, had already been causing divides around the world by the time of his arrest on November 18th.
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