Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine 24, real name Daniel Hernandez took to instagram live to taunt his critics and 'haters,' and explain why he snitched on 'Nine Trey' gang members.
In a joint investigation by the NYPD; the Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Department of Homeland Security last November, Tekashi69 was arrested on racketeering and firearms charges.
Fearing for his life, he agreed to testify in a racketeering case against two alleged Nine Trey members, Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack and Anthony “Harv” Ellison, the latter accused of kidnapping Hernandez in July 2018. He admitted that he had ordered a shooting of Chief Keef - who he named as a member of the Chicago gang Black Disciples - in June 2018 The 'rainbow-haired' rapper also alleged that rapper Cardi B was a member of an unspecified Blood set gang.
Tekashi69's release date was set for August 2, 2020, but, due the rapid spread of wuhanvirus, he received an early release in April. The rapper is serving remainder of his term from home confinement, under government surveillance.
He released his new song 'Gooba' on Friday with accopanying video. He later took to his Instagram Live party to rant after dancing for fans and brandishing handcuff. He started by bragging about his watch and chains - a pendant of the shark Bruce from 'Finding Nemo,' which he claimed is worth half a million - and the views count on the livestream.
"You lived your whole life trying to be a real nigga...trying to shit on me[for being a 'rat']...to then a rat like me to come home and still do more numbers than you? I would be mad too," he taunted critics.
He addressed his snitching: “I’m sorry. I wanna say that I’m sorry to my fans because you know what? It wasn’t worth it. … If there is a street code, right, if there is a street code and there’s something so-called as loyalty and everything, and no snitching and all of that, I get it, right? But where was the loyalty when you was sleeping with my baby mother? Where was the loyalty when you was caught on the wire tap tryna kill me? Where was the loyalty when you tried to kidnap my mother? Where was the loyalty when you stole millions of dollars from me? Where was that? So who broke it first?”
Tekashi69 continued, “I get it. Don’t fight fire with fire - I’m sorry. But what did I do wrong? Be loyal to niggas that’s fucking my baby moms? Be loyal to n***as that kidnapped me, beat the shit out of me on video and everything? I’m supposed to be loyal to that? Nah, you know what it is? Y’all don’t wanna accept the fact that those is all true facts. Y’all understand why I snitched, y’all understand. Y’all don’t want to understand.”
He added, “I’m sorry to my fans because they don’t deserve—my family, my mother, my family don’t deserve that. And I’m sorry. But y’all not gonna break me down like if I did something wrong. Listen: I snitched, I ratted. But who was I supposed to be loyal to? If you can’t be loyal to me out here, in the free world? And you fucking my baby mom, while I’m out on tour making money for all of us, you back at home sleeping with my baby mom. Then I get kidnapped, then you try to kill me? If you can’t be loyal to me out here, in the free world, what makes you think if I would’ve held it down you wouldn’t violate me in prison? Stab me up, poke me up in my neck? I’m not gonna lose my life over no hater.”
The rapper gave a shout out to rappers including Drake. The Instagram Live stream broke a world record with over 2 million viewers.