As J. Cole put a bow on this year’s Dreamville Festival, he worked an apology heard-’round-hip-hop into the introduction to one of his biggest and most sentimental songs, “Love Yourz.” “The past two days have felt terrible,” he said, earnestly admitting he’s lost sleep over “7 Minute Drill,” his nuanced but ill-received jab back at Kendrick Lamar for dissing him and Drake (mostly Drake) on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.”
On stage, Cole explained that “Love Yourz” signified a turning point a decade ago, one where...
On stage, Cole explained that “Love Yourz” signified a turning point a decade ago, one where...
- 4/9/2024
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was arrested in the Dominican Republic for assaulting two music producers after trying to flee the country on a private jet back to the U.S.
The attack was allegedly related to 6ix9ine’s girlfriend, Yailin La Mas Viral.
Born Daniel Hernandez, 6ix9ine was walked down a flight of stairs of the jet by authorities and was taken to a police pickup truck.
His arrest was confirmed by a Dominican lawyer, Felix Portes, who claimed Hernandez was trying to leave the country.
Hernandez has been in legal trouble for the past year, as he failed to show up in court for traffic violations in Florida. He was also jumped and beaten inside of a Florida L.A. Fitness gym.
Hernandez has a significant criminal history. He was sentenced to four years probation in October 2018 after he pleaded guilty to one felony count.
He also avoided...
The attack was allegedly related to 6ix9ine’s girlfriend, Yailin La Mas Viral.
Born Daniel Hernandez, 6ix9ine was walked down a flight of stairs of the jet by authorities and was taken to a police pickup truck.
His arrest was confirmed by a Dominican lawyer, Felix Portes, who claimed Hernandez was trying to leave the country.
Hernandez has been in legal trouble for the past year, as he failed to show up in court for traffic violations in Florida. He was also jumped and beaten inside of a Florida L.A. Fitness gym.
Hernandez has a significant criminal history. He was sentenced to four years probation in October 2018 after he pleaded guilty to one felony count.
He also avoided...
- 10/22/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
Tekashi 6ix9ine is in some legal trouble.
On Wednesday night, the 27-year-old rapper was arrested in Florida and booked at Palm Beach County Jail on a charge of failure to appear, Page Six reported.
Read More: Tekashi 6ix9ine In Hospital After Being Assaulted At A Gym
Jail records showed that 6ix9ine was released on a $2,000 bond after just three hours in custody.
The news comes just months after the rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was brutally attacked and beaten by a group of men in an LA Fitness gym bathroom in Florida.
The attack, which occurred in March, was captured on video and spread on social media. 6ix9ine was taken to hospital and was treated for injuries to his ribs, back and jaw.
In a now-deleted post on Instagram, 6ix9ine responded by saying the men who attacked him were “nothing but cowardly.”
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On Wednesday night, the 27-year-old rapper was arrested in Florida and booked at Palm Beach County Jail on a charge of failure to appear, Page Six reported.
Read More: Tekashi 6ix9ine In Hospital After Being Assaulted At A Gym
Jail records showed that 6ix9ine was released on a $2,000 bond after just three hours in custody.
The news comes just months after the rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was brutally attacked and beaten by a group of men in an LA Fitness gym bathroom in Florida.
The attack, which occurred in March, was captured on video and spread on social media. 6ix9ine was taken to hospital and was treated for injuries to his ribs, back and jaw.
In a now-deleted post on Instagram, 6ix9ine responded by saying the men who attacked him were “nothing but cowardly.”
Read More:...
- 8/10/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Three people have been arrested in connection to the assault on controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine earlier this month.
Footage showed the 26-year-old Fefe Mc – real name Daniel Hernandez – lying on the ground outside a Florida gym sauna while being hit by multiple assailants.
Rafael Medina Jr, 43, Octavious Medina, 23, and Anthony Maldonado, 25, have now been arrested for assaulting and robbing, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Thursday (30 March).
According to People, police records show all three men are being held at Palm Beach County Jail and are expected to attend their first hearing on Friday (31 March).
In a statement to NBC News after the incident, Hernandez’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, said the rapper was attacked in the sauna by “three or four thugs who beat him up”.
“Employees heard the disturbance and the perpetrators fled,” Lazzaro said. “Police in South Florida were called and he was transported...
Footage showed the 26-year-old Fefe Mc – real name Daniel Hernandez – lying on the ground outside a Florida gym sauna while being hit by multiple assailants.
Rafael Medina Jr, 43, Octavious Medina, 23, and Anthony Maldonado, 25, have now been arrested for assaulting and robbing, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Thursday (30 March).
According to People, police records show all three men are being held at Palm Beach County Jail and are expected to attend their first hearing on Friday (31 March).
In a statement to NBC News after the incident, Hernandez’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, said the rapper was attacked in the sauna by “three or four thugs who beat him up”.
“Employees heard the disturbance and the perpetrators fled,” Lazzaro said. “Police in South Florida were called and he was transported...
- 3/31/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Music
Controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was taken to a hospital after being assaulted inside a gym sauna in Florida, police say.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the 26-year-old Fefe Mc – real name Daniel Hernandez – said the assault involved several individuals.
A video containing graphic footage of the incident has been published by TMZ. In it, Hernandez is seen lying on the floor, defending his face as at least two assailants hit him. One of them can be heard saying: “Take a picture, I’m gonna be famous now.”
The outlet also obtained pictures of the rapper in hospital, which show cuts and bruises on his face.
In a statement to NBC News, Hernandez’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, said the rapper was attacked in the sauna by “three or four thugs who beat him up”.
“Employees heard the disturbance and the perpetrators fled,” Lazzaro said. “Police in South...
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the 26-year-old Fefe Mc – real name Daniel Hernandez – said the assault involved several individuals.
A video containing graphic footage of the incident has been published by TMZ. In it, Hernandez is seen lying on the floor, defending his face as at least two assailants hit him. One of them can be heard saying: “Take a picture, I’m gonna be famous now.”
The outlet also obtained pictures of the rapper in hospital, which show cuts and bruises on his face.
In a statement to NBC News, Hernandez’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, said the rapper was attacked in the sauna by “three or four thugs who beat him up”.
“Employees heard the disturbance and the perpetrators fled,” Lazzaro said. “Police in South...
- 3/22/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Music
Tekashi 6ix9ine was allegedly attacked by a group of men inside of a South Florida gym on Tuesday.
The rapper’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, told TMZ that Tekashi 6ix9ine was using a sauna at a LA Fitness when he was jumped by multiple men. He sustained injuries to his jaw, ribs, and back, and was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. His alleged assailants fled the scene prior to the arrival of police.
In February 2019, Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple gang crimes, including conspiracy to commit murder and armed robbery, and agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors. He was released in August 2020; despite the threat of retaliatory violence from his former gang, he turned down an offer for witness protection.
Lazzaro said it was unclear if 6ix9ine’s attack on Tuesday was retaliatory and/or gang related.
Tekashi 6ix...
The rapper’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, told TMZ that Tekashi 6ix9ine was using a sauna at a LA Fitness when he was jumped by multiple men. He sustained injuries to his jaw, ribs, and back, and was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. His alleged assailants fled the scene prior to the arrival of police.
In February 2019, Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple gang crimes, including conspiracy to commit murder and armed robbery, and agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors. He was released in August 2020; despite the threat of retaliatory violence from his former gang, he turned down an offer for witness protection.
Lazzaro said it was unclear if 6ix9ine’s attack on Tuesday was retaliatory and/or gang related.
Tekashi 6ix...
- 3/22/2023
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
Tekashi 6ix9ine, real name Daniel Hernandez was causing too much of a drunken fiasco at a baseball stadium in Miami, Florida, on Friday night, causing him to get kicked out from the premises.
A source told Page Six that the rapper’s belligerently drunk behaviour led him to be booted from the stands for disturbing baseball goers’ experience during the game.
Read More: Lil Nas X Seemingly Calls Out Tekashi 6ix9ine Who Denies DMs
“He was heavily intoxicated and interrupting other guests’ experience,” a source told Page Six. “He was drunk, he was inebriated and he was out of control,” the source continues. “There were a lot of families there last night and he was bothering people.”
The game was at LoanDepot Park and was between Mexico and Puerto Rico for the World Baseball Classic.
The “Mala” rapper caused quite a stir at the event, waving a flag...
A source told Page Six that the rapper’s belligerently drunk behaviour led him to be booted from the stands for disturbing baseball goers’ experience during the game.
Read More: Lil Nas X Seemingly Calls Out Tekashi 6ix9ine Who Denies DMs
“He was heavily intoxicated and interrupting other guests’ experience,” a source told Page Six. “He was drunk, he was inebriated and he was out of control,” the source continues. “There were a lot of families there last night and he was bothering people.”
The game was at LoanDepot Park and was between Mexico and Puerto Rico for the World Baseball Classic.
The “Mala” rapper caused quite a stir at the event, waving a flag...
- 3/18/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
The last episode of “SNL” before the 2022 midterm elections avoided any jokes with actual teeth in favor of yet another frame-excuse for cast members to do a series of so-so celebrity impressions.
This time, James Austin Johnson’s Joe Biden delivered an address from the white house dealing with his desperation to inspire people to get out and vote. And the pitch: The Democratic Party will replace some of the more lackluster candidate with celebrities.
Watch some of it here below:
President Biden has some bold ideas for the Democratic party pic.twitter.com/V9Hk6Z5E2i
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) November 6, 2022
For real, the sketch was as desperate for some good jokes as Johnson’s Biden was for votes. The celebrities rolled out didn’t seem inspired by anything that has recently happened, giving the sketch “hey what impressions can you do on the fly?” vibes.
This time, James Austin Johnson’s Joe Biden delivered an address from the white house dealing with his desperation to inspire people to get out and vote. And the pitch: The Democratic Party will replace some of the more lackluster candidate with celebrities.
Watch some of it here below:
President Biden has some bold ideas for the Democratic party pic.twitter.com/V9Hk6Z5E2i
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) November 6, 2022
For real, the sketch was as desperate for some good jokes as Johnson’s Biden was for votes. The celebrities rolled out didn’t seem inspired by anything that has recently happened, giving the sketch “hey what impressions can you do on the fly?” vibes.
- 11/6/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
If you find yourself sobbing through the first half of the new documentary “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down,” no one could possibly blame you.
Maybe you’ll break at the part where you hear about Giffords’ mother moving to Texas so she could be with her in the hospital every day. Maybe video footage of her early speech-therapy sessions, where she struggles to say her own name, will get you. Perhaps her return to House of Representatives, where she was met with a standing ovation, will put you over the edge.
Whatever your undoing, it’s impossible to withstand much of this powerful film, directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West, without being overwhelmed.
The documentary opens on a series of white roses in front of the National Mall, each placed to represent an American felled by gun violence. Archival footage in the opening credits then treats us to...
Maybe you’ll break at the part where you hear about Giffords’ mother moving to Texas so she could be with her in the hospital every day. Maybe video footage of her early speech-therapy sessions, where she struggles to say her own name, will get you. Perhaps her return to House of Representatives, where she was met with a standing ovation, will put you over the edge.
Whatever your undoing, it’s impossible to withstand much of this powerful film, directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West, without being overwhelmed.
The documentary opens on a series of white roses in front of the National Mall, each placed to represent an American felled by gun violence. Archival footage in the opening credits then treats us to...
- 7/15/2022
- by Lena Wilson
- The Wrap
The ongoing legal battle between Tekashi 6ix9ine and two robbery victims continued Thursday as the latter’s lawyers claimed that the rapper caused the victims “emotional distress” by “antagonizing” them in a new song. However, 6ix9ine’s legal team countered that this diss track is aimed at rapper Lil Durk, and not the two victims.
Lawyers for Seketha Wonzer and Kevin Dozier — who sued 6ix9ine over his involvement in a robbery carried out against them by members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods in 2018 — continue to seek the...
Lawyers for Seketha Wonzer and Kevin Dozier — who sued 6ix9ine over his involvement in a robbery carried out against them by members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods in 2018 — continue to seek the...
- 4/22/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Tekashi 6ix9ine did his best to assure everyone that he is well and truly broke, insisting to TMZ that he was playing with prop money in a recent Instagram post shared weeks after he claimed a lawsuit brought by two robbery victims could bankrupt him.
Over the weekend, 6ix9ine shared a video in which he strolled out of a garage with what a massive stack of cash and boasted, “This is really my lifestyle,” as he showed off an array of jewelry and watches. He then proceeded to open...
Over the weekend, 6ix9ine shared a video in which he strolled out of a garage with what a massive stack of cash and boasted, “This is really my lifestyle,” as he showed off an array of jewelry and watches. He then proceeded to open...
- 4/19/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
In the fall of 2020, while quarantined and bored, Gavin Ruta and Carlos Juico started a podcast. Friends since St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering, outside of Toronto, the two figured they’d mostly talk about streetwear. Then, while recording the first episode, Juico offhandedly mentioned a conspiracy theory he’d once heard. Just this crazy thing about how Christmas actually grew out of an old Siberian holiday run by shamans and fueled by hallucinogens.
And when they posted the clip on TikTok — “Boom,” says Ruta. Since then, Ruta, 21, and Juico,...
And when they posted the clip on TikTok — “Boom,” says Ruta. Since then, Ruta, 21, and Juico,...
- 2/15/2022
- by Amos Barshad
- Rollingstone.com
Saliva is dripping out of the corners of a serpentine-tongued man’s mouth, which hangs open in a toothy smile. His eyes lack proper pupils; instead, rainbow dollar signs glow in their place as his fingers wrap around the handle of a bloody chainsaw. It sounds ridiculous — but, for some, images like this one were the start of a real-life nightmare.
Just ask Jacob, who requested Rolling Stone withhold his last name for privacy reasons. When the 26-year-old Londoner heard that infamous rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine had gotten into the Nft game,...
Just ask Jacob, who requested Rolling Stone withhold his last name for privacy reasons. When the 26-year-old Londoner heard that infamous rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine had gotten into the Nft game,...
- 12/17/2021
- by Samantha Hissong
- Rollingstone.com
With weird, Herzogian moments and steeped in NYC terroir, this portrait of rapper 6ix9ine has much to offer even non-fans
Independent film-maker Vikram Gandhi tells a truly all-American rags-to-riches-to-documentary-fodder story, one intensely grounded in the terroir of New York City, about his Bushwick neighbour Tekashi69, Aka 6ix9ine, Aka Danny Hernandez.
Those over the age of 30 who are not au fait with what the kids are into these days may be less familiar with Hernandez’s story, and thus why he might be deserving of a documentary, so here are the key facts. Raised in poverty in Brooklyn’s not-yet-gentrified Bushwick, he went from working in a bodega to becoming a rap superstar notorious for his facial tattoos, rainbow-coloured hair, sexually explicit videos and gangster attitude. After several earlier brushes with the law, including pleading guilty to using a child in a sexual performance, he was arrested in 2018 on a number of charges including racketeering,...
Independent film-maker Vikram Gandhi tells a truly all-American rags-to-riches-to-documentary-fodder story, one intensely grounded in the terroir of New York City, about his Bushwick neighbour Tekashi69, Aka 6ix9ine, Aka Danny Hernandez.
Those over the age of 30 who are not au fait with what the kids are into these days may be less familiar with Hernandez’s story, and thus why he might be deserving of a documentary, so here are the key facts. Raised in poverty in Brooklyn’s not-yet-gentrified Bushwick, he went from working in a bodega to becoming a rap superstar notorious for his facial tattoos, rainbow-coloured hair, sexually explicit videos and gangster attitude. After several earlier brushes with the law, including pleading guilty to using a child in a sexual performance, he was arrested in 2018 on a number of charges including racketeering,...
- 6/10/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Ahead of the premiere of the new Showtime ® three-part docuseries, Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine, from Rolling Stone, Imagine Documentaries and Lightbox, director Karam Gill, executive producer Peter Scalettar, and president/COO of Rolling Stone and executive producer Gus Wenner joined Rs senior editor Jeff Ihaza for a virtual panel about the controversial rapper and the making of the new series.
The conversation began with a discussion about how to cover a figure like 6ix9ine — an immensely popular musician who, from the start of his career, was tied...
The conversation began with a discussion about how to cover a figure like 6ix9ine — an immensely popular musician who, from the start of his career, was tied...
- 2/19/2021
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Showtime’s new docuseries, Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine, will premiere on February 21st, with all episodes available on the network’s on-demand platforms starting that day. Showtime and Rolling Stone, which co-produced Supervillain alongside Imagine Documentaries and Lightbox, are also presenting an exclusive advanced screening of the first episode, followed by a panel with director Karam Gill and executive producer Pete Scalettar, moderated by Rolling Stone President & COO Gus Wenner.
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A trailer for the series offers a condensed review of 6ix9ine’s rise...
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A trailer for the series offers a condensed review of 6ix9ine’s rise...
- 2/18/2021
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
The Courier
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as an ordinary British businessman – who has been recruited by Mi-6, the U.K.’s intelligence service, and a CIA operative. The goal? infiltrate the Soviet Union. The film is based on the true-life of Greville Wynne. He’s the farthest thing from a spy, but the mission is hinged upon Wynne’s ordinariness. (March 19th)
Ginny and Georgia
“We’re like the Gilmore Girls,” Georgia says to her daughter, Ginny, in order to get her to crack a smile. “But with bigger boobs.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as an ordinary British businessman – who has been recruited by Mi-6, the U.K.’s intelligence service, and a CIA operative. The goal? infiltrate the Soviet Union. The film is based on the true-life of Greville Wynne. He’s the farthest thing from a spy, but the mission is hinged upon Wynne’s ordinariness. (March 19th)
Ginny and Georgia
“We’re like the Gilmore Girls,” Georgia says to her daughter, Ginny, in order to get her to crack a smile. “But with bigger boobs.
- 1/30/2021
- by Natalli Amato
- Rollingstone.com
The three-part documentary TV series "Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine" profiles hip-hop artist 'Tekashi 6ix9ine', directed by Karam Gill, that examines "...the culture of manufactured celebrity" premiering February 21, 2021 on Showtime:
"...based on an article by Stephen Witt, the show explores how rapper '6ix9ine' would provoke others online, in a cautionary tale about manufactured celebrity and how society allows 'Supervillains' to rise..."
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"...based on an article by Stephen Witt, the show explores how rapper '6ix9ine' would provoke others online, in a cautionary tale about manufactured celebrity and how society allows 'Supervillains' to rise..."
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- 1/28/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Showtime has unveiled the first trailer for its forthcoming docu-series “Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine, which details the controversial rapper’s “epic rise to notoriety and spectacular fall to convicted criminal.” The series premieres on Sunday, February 21 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. New episodes will debut on-air every Sunday through March 7, while the entire series will release for on-demand streaming or download on Showtime and across all partner platforms on February 21.
According to the announcement, in the three-part series, director Karam Gill “examines manufactured celebrity through the lens of 6ix9ine’s controversial artistry, personal demons and mastery of social media, as a reflection of our times and the complicity of culture today.”
The Brooklyn-born 6ix9ine, of course, had a fast rise to hip-hop stardom, amplified by his epic trolling on social media, that was marred by gang involvement that he later claimed was part of his act...
According to the announcement, in the three-part series, director Karam Gill “examines manufactured celebrity through the lens of 6ix9ine’s controversial artistry, personal demons and mastery of social media, as a reflection of our times and the complicity of culture today.”
The Brooklyn-born 6ix9ine, of course, had a fast rise to hip-hop stardom, amplified by his epic trolling on social media, that was marred by gang involvement that he later claimed was part of his act...
- 1/27/2021
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood figures, despite the industry’s major shutdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, continue to find chart-topping success. Among the industry names finding a place in YouTube’s Top Trending Videos of 2020 list are Dave Chappell, Ricky Gervais and John Krasinski.
The popular video streaming platform dropped the complete list of videos that have dominated the year, celebrating breakout creators and musician’s engaging music videos.
Topping the annual list was Dave Chappelle’s 8:46 segment, which appeared on Netflix is a Joke back in June. Titled after the length of time Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on George Floyd’s neck, Chappelle’s comedy special addressed the May slaying of Floyd and criticized media coverage of the murder.
Coming in at the third spot was Saturday Night Live’s first debate cold open, which aired on Oct. 3. The sketch saw Jim Carrey as now President-elect Joe...
The popular video streaming platform dropped the complete list of videos that have dominated the year, celebrating breakout creators and musician’s engaging music videos.
Topping the annual list was Dave Chappelle’s 8:46 segment, which appeared on Netflix is a Joke back in June. Titled after the length of time Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on George Floyd’s neck, Chappelle’s comedy special addressed the May slaying of Floyd and criticized media coverage of the murder.
Coming in at the third spot was Saturday Night Live’s first debate cold open, which aired on Oct. 3. The sketch saw Jim Carrey as now President-elect Joe...
- 12/1/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
It has been a big year for hip-hop and R&b, with multiple career breakthroughs as well as returning favorites. So as we come closer to the American Music Awards ceremony on November 22, let’s take a look at the artists awards for these chart-topping genres.
SEE2020 American Music Awards predictions: Justin Bieber, BTS and Bad Bunny among front-runners in artist races
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist – Male
This category could go multiple ways. Roddy Ricch probably had the biggest year out of the three, earning an Artist of the Year nomination, having multiple number-one hits, and releasing a number-one debut album, “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial.” DaBaby also had a pretty strong year, and his chart-topper “Rockstar” (featuring Ricch) is a bigger hit than most of his competition has released.
However, the late Juice Wrld has a passionate fan base, and sympathy over his untimely passing last December at...
SEE2020 American Music Awards predictions: Justin Bieber, BTS and Bad Bunny among front-runners in artist races
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist – Male
This category could go multiple ways. Roddy Ricch probably had the biggest year out of the three, earning an Artist of the Year nomination, having multiple number-one hits, and releasing a number-one debut album, “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial.” DaBaby also had a pretty strong year, and his chart-topper “Rockstar” (featuring Ricch) is a bigger hit than most of his competition has released.
However, the late Juice Wrld has a passionate fan base, and sympathy over his untimely passing last December at...
- 11/22/2020
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
69: The Saga of Daniel Hernandez, the latest documentary from Vikram Gandhi, is a cute title but it hardly fits the bill. What felt like a promising premise and a deserved look into the life of a music superstar turns into an unnecessary story of how Daniel Hernandez successfully marketed his fake personas as a vessel for fame, and trolled the hip-hop world.
To a fault, the film at times moves like a Vice TV special––even giving each section a chapter name like “Soundcloud Rap” and “The Villain.” It’s an easy device to highlight what the director is taking us through. It also glorifies his early-day marketing techniques like he’s some kind of genius for featuring sex in his music videos when he started his crew “Scum Gang,” which then later on escalated to gang violence. There is intrigue when 6ix9ine gets caught up with the FBI,...
To a fault, the film at times moves like a Vice TV special––even giving each section a chapter name like “Soundcloud Rap” and “The Villain.” It’s an easy device to highlight what the director is taking us through. It also glorifies his early-day marketing techniques like he’s some kind of genius for featuring sex in his music videos when he started his crew “Scum Gang,” which then later on escalated to gang violence. There is intrigue when 6ix9ine gets caught up with the FBI,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Erik Nielsen
- The Film Stage
There is no artist in our contemporary rap landscape who better personifies the fundamentally hollow sport of “clout-chasing” than Bushwick’s own Danny Hernandez, better known to the world as goony, rainbow-haired rap troll, Tekashi 6ix9ine. The rise and fall of 6ix9ine has unfolded as one of the most appalling sagas in the history of rap: Hernandez staked his claim as an artist of minimal talent and maximum aggression, willing to say and do the awful things that his competitors wouldn’t say or do.
Continue reading ’69: The Saga Of Danny Hernandez’: A Surprisingly Dull Look At The Ridiculous Life Of Tekashi 6ix9ine [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ’69: The Saga Of Danny Hernandez’: A Surprisingly Dull Look At The Ridiculous Life Of Tekashi 6ix9ine [Review] at The Playlist.
- 11/18/2020
- by Nicholas Laskin
- The Playlist
A documentary made in secret about the life and career of rapper Tekashi69 has dropped on Hulu Monday, and the first look at the film “69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez” shows how a “cool Hispanic kid from the ghettos” became someone completely different and one of the more controversial figures in pop culture today.
Hulu surprised released its own documentary film Monday ahead of another Tekashi69 documentary series called “Supervillain” that’s meant to debut in early 2021. This one though sits down with people who knew the kid Danny Hernandez before he became 6ix9ine.
“There were two separate people at the beginning, but that morphed into one,” one of his friends says in the trailer.
Vikram Gandhi, best known for his film “Kumaré,” directs “69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez,” and this is not one of your typical glossy rock documentaries on the latest pop star of the day.
Hulu surprised released its own documentary film Monday ahead of another Tekashi69 documentary series called “Supervillain” that’s meant to debut in early 2021. This one though sits down with people who knew the kid Danny Hernandez before he became 6ix9ine.
“There were two separate people at the beginning, but that morphed into one,” one of his friends says in the trailer.
Vikram Gandhi, best known for his film “Kumaré,” directs “69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez,” and this is not one of your typical glossy rock documentaries on the latest pop star of the day.
- 11/16/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Hulu’s original documentary about what the announcement describes as “the rise and fall” of controversial rapper Tekashi69 is streaming now exclusively on Hulu.
Titled “69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez,” after the Brooklyn-born rapper’s real name, the doc is tagged “part investigative documentary, part real-life gangster movie” and details how the rapper “repeatedly broke the internet with his sensationalist music videos and social media beefs before infamously testifying against Brooklyn gang the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods in a landmark trial.” Director Vikram Gandhi spoke with neighborhood locals who knew him “before the hard-core persona and the face tattoos” and examines “the harsh extremes of addiction to fame in the digital era.”
Judging by the description, the bulk of the work on the documentary would seem to have been done before 6ix9ine’s release from prison due to coronavirus concerns earlier this year. Following his release to house arrest in April,...
Titled “69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez,” after the Brooklyn-born rapper’s real name, the doc is tagged “part investigative documentary, part real-life gangster movie” and details how the rapper “repeatedly broke the internet with his sensationalist music videos and social media beefs before infamously testifying against Brooklyn gang the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods in a landmark trial.” Director Vikram Gandhi spoke with neighborhood locals who knew him “before the hard-core persona and the face tattoos” and examines “the harsh extremes of addiction to fame in the digital era.”
Judging by the description, the bulk of the work on the documentary would seem to have been done before 6ix9ine’s release from prison due to coronavirus concerns earlier this year. Following his release to house arrest in April,...
- 11/16/2020
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Either Tekashi 6ix9ine knows exactly what he’s doing, or this was all a happy accident. We’re banking on the fact that the young emcee/professional instigator/convicted felon is laughing all the way to the bank.
“F— being a superhero, I wanna be a villain,” 6ix9ine says in a teaser trailer for Showtime docuseries “Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine.”
Pretty much the rest of the teaser trailer, which dropped on Friday, is made of up extremely unflattering media quotes about the rapper (real name Daniel Hernandez).
Watch the teaser trailer via the video above.
“Supervillain” is centered on an interview with Hernandez following his early release from prison this spring. He was locked up after pleading guilty to armed robbery charges and conspiracy to commit murder.
6ix9ine’s sentence was drastically reduced after he testified for the prosecution, and he got out even earlier...
“F— being a superhero, I wanna be a villain,” 6ix9ine says in a teaser trailer for Showtime docuseries “Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine.”
Pretty much the rest of the teaser trailer, which dropped on Friday, is made of up extremely unflattering media quotes about the rapper (real name Daniel Hernandez).
Watch the teaser trailer via the video above.
“Supervillain” is centered on an interview with Hernandez following his early release from prison this spring. He was locked up after pleading guilty to armed robbery charges and conspiracy to commit murder.
6ix9ine’s sentence was drastically reduced after he testified for the prosecution, and he got out even earlier...
- 10/23/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Showtime has released the first trailer for “Supervillain,” a revealing docuseries about the rise of provocative young rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine.
Directed by Karam Gill, the three-episode docuseries will examine how 6ix9ine manufactured his own cult celebrity status through his mastery of social media and purposely stirring up controversy. Gill conducted an exclusive interview with 6ix9ine after the rapper was released from prison earlier this year.
The docuseries will follow how Daniel Hernandez, originally working as a deli clerk in New York City, transformed into 6ix9ine, the tattooed, rainbow-haired viral rapper. He boasts more than 2.6 billion streams, 15 hits on the top music charts and collaborations with artists like Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Young Thug, Lil Baby and more. Not only is he a rapper, however, 6ix9ine is an internet sensation who has mastered turning his outlandish digital presence into an effective marketing tactic for his rap persona.
Directed by Karam Gill, the three-episode docuseries will examine how 6ix9ine manufactured his own cult celebrity status through his mastery of social media and purposely stirring up controversy. Gill conducted an exclusive interview with 6ix9ine after the rapper was released from prison earlier this year.
The docuseries will follow how Daniel Hernandez, originally working as a deli clerk in New York City, transformed into 6ix9ine, the tattooed, rainbow-haired viral rapper. He boasts more than 2.6 billion streams, 15 hits on the top music charts and collaborations with artists like Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Young Thug, Lil Baby and more. Not only is he a rapper, however, 6ix9ine is an internet sensation who has mastered turning his outlandish digital presence into an effective marketing tactic for his rap persona.
- 10/23/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime has released the first teaser for its upcoming docuseries on Tekashi 6ix9ine, Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine, set to premiere in early 2021. Rolling Stone produced the film alongside Imagine Documentaries and Lightbox.
The short clip is packed with archival footage of 6ix9ine that’s paired with big text testimonials from the press about the rapper’s relentlessly brash style and penchant for stirring up controversy. The clip features two quotes from 6ix9ine himself, saying at the beginning, “I can’t believe I created myself,” and then adding at the end,...
The short clip is packed with archival footage of 6ix9ine that’s paired with big text testimonials from the press about the rapper’s relentlessly brash style and penchant for stirring up controversy. The clip features two quotes from 6ix9ine himself, saying at the beginning, “I can’t believe I created myself,” and then adding at the end,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Song Name - Tutu
Singer - 6IX9INE
Featuring - Blac Chyna
Album - TattleTales
Check out the song lyrics of Tutu by 6IX9INE ft. Blac Chyna
I get money when I want to
I get b*tches when I want to
Tote this pistol when I want to
Money dance step hit the 1,2
You cant bop like this
Everybody want my swag
Everybody want my drip
Had to tell them back back
Tell them to get off my d*ck
Watch me do the money dance
Watch me hit my skip
Bet you cant do it like this
No you cant do it like this
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Album Out Now...
Singer - 6IX9INE
Featuring - Blac Chyna
Album - TattleTales
Check out the song lyrics of Tutu by 6IX9INE ft. Blac Chyna
I get money when I want to
I get b*tches when I want to
Tote this pistol when I want to
Money dance step hit the 1,2
You cant bop like this
Everybody want my swag
Everybody want my drip
Had to tell them back back
Tell them to get off my d*ck
Watch me do the money dance
Watch me hit my skip
Bet you cant do it like this
No you cant do it like this
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Album Out Now...
- 9/4/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
A$AP Ferg, Nicki Minaj and Atlanta rapper MadeinTYO are here with the hottest indoor workout of the summer. The trio have teamed up for a new song, “Move Ya Hips,” released on Thursday with a video styled after late-night fitness infomercials.
Although this is technically an A$AP Ferg track, and MadeinTYO raps the hook, Nicki has the most extensive verse out of the three of them, kicking off with a Juice reference and ending with a shoutout to Rogue from X-Men. In between, she squeezes in some of...
Although this is technically an A$AP Ferg track, and MadeinTYO raps the hook, Nicki has the most extensive verse out of the three of them, kicking off with a Juice reference and ending with a shoutout to Rogue from X-Men. In between, she squeezes in some of...
- 7/30/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Baby and DaBaby continue their dominance of the album and song charts, respectively, as the top positions on Rolling Stone’s rankings are a rerun of last week’s toppers.
Lil Baby’s “My Turn,” which has been out for 16 weeks, enjoys its second straight week at the top of the album chart. It actually enjoyed a bump from the previous week, moving up to 72,700 album units from the previous frame’s 66,100.
Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica” is also in the No. 2 spot for a second consecutive week, after bowing on top two weeks ago. It racked up 43,400 album units, down from the previous week’s 62,600.
New releases have continued to come out only at a trickle in June. Last week, there were no debuting albums in the top 50. This time, things are a little better, even though there are still no premieres in the top 10. The highest debuting album...
Lil Baby’s “My Turn,” which has been out for 16 weeks, enjoys its second straight week at the top of the album chart. It actually enjoyed a bump from the previous week, moving up to 72,700 album units from the previous frame’s 66,100.
Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica” is also in the No. 2 spot for a second consecutive week, after bowing on top two weeks ago. It racked up 43,400 album units, down from the previous week’s 62,600.
New releases have continued to come out only at a trickle in June. Last week, there were no debuting albums in the top 50. This time, things are a little better, even though there are still no premieres in the top 10. The highest debuting album...
- 6/23/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Drake captured the Number One spot on the Artists 500 for the third week in a row, pulling in 122.6 million streams for the week of June 12th through June 18th.
The Toronto rapper’s closest challenger was Lil Baby, who underscored an impressive week on the charts with a rise from Number Five to Number Two, but he ultimately didn’t have quite enough to eke past Drake. As a testament to Drake’s overall streaming prowess, the rapper held onto Number One on the RS500 even as his latest single,...
The Toronto rapper’s closest challenger was Lil Baby, who underscored an impressive week on the charts with a rise from Number Five to Number Two, but he ultimately didn’t have quite enough to eke past Drake. As a testament to Drake’s overall streaming prowess, the rapper held onto Number One on the RS500 even as his latest single,...
- 6/22/2020
- by RS Charts
- Rollingstone.com
Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj have teamed up for the new song and video for “Trollz.” The track follows 6ix9ine’s “Gooba,” which is the first song he unveiled a little more than a month after being released from prison early due to coronavirus concerns. The rapper is serving the remainder of his sentence under house arrest and is under federal supervision.
In the colorful new video, the pair address haters head-on in the lyrics. “I know you don’t like me, you wanna fight me/You don’t...
In the colorful new video, the pair address haters head-on in the lyrics. “I know you don’t like me, you wanna fight me/You don’t...
- 6/12/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, also known as 6ix9ine, posted an Instagram video last week accusing Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber of purchasing the number one spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 list. The post is featured on the rapper’s Igtv, Instagram TV, account. On this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart, Grande and Bieber’s “Stuck with U” came […]
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- 5/27/2020
- by Hannah Mallard
- Uinterview
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s “Stuck With U” takes Number One on this week’s Top 100 Song’s Chart, narrowly edging out Tekashi 6ix9ine’s “Gooba” in a tight and hotly contested race.
While “Gooba” led the chart most of last week, “Stuck With U” pulled ahead with more than 100,000 digital song sales. The duet was available for purchase on vinyl, cd and cassette, all of which were sold with a digital download. Proceeds for the single sales went to the First Responders Children’s Foundation, which provides...
While “Gooba” led the chart most of last week, “Stuck With U” pulled ahead with more than 100,000 digital song sales. The duet was available for purchase on vinyl, cd and cassette, all of which were sold with a digital download. Proceeds for the single sales went to the First Responders Children’s Foundation, which provides...
- 5/21/2020
- by RS Charts
- Rollingstone.com
Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Billboard are fighting back against Tekashi 6ix9ine’s claims that the artists bought their No. 1 spot atop this week’s Hot 100 Chart.
Both Grande and Bieber have denied the rapper’s accusations that their song “Stuck With U” fraudulently beat out his first post-prison-release single “Gooba,” which only rose to No. 3.
It all started on Monday, when 6ix9ine posted a video to Instagram in which he accuses Billboard of “cheating” by allowing artists to “buy” their No. 1 hits atop the Hot 100 Chart.
“You’Re A Lie And Corrupt. You Got Caught Cheating And The World Will Know,” the rapper wrote in the caption of the video.
Also Read: Tekashi 69 Released From Prison Early Due to Coronavirus Fears
His main claim is that “six credit cards” were used to buy “30,000 units” of Grande and Bieber’s song “Stuck With U” just before the close of this week’s chart consideration.
Both Grande and Bieber have denied the rapper’s accusations that their song “Stuck With U” fraudulently beat out his first post-prison-release single “Gooba,” which only rose to No. 3.
It all started on Monday, when 6ix9ine posted a video to Instagram in which he accuses Billboard of “cheating” by allowing artists to “buy” their No. 1 hits atop the Hot 100 Chart.
“You’Re A Lie And Corrupt. You Got Caught Cheating And The World Will Know,” the rapper wrote in the caption of the video.
Also Read: Tekashi 69 Released From Prison Early Due to Coronavirus Fears
His main claim is that “six credit cards” were used to buy “30,000 units” of Grande and Bieber’s song “Stuck With U” just before the close of this week’s chart consideration.
- 5/19/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Nav’s Good Intentions swept to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. The rapper released both the 18-track album and a 14-track deluxe edition three days later; all together, those 32 tracks amassed 75.3 million streams. Nav also relied on merch-album bundles to drive more than 75,000 album sales.
Kehlani’s It Was Good Until It Wasn’t trailed Good Intentions in the Number Two spot, earning more than 80,000 album-equivalent units. The R&b singer’s total was powered by over 65 million streams. Two former Number One albums, Drake...
Kehlani’s It Was Good Until It Wasn’t trailed Good Intentions in the Number Two spot, earning more than 80,000 album-equivalent units. The R&b singer’s total was powered by over 65 million streams. Two former Number One albums, Drake...
- 5/18/2020
- by RS Charts
- Rollingstone.com
Whether you love him or hate him, there’s no denying that 6ix9ine is one of the most talked about rappers in the industry at the moment. After facing serious legal charges, 6ix9ine agreed to testify against several gang affiliates in exchange for a lighter sentence. Although he has been labeled a snitch, his girlfriend Jade has continued to stick by him. Jade held 6ix9ine down while he served more than a year in prison, and she’s been by his side since his release. Keep reading for 10 things you know about Rachel Wattley Aka Jade. 1.
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Rachel Wattley Aka Jade...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Rachel Wattley Aka Jade...
- 5/13/2020
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
After 17 months in federal custody, Daniel “Tekashi 6ix9ine” Hernandez could be released from prison as early as Wednesday afternoon. His attorney, Lance Lazzaro, filed a motion to release him immediately due to the spread of Covid-19 through the prison system. After a series of appeals to both the judge in the case and the Bureau of Prisons, 6ix9ine could be released as soon as this afternoon, Lazzaro confirmed to Rolling Stone.
The process began last week, when Lazzaro first submitted a motion to release Hernandez, pointing out that Hernandez...
The process began last week, when Lazzaro first submitted a motion to release Hernandez, pointing out that Hernandez...
- 4/1/2020
- by Brendan Klinkenberg
- Rollingstone.com
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A post shared by Marsai Martin (@marsaimartin) on Jan 18, 2020 at 11:55am Pst
Marsai Martin is constantly slaying the Instagram game, and her recent dance video is further proof. On Jan. 18, the 15-year-old Little star took to the platform to share an impressive clip of her dancing to 6ix9ine and Bobby Shmurda's 2018 hit "Stoopid." Rocking a green turtleneck with jeans and a wide-brim hat, the actress hit every beat while giving us a shimmy, a shake, and a reason to get off the couch and dance along. "I'm a tik toker I just don't know it yet," she captioned the post, referring to TikTok, the popular video-sharing app.
Some of Marsai's famous friends were quick to praise her moves in the comments sections. "Hit it," her Black-ish castmate Yara Shahidi wrote, followed by heart-eye and lightning emoji. Meanwhile, When They See Us star Asante Blackk seemed to be amazed,...
A post shared by Marsai Martin (@marsaimartin) on Jan 18, 2020 at 11:55am Pst
Marsai Martin is constantly slaying the Instagram game, and her recent dance video is further proof. On Jan. 18, the 15-year-old Little star took to the platform to share an impressive clip of her dancing to 6ix9ine and Bobby Shmurda's 2018 hit "Stoopid." Rocking a green turtleneck with jeans and a wide-brim hat, the actress hit every beat while giving us a shimmy, a shake, and a reason to get off the couch and dance along. "I'm a tik toker I just don't know it yet," she captioned the post, referring to TikTok, the popular video-sharing app.
Some of Marsai's famous friends were quick to praise her moves in the comments sections. "Hit it," her Black-ish castmate Yara Shahidi wrote, followed by heart-eye and lightning emoji. Meanwhile, When They See Us star Asante Blackk seemed to be amazed,...
- 1/20/2020
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
As if the fact that it didn’t leave your head from April to August wasn’t proof enough, the data backs it up: “Old Town Road” was, by our count, the most massive song of 2019. Lil Nas X’s breakout hit rides to Number One on the inaugural year-end Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs Chart, which uses data from Alpha Data to rank the most popular songs of 2019 in the U.S. by a combination of streams and sales.
“Old Town Road,” a disruptor of a song that took any...
“Old Town Road,” a disruptor of a song that took any...
- 1/10/2020
- by Emily Blake
- Rollingstone.com
Tekashi 6ix9ine expressed remorse over his actions and affiliations with the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods in a letter to Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, via The New York Post, ahead of the rapper’s sentencing next week, December 18th.
Back in February, 6ix9ine — real name Daniel Hernandez — pleaded guilty to racketeering and firearms charges, which came with a mandatory minimum sentence of 47 years in prison. But Hernandez ended up cooperating with prosecutors and testified at the trial of two former associates and purported members of the Nine Tray Gangsta Bloods,...
Back in February, 6ix9ine — real name Daniel Hernandez — pleaded guilty to racketeering and firearms charges, which came with a mandatory minimum sentence of 47 years in prison. But Hernandez ended up cooperating with prosecutors and testified at the trial of two former associates and purported members of the Nine Tray Gangsta Bloods,...
- 12/12/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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