Feds: Gangsta Rapper Actually Is A Gangster

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Tekashi 6ix9ine doesn’t just rap about being a gangster, he really is one, according to federal prosecutors.

The NYPost reports the 22-year-old hip-hop sensation has spent years as a member of the violent street crew “Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods” — which has been accused of murders, robberies and other mayhem in and around Brooklyn, according to the feds in Manhattan.

In some instances, 6ix9ine and his crew even went after fellow members of the gang in an attempt to “promote” their “standing and reputation amongst other Nine Trey members,” prosecutors charge.

6ix9ine — whose real name is Daniel Hernandez — was joined in Nine Trey by associates like former manager Kifano Jordan aka “Shottie,” who served as the CEO of the rapper’s entertainment group, Treyway.

The inked-up star was arrested over the weekend and presented Monday night on federal racketeering and firearms charges, along with Jordan and three former associates, Faheem “Crippy” Walter, Jensel “Ish” Butler and Jamel “Mel Murda” Jones.

A grand jury handed up an indictment earlier in the evening that detailed numerous alleged illegal acts committed by Nine Trey from 2013 to 2018.

“Members and associates of the Enterprise promoted and celebrated the criminal conduct of the Enterprise, namely narcotics distribution, acts involving violence, and the use of firearms, in music and on social media,” prosecutors said. “The purposes of the Enterprise included preserving and protecting the power, territory, and profits of the Enterprise through acts involving murder…and threats of violence.”

One alleged incident from July 2018 involved a shooting in Bed-Stuy at Fulton Street and Utica Avenue, which left an innocent bystander shot. Another included the assault of an individual in the shadow of the Barclays Center, along with a gun being fired.

The gangbangers also distributed drugs — including heroin, fentanyl, furanyl fentanyl, MDMA, dibutylone and marijuana — in and around Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, according to prosecutors.

Many of 6ix9ine’s songs — including his Billboard hit “Gummo” — include lines about shooting people and other forms of violence. But the Bushwick-born artist insists he’s not a member of Nine Trey.

“Daniel Hernandez did not get involved with any of these individuals until 2017,” claimed his attorney, Lance Lazzaro, in court Monday night.

“He renounced these people,” the lawyer added, noting how 6ix9ine went on iHeartMedia's WWPR Power 105.1 FM show “The Breakfast Club” last week and blasted his associates.


6ix9ine has been one of the most ascendant and controversial names in hip-hop in recent months. His album Day69: Graduation Day was among the top records on iTunes following its February release.