Tekashi 6ix9ine surrendered for a three-month jail sentence during a livestream.
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The rapper – whose real name is Daniel Hernandez – was accompanied by streamer Adin Ross when he surrendered to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday (January 6).
He will now begin his three-month jail sentence for probation violations following his plea deal in the federal racketeering and firearms case.
During the nearly two-hour-long live stream, Hernandez was surrounded by friends, with content creator Stephen Deleonardis helping to cut his ankle monitor off at one point. “Thank you guys so much, see you in three months,” wrote Hernandez in an Instagram post of the clip.
On the way to the detention centre, the group rode in a limo and sang along to Justin Bieber’s ‘Baby’ and ‘Hold On’ by Lil Tjay.
Once Hernandez had turned himself in, Ross told the camera, “That’s actually so fucking sad, I don’t give a fuck. That’s horrible, bro.”
The sentence marks the second time Hernandez has been ordered back behind bars, following two incidents he was involved in last year while still under supervised release following his involvement in a New York gang case. He was also sentenced to one-and-a-half months in prison back in November.
A judge granted Hernandez’s early release in 2020 after a 2018 plea deal he struck over his involvement with the Nine Trey Bloods gang. He was sentenced to 24 months and charged with conspiracy, attempted murder, conspiracy to distribute heroin, and four firearms-related charges.
In his first post-prison interview, he was asked by The New York Times if he regretted getting involved with the Nine Trey gang, to which he replied: “No. I knew what I was doing with Nine Trey. I knew what I was getting into.”
Since then, Hernandez has made efforts to revitalise his career with new albums – 2020’s ‘6ix9ine – Tattle Tales’, 2023’s ‘Leyenda Viva’, and this year’s ‘Blackballed’.
However, controversy has not lost him. Hernandez was arrested in the Dominican Republic on domestic violence charges in January last year. He was arrested while trying to leave the country on a private plane after the alleged assault, according to a criminal lawyer.
Later that month, he was granted a conditional release from custody – he was ordered to pay a $510 deposit, undergo government counselling and meet with authorities every two months, per Associated Press.
It was also revealed in September that Hernandez is being sued by his ex-girlfriend on allegations that he posted revenge porn of her online and physically and emotionally abused her during the course of their relationship.
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