The rapper 6ix9ine is again in federal custody. A court docket doc exhibits that the musician was arrested for allegedly violating situations of his supervised launch. (The violation was not specified.) He was additionally on account of have a listening to at a New York courthouse at this afternoon.
Pitchfork has reached out to the general public data officer for the US legal professional’s workplace for the Southern District of New York for extra data. Pitchfork has additionally emailed Lance Lazarro and Daybreak M. Florio, the attorneys who represented 6ix9ine in his federal case, for remark and data.
The musician 6ix9ine, who’s also called Tekashi69 and whose authorized title is Daniel Hernandez, was arrested, in November 2018, with different alleged 9 Trey Gangsta Bloods members on firearms and racketeering conspiracy prices. He initially pleaded not guilty to the legal prices, however famously reversed course by accepting a cooperation deal, pleading responsible, and testifying against his co-defendants. He was sentenced to 2 years in jail with 5 years of supervised launch, however he was released from federal custody sooner than anticipated, close to the beginning of the pandemic, on account of well being issues.
The rapper released an album, Dummy Boy, instantly following his arrest, in 2018, and he resumed his music profession, upon his launch from custody, with the only “Gooba.” His subsequent single, the Nicki Minaj collaboration “Trollz,” topped the charts. Extra tracks and tasks have adopted, however 6ix9ine has struggled to duplicate his business success lately.
Earlier this 12 months, 6ix9ine was arrested within the Dominican Republic for home violence.
