6ix9ine#Child sexual performance charges

Daniel Hernandez was born on May 8, 1996, in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City{{cite web |last1=Nguyen |first1=Jimmy |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Before He Was Famous |work=Channel 933 |url=https://channel933.iheart.com/content/tekashi-6ix9ine-before-he-was-famous/ |access-date=February 23, 2019 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214313/https://channel933.iheart.com/content/tekashi-6ix9ine-before-he-was-famous/ |url-status=live }} to Natividad Perez-Hernandez, a factory worker and house cleaner from Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico, and Daniel Hernandez Sr., from Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico.{{Citation|title=Tekashi69's Biological Father Speaks on Why He Wasn't Involved in His Son's Life| date=December 21, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAAZlABXYHQ|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618150604/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAAZlABXYHQ&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/track/84096476|title=Fat Joe and 6ix9ine interview presented by CocaVision and Tidal|publisher=Tidal | date=February 2018|access-date=November 23, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214302/https://tidal.com/browse/track/84096476|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine broke down crying in court after his estranged father showed up at his sentencing|url=https://www.insider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-estranged-father-at-court-sentencing-2019-12|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20191224130939/https://www.insider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-estranged-father-at-court-sentencing-2019-12|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2019|last=McLaughlin|first=Kelly|website=Insider|access-date=June 1, 2020}}

Hernandez and his older brother, Oscar Hernandez, were raised in a church throughout their youth. His elementary school was Public School 59. His middle school was Juan Morel Campos Secondary School. His high school was Legacy High School.{{Cite web|title=6ix9ine Full Court Transcript of First Day in Court Testifying Against Shotti and Tr3yway|url=http://onsmash.com/music/6ix9ine-full-court-transcript-of-first-day-in-court-testifying-against-shotti-and-tr3yway/|access-date=2020-07-28|website=OnSMASH|date=September 17, 2019 |language=en|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728164158/http://onsmash.com/music/6ix9ine-full-court-transcript-of-first-day-in-court-testifying-against-shotti-and-tr3yway/|url-status=live}} He left high school around the tenth grade.{{Cite news|last=Daly|first=Michael|date=2019-02-02|title=How Tekashi69 Was Haunted by His Father's Murder|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-tekashi69-was-haunted-by-his-fathers-murder|access-date=2020-07-28|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012035656/https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-tekashi69-was-haunted-by-his-fathers-murder|url-status=live}}

Hernandez did not know his father until he was 9 years old and had only a brief relationship with him. Hernandez's mother told him he was dead, according to Hernandez's father. Hernandez's father had a heroin addiction and was in prison for five years for selling drugs. Hernandez's stepfather, who also was Puerto Rican, was shot dead steps away from the family home in 2010.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMt46dmSuxY "Open Space: Tekashi69 - YouTube"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410092612/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMt46dmSuxY |date=April 10, 2020 }}. Interview with Mass Appeal, published August 3, 2017. See minute 4:09.{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=2020-11-24 |title=9 Things We Learned From Tekashi 6ix9ine's 'Saga of Danny Hernandez' Documentary |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tekashi-6ix9ine-documentary-things-we-learned-9489367/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215005010/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tekashi-6ix9ine-documentary-things-we-learned-9489367/ |url-status=live }} After the murder of his stepfather, Hernandez "spiraled into a deep depression", and would not shower or eat.{{Cite news |date=2020-05-31 |title=Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine asks a judge for leniency, denouncing his gang life - The Washington Post |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/12/13/criminal-life-wasnt-tekashi-ixine-he-told-judge-he-wants-second-chance/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |archive-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531091512/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/12/13/criminal-life-wasnt-tekashi-ixine-he-told-judge-he-wants-second-chance/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2018 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Explains Why He Fired His Team, Recent Shooting & New Album |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ8NoQTT1fQ |url-status=live |access-date=December 4, 2024 |website=The Breakfast Club |archive-date=November 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118203647/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ8NoQTT1fQ }} Hernandez also started to act out due to his stepfather's death and was eventually expelled from school in the 8th grade for bad behavior.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIfXo2SbruU "The 6ix9ine Interview - YouTube"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410092613/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIfXo2SbruU |date=April 10, 2020 }}. Interview with No Jumper, published July 24, 2017. See minutes 20:34–22:32. Rather than continuing his education, he started working various jobs such as being a busboy.

Hernandez first decided to rap in 2012 after meeting Peter "Righteous P" Rodgers, CEO of New York record label Hikari-Ultra, when he came into the vegan bodega Hernandez was working at in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and asked if Hernandez rapped based on his appearance, stating that he thought he had the image of a rapper and suggested that he rap because of this, along with Hernandez' cadence.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2019/09/tekashi-6ix9ine-testimony-nine-trey-trial-takeaways|title=6 Takeaways From Tekashi 6ix9ine's Testimony In Nine Trey Gang Trial (Day 1)|date=September 18, 2019|website=Vibe|access-date=May 12, 2020|archive-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412010238/https://www.vibe.com/2019/09/tekashi-6ix9ine-testimony-nine-trey-trial-takeaways|url-status=live}}

Hernandez began releasing rap songs in 2014, starting with "69" in August 2014, "Pimpin", in September 2014, and both "Who The Fuck is You" and "4769" in October 2014, the latter of which was his first collaboration as a lead artist featuring two rappers from the Brooklyn collective Pro Era, J.A.B. and Dirty Sanchez. Over the next three years, he released multiple tracks and videos with titles such as "Scumlife", "Shinigami" (named after the Japanese death god Shinigami{{cite web |title=Shinigami (死神) |url=https://genius.com/6ix9ine-shinigami-lyrics |website=genius.com |access-date=20 December 2021 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220050932/https://genius.com/6ix9ine-shinigami-lyrics |url-status=live }} from Death Note), "Yokai" and "Hellsing Station", drawing attention for his aggressive rapping style and use of anime as music video visuals. Many of his early songs were released by FCK THEM, a music label based in Slovakia.{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/how-fast-can-6ix9ine-paint-himself-into-a-corner.html|title=How Fast Can 6ix9ine Paint Himself Into a Corner?|website=Vulture|author=Frank Guan|date=February 23, 2018|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214258/https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/how-fast-can-6ix9ine-paint-himself-into-a-corner.html|url-status=live}} He adopted the stage name "Tekashi69"; "Tekashi" references Japanese anime, which he was a fan of, while "69" references both the 69 sex position and the yin-yang symbol.{{cite magazine |last1=Witt |first1=Stephen |title=Tekashi 69: The Rise and Fall of a Hip-Hop Supervillain |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tekashi-69-rise-and-fall-feature-777971/ |access-date=19 August 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=16 January 2019 |archive-date=May 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517191444/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tekashi-69-rise-and-fall-feature-777971/ |url-status=live }}

Gathering fame as an internet meme for his rainbow-dyed hair, extensive tattoos, and rainbow-plated grills, he eventually became an associate of fellow New York rapper ZillaKami, the younger half-brother of Righteous P.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theringer.com/2018/3/1/17067584/6ix9ine-tekashi-gummo-rap-controversy|title=Meet 6ix9ine: The First Rap Star of 2018 Is Easy to Hate, Impossible to Ignore|work=The Ringer|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018105951/https://www.theringer.com/2018/3/1/17067584/6ix9ine-tekashi-gummo-rap-controversy|url-status=live}} They later feuded after Hernandez discovered Righteous P and ZillaKami were going to sign a record deal with Epic, in an attempt by ZillaKami to drop him due to a lack of control over Hernandez, alleged unpaid bail money, the surfacing of misconduct allegations against Hernandez, and a dispute over allegedly stolen instrumentals.{{Citation|last=No Jumper|title=The ZillaKami & SosMula Interview|date=July 8, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3LPT06_0Is&t=914s|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214258/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3LPT06_0Is&t=914s|url-status=live}} Soon after Hernandez began working with Andrew Green a rapper known as TrifeDrew, again, who had previously worked with him on music videos to work on videos again along with music.{{Cite magazine|title=Tekashi 69: The Rise and Fall of a Hip-Hop Supervillain|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tekashi-69-rise-and-fall-feature-777971/|last=Witt|first=Stephen|date=January 16, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-date=June 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601171303/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tekashi-69-rise-and-fall-feature-777971/|url-status=live}}

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"Poles 1469", released in April 2017, featured Hernandez alongside Trippie Redd on YouTube.

Hernandez rose to prominence on social media due to a July 2017 Instagram post that went viral on both Reddit and Twitter.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/tekashi-6ix9ines-controversial-career-a-timeline.html|title=Tekashi 6ix9ines|website=vulture.com|access-date=September 23, 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923101311/https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/tekashi-6ix9ines-controversial-career-a-timeline.html|url-status=dead}} Hernandez's commercial debut single "Gummo" was released on November 10, 2017, and eventually peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gummo-mw0003125113 |title=GUMMO - 6ix9ine {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |website=AllMusic | access-date=December 8, 2017 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214303/https://www.allmusic.com/album/gummo-mw0003125113 |url-status=live }}[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-12-30 "Billboard Hot 100: December 30, 2017"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324074456/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-12-30 |date=March 24, 2018 }}. Billboard. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 5, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=6ix9ine#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum: 6ix9ine - RIAA|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=August 15, 2018|archive-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410062248/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=6ix9ine#search_section|url-status=live}} His next single, "Kooda", debuted at number 61 on the Hot 100 the week of December 23, 2017.[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-12-23 "Billboard Hot 100: December 23, 2017"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219211535/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-12-23 |date=February 19, 2018 }}. Billboard. On January 14, 2018, Hernandez released his third single, "Keke", with Fetty Wap and A Boogie wit da Hoodie, which also charted on the Hot 100.{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/01/6ix9ine-fetty-wap-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-keke-video/ |title=6ix9ine Drops New KeKe Video |website=XXL |date=January 14, 2018 |access-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323063601/https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/01/6ix9ine-fetty-wap-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-keke-video/ |url-status=live }}

"Gummo" was part of an effort from Hernandez and his management to rebrand Hernandez's image from the punk, rap-rock aesthetic he had cultivated, and a fanbase mostly in European countries such as Slovakia, towards a more gangster rap, American, and "urban" sound.{{Cite web |title=5 Big Takeaways From the Second Episode of 'Infamous: The... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/infamous-tekashi-6ix9ine-story-podcast-takeaways-episode-2 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Complex |language=en |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214182926/https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/infamous-tekashi-6ix9ine-story-podcast-takeaways-episode-2 |url-status=live }} Hernandez would state in a 2020 interview with The New York Times, "I was killing the European market. But when you’re a kid from New York, you don’t want to be the kid that is only being played in Slovakia. I want to go outside in New York and hear my music. I want to go to the club and hear my music blasting through those speakers. What’s the point of doing something and you’re not the best at doing it in your hometown?"

During the "Gummo" video shoot, which featured Hernandez rapping amidst members of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods street gang, the rapper would meet Kifano "Shotti" Jordan, a known Nine Trey Gangsters member and founder of the record label "Tr3yway Entertainment". Shotti would become closely associated with Hernandez, becoming his manager and bodyguard, and introduced Hernandez to other Nine Trey Gangsters members.{{Cite web |last=Schube |first=Will |date=2021-03-02 |title=A Guide to the Tekashi 6ix9ine Documentary Universe |url=https://www.gq.com/story/tekashi-6ix9ine-documentary-universe-showtime-supervillain-hulu-saga-of-danny-hernandez-complex-infamous |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=GQ |language=en-US |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214232237/https://www.gq.com/story/tekashi-6ix9ine-documentary-universe-showtime-supervillain-hulu-saga-of-danny-hernandez-complex-infamous |url-status=live }} Hernandez and the Nine Trey Gangsters forged a partnership, with Hernandez receiving, in his words, "career, credibility, street credibility, videos, music, and protection" from the gang, while Hernandez financially compensated Shotti and the gang's members. The New York Times and Complex described Hernandez as a "cash cow" for the Bloods,{{Cite web |last=Braiker |first=Brian |date=2021-10-18 |title=The chaotic rise and fall of Tekashi 6ix9ine |url=https://www.bkmag.com/2021/10/18/the-rapid-rise-and-fall-of-tekashi-6ix9ine/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=BKMAG |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807132054/https://www.bkmag.com/2021/10/18/the-rapid-rise-and-fall-of-tekashi-6ix9ine/ |url-status=live }} and Hernandez would later describe himself in testimony as being extorted by the gang.{{Cite web |title=6ix9ine recounts alleged abduction for jury during trial - National {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5923801/6ix9ine-court-update/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Global News |language=en-US |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214201609/https://globalnews.ca/news/5923801/6ix9ine-court-update/ |url-status=live }} Reflecting on this period, Jon Caramanica would write, "'Gummo' set in motion a parallel path for 6ix9ine. Within months, he was living two simultaneous lives — in public, one of the most vivid and promising new talents in hip-hop; in private, part of a gang that committed robberies, distributed drugs, shot at rivals and more." Throughout 2018, backed by his supposed gang affiliation, Hernandez engaged in numerous online feuds, "trolled" on social media, and generated controversies in order to increase record sales.{{Cite web |last=Gandhi |first=Vikram |date=2020-11-23 |title=What I learned from making a documentary about Tekashi 6ix9ine |url=https://www.nme.com/features/tekashi-6ix9ine-danny-hernandez-vikram-gandhi-2823315 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219123824/https://www.nme.com/features/tekashi-6ix9ine-danny-hernandez-vikram-gandhi-2823315 |url-status=live }}

Shortly afterward, Hernandez announced his second mixtape, Day69.{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/01/6ix9ine-debut-project-release-date/ |title=6ix9ine Shares Release Date for His Debut Mixtape |website=XXL |date=January 29, 2018 |access-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130023335/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/01/6ix9ine-debut-project-release-date/ |url-status=live }} The mixtape was released on February 23, 2018, and debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart with 55,000 album-equivalent units, of which 20,000 were pure sales.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/02/6ix9ine-day69/|title=6ix9ine Drops Debut Mixtape 'Day69'|date=February 23, 2018|website=XXL|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223074443/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/02/6ix9ine-day69/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8230391/bon-jovis-back-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=Bon Jovi's Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=March 4, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305022901/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8230391/bon-jovis-back-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|url-status=live}} According to Jon Caramanica of The New York Times, the tape was an outgrowth of the "SoundCloud rap explosion" and was notable for its willingness to deviate from hip-hop's prevailing sound. After the release of Day69, two songs from the album, "Billy" and "Rondo" both debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Billy" peaking at number 50 and "Rondo" at number 73.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-makes-his-sixth-consecutive-hot-100-entry-with-gotti-news.48564.html|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Scores Sixth Consecutive Hot 100 Entry With "Gotti"|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807220448/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-makes-his-sixth-consecutive-hot-100-entry-with-gotti-news.48564.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2018/03/06/6ix9ines-billy-rondo-debut-billboard-hot-100/|title=6ix9ine's "Billy," "Rondo" Debut On Billboard Hot 100|date=March 6, 2018|work=Headline Planet|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807225041/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2018/03/06/6ix9ines-billy-rondo-debut-billboard-hot-100/|url-status=live}}

In April 2018, Hernandez released "Gotti", a remix of a feature he did for artist Packman titled "Got it, Got it".{{Cite news|url=https://thebeatdfw.com/3037783/new-music-6ix9ine-got-it-got-it-feat-packman-explicit-audio/|title=New Music: 6ix9ine "Got It, Got It" Feat. Packman (Explicit Audio)|date=January 29, 2018|work=97.9 The Beat|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807220656/https://thebeatdfw.com/3037783/new-music-6ix9ine-got-it-got-it-feat-packman-explicit-audio/|url-status=live}} The song's video was released on April 16, 2018, and involved footage of Hernandez donating bundles of $100 bills to poor citizens in the Dominican Republic.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8301718/6ix9ine-new-song-gotti-listen|title=6ix9ine Shows Off His Melodic Side on New Song 'Gotti': Listen|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142142/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8301718/6ix9ine-new-song-gotti-listen|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8342315/6ix9ine-gotti-video|title=6ix9ine Gives Back to the Community in New 'Gotti' Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151413/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8342315/6ix9ine-gotti-video|url-status=live}} The song was added to Day69 as a deluxe song and debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 before dropping off the following week, making it his sixth consecutive Hot 100 entry.

After being involved in a shooting at the Barclays Center, Hernandez stopped releasing music for several months, before releasing "Tati", featuring DJ Spinking in June, which debuted at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite news |title=Alleged Tekashi 6ix9ine Affiliate Arrested Over Barclays Shooting |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46742/title.alleged-tekashi-6ix9ine-affiliate-arrested-over-barclays-shooting# |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214303/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46742/title.alleged-tekashi-6ix9ine-affiliate-arrested-over-barclays-shooting |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |access-date=August 7, 2018 |work=HipHopDX}}

In July 2018, Hernandez released his eighth single, "Fefe", featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz; the single debuted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 before peaking at number three in its second week, marking Hernandez's highest entry on the chart and his first single to reach the top five of the Hot 100.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8468763/drake-in-my-feelings-hot-100|title=Drake Dominates Hot 100 for Fourth Week With 'In My Feelings,' DJ Khaled's All-Star 'No Brainer' Debuts at No. 5|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214259/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8468763/drake-in-my-feelings-hot-100|url-status=live}} "Fefe" was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.{{Cite news|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/08/6ix9ine-fefe-platinum-nicki-minaj-murda-beatz/|title=6ix9ine's "Fefe" Featuring Nicki Minaj, Murda Beatz Goes Platinum |work=XXL Mag|access-date=August 27, 2018|language=en|archive-date=August 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827075601/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/08/6ix9ine-fefe-platinum-nicki-minaj-murda-beatz/|url-status=live}} His subsequent singles, "Bebe" and "Stoopid", also reached the top 30 of the Hot 100.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/6ix9ine-celebrates-stoopid-going-10-for-10-on-billboard-while-heading-to-court-news.62336.html|title=6ix9ine Celebrates "Stoopid" Going 10 For 10 On Billboard While Heading To Court|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075314/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/6ix9ine-celebrates-stoopid-going-10-for-10-on-billboard-while-heading-to-court-news.62336.html|url-status=live}}

In September 2018, Hernandez signed a publishing deal with LA-based music company Create Music Group.{{Cite web|title=Create Music Group launches publishing division, signs Tekashi 6ix9ine|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/create-music-group-launches-publishing-division-signs-tekashi6ix9ine/|date=September 11, 2018|website=Music Business Worldwide|language=en-US|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307174459/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/create-music-group-launches-publishing-division-signs-tekashi6ix9ine/|url-status=live}} In early October 2018, Hernandez was featured on the song "Aulos Reloaded" with French house DJ Vladimir Cauchemar and "Kick" with Danish singer Jimilian.{{cite web |date=September 28, 2018 |title=6ix9ine Is The Reigning King Of Europe On Vladimir Cauchemar's "Aulos Reloaded" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/6ix9ine-is-the-reigning-king-of-europe-on-vladimir-cauchemars-aulos-reloaded-new-song.1980490.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005153550/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/6ix9ine-is-the-reigning-king-of-europe-on-vladimir-cauchemars-aulos-reloaded-new-song.1980490.html |archive-date=October 5, 2018 |access-date=October 5, 2018 |website=HotNewHipHop}}

On November 7, 2018, it was announced that his debut studio album, Dummy Boy, was to be released on November 23,{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/6ix9ine-dummy-boy-release-date-cover-art/ |title=6ix9ine Unveils Release Date and Cover Art for New Project |website=XXL |date=November 7, 2018 |access-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108120721/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/6ix9ine-dummy-boy-release-date-cover-art/ |url-status=live }} but on November 21, it was announced that the album would be postponed.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ines-new-album-dummy-boy-release-postponed/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine's New Album Dummy Boy Release Postponed|date=November 21, 2018|website=Pitchfork|access-date=September 22, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122000307/https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ines-new-album-dummy-boy-release-postponed/|url-status=live}} The album was ultimately released without notice on November 27, on all streaming services.{{Cite news|title=Stream Tekashi 6ix9ine's New Album "Dummy Boy"|work=HotNewHipHop|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-tekashi-6ix9ines-new-album-dummy-boy-news.65484.html|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128015750/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-tekashi-6ix9ines-new-album-dummy-boy-news.65484.html|url-status=live}} Despite generally negative critical reception, the album became his highest-charting, after debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 behind Travis Scott's Astroworld.{{cite magazine|title=Travis Scott's 'Astroworld' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, 6ix9ine's 'Dummy Boy' Debuts at No. 2|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8487688/travis-scott-astroworld-returns-to-no-1-billboard-200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 2, 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203071129/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8487688/travis-scott-astroworld-returns-to-no-1-billboard-200|url-status=live}} While in jail, 6ix9ine was featured on previous collaborator A Boogie wit da Hoodie's song "Swervin", peaking at number 27 on the Hot 100, off his sophomore album Hoodie SZN. The song was released on December 21, 2018, alongside the album.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie/chart-history/hsi/|title=A Boogie wit da Hoodie|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 1, 2020|archive-date=February 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202112500/https://www.billboard.com/music/A-Boogie-wit-da-Hoodie/chart-history/HSI|url-status=live}}

Hernandez's rise during the 2017-2018 period of his career was described by the New York Times as "meteoric",{{Cite news |last=Guerrero |first=Melissa |date=September 25, 2019 |title=Tekashi 69: How His Trial Testimony Left Him Labeled a 'Snitch' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/nyregion/tekashi69-crime-trial.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214201602/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/nyregion/tekashi69-crime-trial.html |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} while music publication Pitchfork wrote that Hernandez was "one of the industry's biggest success stories of the year".

In October 2019, Hernandez signed a two-album contract for over $10 million with his label 10K Projects for one album in English and one album in Spanish.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/10/10/tekashi-6ix9ine-million-dollar-record-deal-prison/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Scores Multi-Million Dollar Record Deal from Prison|website=TMZ|date=October 10, 2019 |access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-date=April 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406180428/https://www.tmz.com/2019/10/10/tekashi-6ix9ine-million-dollar-record-deal-prison/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/features/elliot-grainge-10k-projects-tekashi-6ix9ine-trippie-redd-1203423051/|title=Elliot Grainge, Son of Music Industry Titan Lucian Grainge, Is Forging His Own Path|website=Variety|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407003207/https://variety.com/2019/music/features/elliot-grainge-10k-projects-tekashi-6ix9ine-trippie-redd-1203423051/|url-status=live}}

In April 2020, Hernandez had to request permission from a judge to film a video in his backyard while in home confinement and was granted permission.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/05/6ix9ine-new-song-music-video-today/|title=6ix9ine Will Return With New Song Today|work=XXL | last=Woods|first=Aleia|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516012525/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/05/6ix9ine-new-song-music-video-today/|url-status=live}} On May 7, 2020, Hernandez announced he would be releasing a new single on May 8, 2020, marking his return to music and on his 24th birthday.{{Cite web|title=6ix9ine Announces New Single With Billboard in Times Square|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/tekashi-6ix9ine-announces-new-single-with-times-square-billboard|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=May 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509000439/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/tekashi-6ix9ine-announces-new-single-with-times-square-billboard|url-status=live}} The song, titled "Gooba", was released alongside a music video. According to Pitchfork's Madison Bloom, the track includes references to COVID-19 ("They sick, been hot, way before coronavirus") and Hernandez's cooperation with federal prosecutors and testimony ("Tell me how I ratted, came home to a big bag").{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-shares-gooba-first-new-song-since-prison-release/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Shares "Gooba", First New Song Since Prison Release|work=Pitchfork | last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=May 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527201916/https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-shares-gooba-first-new-song-since-prison-release/|url-status=live}}

Hernandez announced after several delays his next single "Trollz", a collaboration with Nicki Minaj, which was released on June 12, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-delays-new-song-george-floyd/|title=6ix9ine Delays Release of New Song in Response to George Floyd Protests|first=Zoe|last=Johnson|website=XXL Mag|date=June 3, 2020 |access-date=June 9, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604142632/https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-delays-new-song-george-floyd/|url-status=live}} The song debuted at the top of the Hot 100, marking 6ix9ine's first number-one single.{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=June 22, 2020|title=6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj's 'Trollz' Launches at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Lil Baby's 'The Bigger Picture' Debuts at No. 3|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9406723/guess-guess|access-date=June 22, 2020|magazine=Billboard | archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622234842/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9406723/guess-guess|url-status=live}} "Trollz" fell to number 34 in its second week, breaking the record for the largest position drop from number one in the chart's history, however, the record was broken again later that year by Taylor Swift with "Willow".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9411108/dababy-rockstar-number-one-hot-100-third-week|title=DaBaby & Roddy Ricch's 'Rockstar' Returns to No. 1 on Hot 100|magazine=Billboard | access-date=June 29, 2020|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704053829/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9411108/dababy-rockstar-number-one-hot-100-third-week|url-status=live}} A third single, "Yaya", was released on July 3, 2020. It debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 and dropped out of the charts the following week. A fourth single, "Punani", was released on August 2.

The songs are all included on his second studio album, TattleTales, which was released on September 4, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-announces-new-album-tattle-tales/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Announces New Album Tattle Tales|date=August 26, 2020|website=Pitchfork|access-date=September 22, 2022|archive-date=September 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902022211/https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-announces-new-album-tattle-tales/|url-status=live}} After the release of the album Hernandez lamented the treatment he received from music platforms Spotify and Apple Music with them not displaying that he had released a new album on the main pages of their store fronts and not including him in their playlists which are highly influential on the charts, with him explaining that he views this as the music industry using these platforms' influence to damage him as a result of him cooperating.{{Citation|last=Fox 5 New York|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Tells All - [Street Soldiers]|date=September 18, 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r7pS2blDrk&ab_channel=FOX5NewYork| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/6r7pS2blDrk| archive-date=2021-10-30|access-date=January 3, 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|title=How a Hit Happens Now|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/09/spotify-rapcaviar-most-influential-playlist-in-music.html|last=Marks|first=Craig|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424040604/https://www.vulture.com/2017/09/spotify-rapcaviar-most-influential-playlist-in-music.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|title=Spotify's RapCaviar turned the playlist into a movement, now Viva Latino is next|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/14/16635562/spotify-viva-latino-rap-caviar-playlist-music-video-redesign|last=Singleton|first=Micah|date=November 14, 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126103334/https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/14/16635562/spotify-viva-latino-rap-caviar-playlist-music-video-redesign|url-status=live}} In November 2020, Hernandez was profiled in a Hulu true crime documentary film, 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez. While archival footage of Hernandez is featured, he was not interviewed for the film.{{Cite news|last=Marsh|first=Calum|date=2020-11-17|title='69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez' Review: A SoundCloud-Rap Rat|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/movies/69-saga-of-danny-hernadez-review.html|access-date=2020-12-16|issn=0362-4331}}

On February 19, 2021, he returned with the track, "Zaza", notably throwing jabs at Lil Durk and Meek Mill, whom he has feuded with.{{Cite web|title=6ix9ine Shares Video for New Song "Zaza"|url=https://www.complex.com/music/6ix9ine-zaza-video|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Complex|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219201846/https://www.complex.com/music/6ix9ine-zaza-video|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2021-02-19|title=As Expected, 6ix9ine Uses Meek Mill Run-In As Punchline For New 'Zaza' Video|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.60689/title.as-expected-6ix9ine-uses-meek-mill-run-on-as-punchline-for-new-zaza|access-date=2021-02-20|website=HipHopDX|archive-date=February 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220003027/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.60689/title.as-expected-6ix9ine-uses-meek-mill-run-on-as-punchline-for-new-zaza|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Meek Mill's Beef With 6ix9ine, Explained|url=https://www.complex.com/music/meek-mill-6ix9ine-beef-explained/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Complex|archive-date=February 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218013804/https://www.complex.com/music/meek-mill-6ix9ine-beef-explained/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=6ix9ine Takes Shots at Meek Mill and Lil Durk on New Single 'Zaza'|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/02/19/6ix9ine-meek-mill-lil-durk-zaza-diss/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Rap-Up|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219235008/https://www.rap-up.com/2021/02/19/6ix9ine-meek-mill-lil-durk-zaza-diss/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=February 19, 2021|first=C. Vernon|last=Coleman II|title=6ix9ine Drops New Song 'Zaza,' Puts Meek Mill Altercation Into Music Video|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-releases-new-song-zaza/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=XXL|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219232301/https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-releases-new-song-zaza/|url-status=live}} The song debuted at number 90 on the Hot 100.{{Cite magazine|date=March 6, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/Hot-100/2021-03-04|title="The Hot 100 Chart"|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509073540/https://www.billboard.com/charts/Hot-100/2021-03-04|url-status=live}} Also in 2021, Wack 100 officially became his manager.{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Trent |date=2021-09-09 |title=Wack 100 Is Now Working With 6ix9ine, Helping Tekashi Renegotiate Contracts, Release New Music and More |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/wack-100-6ix9ine-contracts-new-music/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=XXL Mag |language=en |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618084757/https://www.xxlmag.com/wack-100-6ix9ine-contracts-new-music/ |url-status=live }}

On April 15, 2022, he released the song "Giné", throwing jabs at Lil Durk again, as well as King Von. The song was also released in collaboration with Giné energy drink, for which 6ix9ine made a new drink with the company.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/6ix9ine-gine|title=6ix9ine Returns With New Song and Video for GINÉ|work=Complex Magazine|date=Apr 15, 2022|access-date=April 24, 2022|archive-date=October 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007014000/https://www.complex.com/music/6ix9ine-gine|url-status=live}}

Hernandez's third full-length LP Leyenda Viva, his first full reggaeton album, was released as a surprise album on June 16, 2023,{{cite web|title=6ix9ine Drops Surprise Reggaeton Album, "Leyenda Viva"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/688536-6ix9ine-reggaeton-album-leyenda-viva|website=HotNewHipHop|date=16 June 2023|access-date=February 19, 2024|archive-date=July 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707212631/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/688536-6ix9ine-reggaeton-album-leyenda-viva|url-status=live}} but neither the album nor its singles—"Bori", "Wapae", "Y Ahora", "Pa Ti", and "Dueño"—appeared on any major chart. He would also release his latest effort BLACKBALLED in December without any prior announcement, and the album would also fail to achieve any commercial or critical success.{{Cite web |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=2024-01-15 |title=6ix9ine Drops New EP "BLACKBALLED" Out Of The Blue |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/753147-6ix9ine-blackballed-ep |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}

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| description= 6ix9ine's song "Billy" mentions his gang Treyway, but 6ix9ine was later legally prohibited from mentioning the gang in his songs after an October 2018 settlement.{{cite web |url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/tekashi-6ix9ine/news/banned-from-saying-treyway-dummy-boy/ |title=Here's Why Tekashi 6ix9ine Was Banned From Saying 'Tr3yway' On 'Dummy Boy' |publisher=Capital Xtra |date=November 28, 2018 |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924145059/https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/tekashi-6ix9ine/news/banned-from-saying-treyway-dummy-boy/ |url-status=live }}}}

Hernandez's music is generally categorized as hip-hop, or more specifically, scream rap,{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2017/8/10-new-rappers-2017-trippie-redd-matt-ox-killy-global-dan?amp=1|title=10 More New Rappers You Should Know|website=hypebeast.com|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=January 2, 2019|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121438/https://hypebeast.com/2017/8/10-new-rappers-2017-trippie-redd-matt-ox-killy-global-dan?amp=1|url-status=live}} hardcore hip-hop,{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Trent |title=Review: Hate It Or Not, Tekashi 6ix9ine's "DAY69" Brings Grit Back To Commercial Rap |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3113/title.review-hate-it-or-like-it-tekashi-6ix9ines-day69-brings-grit-back-to-commercial-rap# |website=HipHopDX | date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=January 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122094540/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3113/title.review-hate-it-or-like-it-tekashi-6ix9ines-day69-brings-grit-back-to-commercial-rap |url-status=live }} SoundCloud rap,{{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/xxxtentacion-no-1-album-explained.html |author=Frank Guan |date=March 28, 2018 |title=SoundCloud Rap Has Its First No. 1 Album — Now What? |work=Vulture |access-date=May 11, 2018 |archive-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504144624/http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/xxxtentacion-no-1-album-explained.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |author=Jon Caramanica |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/arts/music/xxxtentacion-question-6ix9ine-day69-review.html |title=Two SoundCloud Rap Outlaws Push Boundaries From the Fringes |work=The New York Times |date=March 21, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214303/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/arts/music/xxxtentacion-question-6ix9ine-day69-review.html |url-status=live }} and punk rap,{{cite web |author=Frank Guan |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/the-year-rap-overtook-pop.html |title=The Year Rap Overtook Pop |publisher=Vulture.com |date=December 20, 2017 |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214325/https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/the-year-rap-overtook-pop.html |url-status=live }} often incorporating elements of drill,{{cite web |last1=Burks |first1=Tosten |title=Vic Mensa Challenges 6ix9ine to Fight for Biting Chicago Rap Style and Disrespecting City |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/vic-mensa-6ix9ine-beef/ |website=XXL |date=July 25, 2018 | access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224172103/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/vic-mensa-6ix9ine-beef/ |url-status=live }} heavy metal, hardcore punk,{{cite magazine |last1=Aaron |first1=Charles |title=Review: Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Takes Dodgy Stage Dive Into Fame on 'Day 69' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-takes-dodgy-stage-dive-into-fame-on-day-69-200733/ |magazine=Rolling Stone | date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921191047/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-takes-dodgy-stage-dive-into-fame-on-day-69-200733/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=C.M. |first1=Emmanuel |title=The Break Presents: 6ix9ine |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-interview-the-break/ |website=XXL |date=December 2, 2017 | access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224170526/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-interview-the-break/ |url-status=live }} grime, crunk, trap music,{{cite web |last1=Swift |first1=M |title=Does 6ix9ine Actually Compare to Onyx? |date=April 17, 2018 |url=https://medium.com/@mckswift1/https-medium-com-mckswift1-does-6ix9ine-actually-compare-to-onyx-cea5fc840234 |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220107/https://medium.com/@mckswift1/https-medium-com-mckswift1-does-6ix9ine-actually-compare-to-onyx-cea5fc840234 |url-status=live }} and reggaeton.{{cite news |last1=Ch |first1=Devin |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Previews "Reggaeton" Song For Label Executives |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-previews-reggaeton-song-for-label-executives-news.49301.html |access-date=March 31, 2019 |agency=hotnewhiphop |date=May 3, 2018 |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330181903/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-previews-reggaeton-song-for-label-executives-news.49301.html |url-status=live }} He cites influences including DMX,{{cite web |last1=Mojica |first1=Nick |title=10 Things You Need to Know From 6ix9ine's 'The Breakfast Club' Interview |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/10-things-to-know-from-6ix9ine-the-breakfast-club-interview/ |website=HipHopDX |date=March 23, 2018 | access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224172106/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/10-things-to-know-from-6ix9ine-the-breakfast-club-interview/ |url-status=live }} Tupac Shakur, Parkway Drive, All That Remains, The Notorious B.I.G.,{{cite web |last1=Zidel |first1=Alex |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Speaks On His Childhood & Compares His Life To Tupac Lyrics |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-speaks-on-his-childhood-and-compares-his-life-to-tupac-lyrics-news.46259.html |website=HotNewHipHop |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220229/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-speaks-on-his-childhood-and-compares-his-life-to-tupac-lyrics-news.46259.html |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last=Aaron |first=Charles |title=Review: Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Takes Dodgy Stage Dive Into Fame on 'Day 69' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-takes-dodgy-stage-dive-into-fame-on-day-69-200733/ |magazine=Rolling Stone | date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=December 12, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921191047/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-takes-dodgy-stage-dive-into-fame-on-day-69-200733/ |url-status=live }} and 50 Cent.{{cite web |last1=Kyles |first1=Yohance |title=6ix9ine Discusses Being Inspired By 2Pac, Biggie, DMX & 50 Cent |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/6ix9ine-discusses-being-inspired-by-2pac-biggie-dmx-50-cent-SrUPnyHSRkS6r1EITNqMwA/ |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224170524/https://allhiphop.com/news/6ix9ine-discusses-being-inspired-by-2pac-biggie-dmx-50-cent-SrUPnyHSRkS6r1EITNqMwA/ |url-status=live }}

In September 2022, Hernandez became the goalkeeper of the Russian media football team GOATS.{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2022 |title=6ix9ine подписал контракт с GOATS |url=https://www.sports.ru/mediafootball/1112160112-6ix9ine-podpisal-kontrakt-s-goats.html |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Sports.ru |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927133353/https://www.sports.ru/mediafootball/1112160112-6ix9ine-podpisal-kontrakt-s-goats.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Сидел в тюрьме, диссил Роналду, тренировался с Балотелли: рэпер 6ix9ine – новый вратарь "Козлов" из Медиалиги |url=https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/sidel-v-tyurme-dissil-ronaldu-trenirovalsya-s-balotelli-reper-6ix9ine-novyy-vratar-kozlov-iz-mediali |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=www.sportsdaily.ru |language=ru |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929074553/https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/sidel-v-tyurme-dissil-ronaldu-trenirovalsya-s-balotelli-reper-6ix9ine-novyy-vratar-kozlov-iz-mediali |url-status=live }}

Hernandez is Christian.{{Cite web |last=courtneyb |date=2018-07-29 |title=The Source {{!}}Tekashi 6ix9ine: I Pray A lot...God Is Real |url=https://thesource.com/2018/07/29/tekashi-6ix9ine-i-pray-a-lot-god-is-real/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=thesource.com |language=en-US |archive-date=November 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121071146/http://thesource.com/2018/07/29/tekashi-6ix9ine-i-pray-a-lot-god-is-real/ |url-status=live }}

At 18 years old, Hernandez had a daughter with ex-girlfriend Sara Molina.{{cite web |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentencing Judge Gives Him 2 Years!!! Baby Mama Says No Way He's a Changed Man |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/16/tekashi-6ix9ine-69-baby-mama-daughter-out-early-house-arrest-sara-molina/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116130204/https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/16/tekashi-6ix9ine-69-baby-mama-daughter-out-early-house-arrest-sara-molina/ |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |access-date=February 27, 2020 |website=TMZ |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sara Molina, Mother Of Tekashi 6ix9ine's Daughter, Responds To 50 Cent |url=https://www.bet.com/article/d1p661/mother-of-tekashi6ix9ine-s-daughter-responds-to-50-cent |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=BET |language=en}} Hernandez has another daughter who was born November 19, 2018, with Marlayna M.{{Cite web |title=Court Hearing Reveals 6ix9ine Has a Second Child (UPDATE) |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/tekashi-6ix9ine-second-child |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.complex.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Trust |first=Ferri |date=2023-04-06 |title=What Is 6ix9ine's Net Worth? |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/655596-what-is-6ix9ines-net-worth |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}

In 2023, Hernandez began a relationship with Dominican rapper and singer Yailin La Más Viral (Jorgina Guillermo Díaz).{{cite web |last1=Hamacher |first1=Brian |date=2023-12-15 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine's girlfriend arrested in Palm Beach for alleged battery of rapper |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/tekashi-6ix9ines-girlfriend-arrested-in-palm-beach-for-alleged-battery-of-rapper/3185042/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=NBC Miami}} She was previously involved with Hernandez's collaborator-turned-rival, Anuel AA. By September 2024, Yailin La Más Viral was reported to be Hernandez's ex-girlfriend.{{Cite web |last=Flanagan |first=Jacob |date=2024-09-20 |title=INTERVIEW: Rapper Yailin La Más Viral sues ex-boyfriend Tekashi 6ix9ine for abuse, fraud |url=https://www.fox5ny.com/news/rapper-yailin-la-mas-viral-sues-ex-boyfriend-tekashi-6ix9ine-abuse-fraud |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=FOX 5 NY |language=en-US}}

Hernandez suffers from asthma.{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Jiggy|date=October 15, 2018|title=50 Cent Give Tekashi 6ix9ine a Diamond Asthma Pump|agency=The Source|url=http://thesource.com/2018/10/15/50-cent-give-tekashi-6ix9ine-a-diamond-encrusted-asthma-pump/|access-date=March 12, 2019|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826210228/http://thesource.com/2018/10/15/50-cent-give-tekashi-6ix9ine-a-diamond-encrusted-asthma-pump/|url-status=live}}

On October 1, 2020, Hernandez was reportedly hospitalized after having an overdose from mixing two Hydroxycut diet pills with a McDonald's McCafé coffee, though his lawyer denies this claim.{{Cite web|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine 'hospitalised after having a diet pill and caffeine overdose'|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-hospitalised-after-having-22779111.amp|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=Mirror|date=October 2, 2020|language=en|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007151141/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-hospitalised-after-having-22779111.amp|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=October 2, 2020|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine's Lawyer Denies Diet Pill-Coffee Overdose Report|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/tekashi-69-in-hospital-no-overdose.html|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005164324/https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/tekashi-69-in-hospital-no-overdose.html|url-status=live}}

Hernandez was involved in a child sexual performance charge from 2015.{{cite web|url=https://jezebel.com/details-in-child-sex-complaint-against-rapper-6ix9ine-c-1821245294|title=Details in Child Sex Complaint Against Rapper 6ix9ine Contradict His Public Comments|author=Rich Juzwiak|date=December 14, 2017|website=Jezebel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124113627/https://jezebel.com/details-in-child-sex-complaint-against-rapper-6ix9ine-c-1821245294|archive-date=January 24, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=April 8, 2024}} In October 2015, Hernandez pled guilty to a felony count of use of a child in a sexual performance. He was charged with three counts of the offense after a February 2015 incident in which he had physical contact with a 13-year-old girl and later distributed videos of the incident online as part of a music video. Three videos are described in the criminal complaint against Hernandez. In the first, "the child engages in oral sexual intercourse with the separately charged defendant Taquan Anderson, while the defendant, Daniel Hernandez, stands behind the child making a thrusting motion with his pelvis and smacking her on her buttocks. The child is nude in the video". The other videos show the child sitting on Hernandez's lap while Anderson gropes her breasts and later sitting naked across the laps of Anderson and Hernandez.

As reported in Rolling Stone, Hernandez told police in 2015, "When she came in she asked me how old I was and I told her I was 18 and I assumed she was older ... The way she was asking made me think she was older."{{Cite magazine |last=Millman |first=Ethan |date=2024-01-18 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine: A Timeline of Terrible Behavior |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tekashi-6ix9ine-controversies-timeline-1234948895/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216013956/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tekashi-6ix9ine-controversies-timeline-1234948895/ |url-status=live }} In a November 2017 interview, Hernandez claimed to have had "no sexual contact" with the girl and denied knowing she was a minor. Hernandez also claimed to have been 17 at the time of the incident, though the birth date listed in the complaint against him and in his statement to the police shows he was 18.{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-child-sex-complaint-details/ |title=New Details in Tekashi 6ix9ine's Sexual Misconduct Case |author=Nick Mojica |date=December 14, 2017 |website=XXL |access-date=December 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214025643/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-child-sex-complaint-details/ |archive-date=February 14, 2018}}

At his sentencing, assistant DA Sara Weiss told the court that Hernandez fondled the child's breasts and smacked her buttocks while she was raped by two other men.

Under his plea deal, Hernandez must obtain his GED, refrain from posting sexually explicit or violent images of women or children to social media and not commit another crime for two years, among other injunctions. If met, the plea deal will give Hernandez three years' probation and he will not have to register as a sex offender; if not, Hernandez could face up to three years in prison. In a January 2018 court hearing, it was revealed that Hernandez had failed his GED test, but had his sentencing postponed until April 10, 2018.{{cite web |author=Nick Mojica |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/01/6ix9ine-fails-ged-test/ |title=Judge Gives 6ix9ine One Last Chance to Pass GED Test |website=XXL |date=January 30, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201222959/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/01/6ix9ine-fails-ged-test/ |archive-date=February 1, 2018}}{{cite web |author=Rich Juzwiak |url=https://jezebel.com/sentencing-in-rapper-6ix9ines-child-sex-case-delayed-be-1822557621 |title=Sentencing in Rapper 6ix9ine's Child Sex Case Delayed Because He Failed His GED |work=Jezebel |date=January 30, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201022908/https://jezebel.com/sentencing-in-rapper-6ix9ines-child-sex-case-delayed-be-1822557621 |archive-date=February 1, 2018}} The court date was later postponed, reportedly because the court did not have a copy of Hernandez's GED.{{cite web |author=Joshua Espinoza |title=6ix9ine's Court Date in Child Sex Case Postponed |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/04/tekashi-6ix9ine-court-date-postponed-deletes-instagram-posts-drops-gotti-track |website=Complex |access-date=June 9, 2018 |date=April 10, 2018 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140331/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/04/tekashi-6ix9ine-court-date-postponed-deletes-instagram-posts-drops-gotti-track |url-status=live }} Prior to his sexual misconduct charges, Hernandez served jail time as a minor for assault and the sale of heroin.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-controversial-brooklyn-rapper-6ix9ine-his-breakout-hit-gummo|title=Here's What You Need To Know About Controversial Brooklyn Rapper 6ix9ine & His Breakout Hit 'Gummo'|date=November 15, 2017|website=Genius|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228214844/https://genius.com/a/here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-controversial-brooklyn-rapper-6ix9ine-his-breakout-hit-gummo|archive-date=December 28, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=December 8, 2017}}

Due to his continuing legal problems in light of his plea bargain, the Manhattan district attorney's office announced Hernandez could face up to three years in prison and possible sex offender registration for his 2015 case,{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/08/6ix9ine-jail-sex-offender-sentencing/|title=6ix9ine Could Face Prison in 2015 Sexual Misconduct Case|date=August 9, 2018|access-date=August 12, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214322/https://www.spin.com/2018/08/6ix9ine-jail-sex-offender-sentencing/|url-status=live}} but he was instead sentenced to four years of probation starting in October 2018, with one clause being that he must not promote gang activity, as well as perform 1,000 hours of community service.{{cite magazine |last1=Klinkenberg |first1=Brendan |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to 4 Years Probation |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-probation-747879/ |access-date=October 26, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 26, 2018 |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102215418/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-probation-747879/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Moynihan |first1=Colin |title=Rapper 6ix9ine Sentenced to Probation in Sex Video Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/arts/tekashi-6ix9ine-sentencing-probation.html |access-date=November 5, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=October 27, 2018 |archive-date=October 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011042927/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/arts/tekashi-6ix9ine-sentencing-probation.html |url-status=live }}

On February 21, 2018, Hernandez and his crew were involved in a, per TMZ, "massive brawl" at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).{{Cite magazine |last=Penrose |first=Nerisha |date=2018-02-21 |title=6ix9ine Involved in Brawl at Los Angeles Airport |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/6ix9ine-lax-airport-fight-8213557/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214201605/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/6ix9ine-lax-airport-fight-8213557/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Adrian |date=2018-02-21 |title=Rapper 6ix9ine involved in brawl at LAX one day before SA show |url=https://www.ksat.com/news/2018/02/21/rapper-6ix9ine-involved-in-brawl-at-lax-one-day-before-sa-show/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=KSAT |language=en |archive-date=December 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215025626/https://www.ksat.com/news/2018/02/21/rapper-6ix9ine-involved-in-brawl-at-lax-one-day-before-sa-show/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Rapper Tekashi69 and Crew in Massive Brawl at LAX |url=https://www.tmz.com/watch/0-1sbacdd2/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=TMZ |language=en}}

In April 2018, Hernandez, Shotti, and other Nine Trey Gangsters members would rob a rival rapper who they erroneously believed was affiliated with Rap-A-Lot Records. Hernandez filmed this act, and was later sued for his involvement in the robbery in December 2020.{{Cite web |last=Bekiempis |first=Victoria |date=2020-12-22 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Sued for Role in Armed Robbery |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/tekashi-69-lawsuit-armed-robbery.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303084826/https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/tekashi-69-lawsuit-armed-robbery.html |url-status=live }} Complex reported that this incident would play a central role in the racketeering case against the Nine Trey Gangsters, with the incident being "Counts 3, 4, and 5 of the indictment against Shotti, Ish, Crippy, and 6ix9ine".{{Cite web |title=Behind the Robbery That Brought Down 6ix9ine and Nine Tre... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/shawn-setaro/behind-tekashi-6ix9ine-nine-trey-rico-robbery |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Complex |language=en |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214201604/https://www.complex.com/music/a/shawn-setaro/behind-tekashi-6ix9ine-nine-trey-rico-robbery |url-status=live }} Hernandez would testify that, after committing the robbery and while attempting to flee in their getaway car, Hernandez and his crew heard police sirens, and Shotti forced Hernandez out of the car with the gun used to commit the crime.{{Cite web |last1=Saul |first1=Emily |last2=Rosner |first2=Elizabeth |last3=Salo |first3=Jackie |date=2019-09-18 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine told to stop 'choosing when you wanna be a gangster' |url=https://pagesix.com/2019/09/18/tekashi-6ix9ine-warned-to-stop-choosing-when-you-wanna-be-a-gangster/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214182931/https://pagesix.com/2019/09/18/tekashi-6ix9ine-warned-to-stop-choosing-when-you-wanna-be-a-gangster/ |url-status=live }}

In May 2018, during an arrest for driving on a suspended license, Hernandez was accused of "squeezing" a police officer's hand, and was charged with obstructing governmental administration and assault. He received a one year probation for disorderly conduct.

On July 12, 2018, Hernandez was arrested in New York for an outstanding warrant related to an incident where he allegedly choked a 16-year-old in The Galleria shopping mall in Houston in January 2018. All charges were eventually dropped after the teenager decided not to take legal action.{{cite web |last1=Strauss |first1=Matthew |title=6ix9ine Arrested for Allegedly Choking 16-Year-Old |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/6ix9ine-arrested-for-allegedly-choking-16-year-old/ |website=Pitchfork | date=July 11, 2018 |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214304/https://pitchfork.com/news/6ix9ine-arrested-for-allegedly-choking-16-year-old/ |url-status=live }}

In the early morning hours of July 22, 2018, Hernandez was kidnapped, beaten and robbed by three armed assailants in Brooklyn. He had finished shooting the music video for "FEFE" (featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz) when the assailants grabbed him outside his home and pistol-whipped him. The robbers eventually took over $750,000 in custom jewelry and approximately $35,000 in cash. Hernandez escaped from their vehicle and summoned police help via a stranger. He was taken to the hospital.{{cite news|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Kidnapped, Robbed and Hospitalized (Report)|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-kidnapped-robbed-hospitalized-1202880725/|work=Variety|date=July 22, 2018|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214258/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-kidnapped-robbed-hospitalized-1202880725/|url-status=live}} In February 2019, Nine Trey Gangsters member Anthony "Harv" Ellison was indicted for the July kidnapping and assault.{{Cite news|url=https://theblast.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-entourage-member-indicted-kidnapping/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Entourage Member Indicted for Allegedly Kidnapping Rapper|date=January 31, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2019|publisher=The Blast|author=Gary Trock|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214330/https://theblast.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-entourage-member-indicted-kidnapping/|url-status=dead}} On October 3, Ellison was found guilty.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-tekashi-trial-verdict-20191003-ry2er5jpjnf6vgrwdpjbxkz2pe-story.html|title=Two Brooklyn Bloods gang members found guilty in trial highlighted by testimony from Tekashi69|last=Brown|first=Stephen R.|date=October 3, 2019|website=NY Daily News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004175847/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-tekashi-trial-verdict-20191003-ry2er5jpjnf6vgrwdpjbxkz2pe-story.html|archive-date=October 4, 2019|access-date=October 3, 2019}}

In 2018, Hernandez was involved in at least five shooting incidents.

On April 21, 2018, Hernandez was involved in a shooting at the Barclays Center with the entourage of fellow New York rapper Casanova, as part of a feud.{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=2019-12-18 |title=6ix9ine's History of Legal Troubles: A Timeline |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tekashi-6ix9ine-legal-history-timeline-8546710/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Prosecutor: Photos show rapper Tekashi69 involved in multiple violent acts |url=https://abc7ny.com/tekashi69-tekashi-6ix9ine-rapper-arrested-racketeering/4719491/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909094037/https://abc7ny.com/tekashi69-tekashi-6ix9ine-rapper-arrested-racketeering/4719491/ |url-status=live }} This led to Hernandez losing a $5 million headphone deal and being banned from the Barclays Center. A Nine Trey Gangsters member was accused of committing the shooting,{{Cite news |last=Tsioulcas |first=Anastasia |date=November 20, 2018 |title=Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Indicted For Armed Robbery, Racketeering, Drug Trafficking |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/20/669652099/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-indicted-for-armed-robbery-racketeering-drug-trafficking |url-status=live |access-date=December 14, 2024 |work=NPR |archive-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209115717/https://www.npr.org/2018/11/20/669652099/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-indicted-for-armed-robbery-racketeering-drug-trafficking }} and plead guilty to the crime on May 9, 2019. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman stated, "Today, Fuguan Lovick admitted to a brazen and dangerous act of violence. While inside the Barclays Center with Tekashi 6ix9ine and other Nine Trey gang members, Lovick fired a gun to intimidate rival gang members. We continue our daily work with our law enforcement partners to keep our communities safe and to vigorously investigate acts of violence committed by gang members."{{Cite web |date=2019-05-09 |title=Southern District of New York {{!}} Member Of Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods Pleads Guilty To April 21, 2018, Shooting Inside The Barclays Center {{!}} United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/member-nine-trey-gangsta-bloods-pleads-guilty-april-21-2018-shooting-inside-barclays |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en |archive-date=June 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614155517/https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/member-nine-trey-gangsta-bloods-pleads-guilty-april-21-2018-shooting-inside-barclays |url-status=live }}

On June 2, 2018, Chief Keef was fired upon outside the W Hotel in New York City but not hit; no injuries resulted from the incident.{{cite web |title=Chief Keef Shot at Outside New York City Hotel |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/chief-keef-shot-at-outside-new-york-hotel/ |website=XXL |access-date=July 24, 2018 |date=June 2, 2018 |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803211213/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/chief-keef-shot-at-outside-new-york-hotel/ |url-status=live }} Due to the ongoing feud, Hernandez was confirmed to be under investigation by the New York Police Department for possible involvement with the incident.{{cite magazine |title=6ix9ine Under Investigation for Involvement in Chief Keef NYC Shooting: Report |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8461408/6ix9ine-under-investigation-chief-keef-shooting |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 23, 2018 |date=June 18, 2018 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702012502/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8461408/6ix9ine-under-investigation-chief-keef-shooting |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2018/06/6ix9ine-under-investigation-in-attempted-shooting-of-chief-keef-report/ |title=6ix9ine Under Investigation in Attempted Shooting of Chief Keef: Report |author=Anna Gaca |date=June 18, 2018 |website=Spin |access-date=June 19, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619004958/https://www.spin.com/2018/06/6ix9ine-under-investigation-in-attempted-shooting-of-chief-keef-report/ }}{{Cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46764/title.trippie-redd-teases-tekashi-6ix9ine-diss-song-with-chief-keef-tadoe|title=Trippie Redd Teases Tekashi 6ix9ine Diss Song With Chief Keef & Tadoe|work=HipHopDX|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002542/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46764/title.trippie-redd-teases-tekashi-6ix9ine-diss-song-with-chief-keef-tadoe|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trippie-redd-connects-with-chief-keef-and-tadoe-on-new-song-i-kill-people-new-song.1978870.html|title=Trippie Redd Connects With Chief Keef & Tadoe On New Song "I Kill People!"|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002547/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trippie-redd-connects-with-chief-keef-and-tadoe-on-new-song-i-kill-people-new-song.1978870.html|url-status=live}} In February 2019, Hernandez pled guilty to ordering the shooting of Chief Keef. Hernandez offered his associate Kintea "Kooda B" McKenzie $20,000 to shoot at Chief Keef.{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Shawn |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Admits to Offering $20,000 to Shoot at Chief Keef |url=http://thesource.com/2019/02/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-admits-to-offering-20000-to-shoot-at-chief-keef/ |access-date=February 14, 2019 |agency=Billboard |date=February 12, 2019 |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002811/http://thesource.com/2019/02/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-admits-to-offering-20000-to-shoot-at-chief-keef/ |url-status=live }}

On August 5, 2018, a shooting occurred on the set of a music video Hernandez was filming with rapper 50 Cent.{{Cite news |last=Benjamin |first=Mueller |date=August 15, 2018 |title=Gunshots Fired on Set of 50 Cent and 6ix9ine Music Video |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/arts/music/gunshots-fired-50-cent-6ix9ine-music-video.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014223249/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/arts/music/gunshots-fired-50-cent-6ix9ine-music-video.html |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |access-date=December 14, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

On October 27, 2018, two members of Hernandez's entourage were involved in a shooting in Manhattan and were subsequently charged with gang assault.{{cite news |author= |date=October 27, 2018 |title=Police Arrest 2 in Shooting Involving Rapper Tekashi69 |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Police-Arrest-2-in-Shooting-Involving-Rapper-Tekashi69-498791211.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202751/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Police-Arrest-2-in-Shooting-Involving-Rapper-Tekashi69-498791211.html |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |access-date=November 5, 2018 |work=NBC New York |agency=Associated Press}} The New York Times would later report that the incident was catalyzed by tension and disagreement between Hernandez's "legitimate" industry boss Elliot Grainge, who had signed Hernandez to his label 10K Projects before Hernandez was well known, and his "street" manager Kifano "Shotti" Jordan, who became involved with Hernandez following his first hit single. When Hernandez met Elliot Grainge at the restaurant Philippe to celebrate a legal victory in his 2015 sex crimes case, Shotti and other Nine Trey members entered the meeting uninvited. This resulted in a scuffle and shooting between Nine Trey Gangsters and Grainge's private security.{{Cite news |last1=Coscarelli |first1=Joe |last2=Watkins |first2=Ali |date=November 29, 2018 |title=The Rapid Rise and Sudden Fall of Tekashi 6ix9ine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/nyregion/tekashi6ix9ine-jail-treyway.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130073321/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/nyregion/tekashi6ix9ine-jail-treyway.html |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |access-date=December 15, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

On November 9, 2018, Hernandez was filming a music video with rapper Kanye West in Beverly Hills, California, when shots were fired at the house they were shooting the music video in. No one was injured and no arrests were made. West would state on Twitter "Thank you for everyone's prayers. Our family is safe and close."{{Cite web |date=2018-11-09 |title=Shots fired at Beverly Hills house where Kanye West, Tekashi 6ix9ine were filming video |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/shots-fired-beverly-hills-house-where-kanye-west-tekashi-6ix9ine-n934571 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=NBC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=2018-11-09 |title=Shots Fired at Tekashi 6ix9ine Video Shoot With Kanye West |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/shots-fired-at-tekashi-6ix9ine-video-shoot-with-kanye-west-1203024339/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215045723/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/shots-fired-at-tekashi-6ix9ine-video-shoot-with-kanye-west-1203024339/ |url-status=live }}

{{Main|Trial of the Nine Trey Gangsters}}

On November 16, 2018, Hernandez made his second appearance on The Breakfast Club radio show, in which he notably stated: "There's only one thing I fear in life. No, two things. I fear God and I fear the FBI".{{cite web |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Explains Why He Fired His Team, Recent Shooting & New Album |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ8NoQTT1fQ |website=YouTube | date=November 16, 2018 |publisher=Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM |access-date=September 30, 2019 |archive-date=November 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118203647/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ8NoQTT1fQ |url-status=live }} On November 18, 2018, Hernandez, his former faux-manager Kifano "Shotti" Jordan and three other associates were arrested. Hernandez was charged with federal RICO and firearms charges, including conspiracy to murder and armed robbery. He was allegedly part of "a violent sect of the Bloods" known as the Nine Trey Gangsters.{{cite news |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Rapper 6ix9ine arrested on robbery, racketeering and firearms charges |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/20/rapper-6ix9ine-arrested-robbery-racketeering-firearms-charges-daniel-hernandez |access-date=November 20, 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=November 20, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=September 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923174520/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/20/rapper-6ix9ine-arrested-robbery-racketeering-firearms-charges-daniel-hernandez |url-status=live }}

Hernandez's attorney, Lance Lazzaro, advocated for bail for his client on the condition that Hernandez surrender his passport, pay a little under $2 million for bail and be placed under house arrest, but the judge denied bail, keeping Hernandez in custody, surmising that he may still be a danger to the community even if those bail conditions were met. Hernandez's legal team planned to appeal that decision. He was held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn under general population before being moved to another facility due to security reasons, as Hernandez had multiple altercations with fellow prisoners, including those belonging to the Crips street gang.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-racketeering-and-firearm-charges-758516/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Faces 32 Years to Life in Prison on Racketeering, Firearm Charges|last=Klinkenberg|first=Brendan|date=November 20, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 20, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214304/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-racketeering-and-firearm-charges-758516/|url-status=live}}

Hernandez was due to be sentenced on January 24, 2020, and faced a possible mandatory sentence of 47 years in prison.{{cite web |date=February 2019 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty To 8 Counts In Federal Case |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-to-9-counts-in-federal-case-news.70891.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202014859/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-to-9-counts-in-federal-case-news.70891.html |archive-date=February 2, 2019 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |website=HotNewHipHop}}{{cite magazine |last1=Klinkenberg |first1=Brendan |date=February 1, 2019 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to Federal Drugs, Weapons Charges |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-788222/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042625/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-788222/ |archive-date=February 2, 2019 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} On February 1, 2019, Hernandez pled guilty to nine charges, and turned state's evidence, agreeing to testify against his co-defendants.{{Cite news |last1=Watkins |first1=Ali |last2=Weiser |first2=Benjamin |date=February 1, 2019 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Cooperate With Prosecutors |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/nyregion/tekashi-69-pleads-guilty.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214234015/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/nyregion/tekashi-69-pleads-guilty.html |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}{{cite web |date=February 2019 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to 9 Federal Crime Charges |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-to-9-federal-crime-charges/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201184309/https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-to-9-federal-crime-charges/ |archive-date=February 1, 2019 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |website=Pitchfork |language=en}}The New York Times noted that Hernandez was "cordial and relaxed" in court as he discussed the gang's inner workings and crimes, dropping his public persona. Hernandez's decision to "snitch", and in particular his testimonies about rappers uninvolved with the trial, including rappers Cardi B, Jim Jones, and Trippie Redd,{{Cite news |last1=Paybarah |first1=Azi |last2=Moynihan |first2=Colin |date=September 19, 2019 |title=Tekashi 69 Testifies on Kidnapping, Jim Jones and Cardi B |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/nyregion/tekashi-69-case-testimony-jim-jones.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214185044/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/nyregion/tekashi-69-case-testimony-jim-jones.html |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} provoked discussion, amusement, and condemnations from hip-hop personalities and fans,{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Zoe |date=2019-09-19 |title=50 Cent, Meek Mill and More React to 6ix9ine Testifying |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/50-cent-meek-mill-more-react-6ix9ine-testifying/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=XXL Mag |language=en |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219115542/https://www.xxlmag.com/50-cent-meek-mill-more-react-6ix9ine-testifying/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Zidel |first=Alex |date=2019-09-18 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Snitches On Trippie Redd: Fans React |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/225746-tekashi-6ix9ine-snitches-on-trippie-redd-fans-react-news |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Paul |date=2019-10-08 |title=So, Uh, What Happens to Tekashi 6ix9ine Now? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/tekashi-69-snitching-explained-what-happens-next.html |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214182926/https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/tekashi-69-snitching-explained-what-happens-next.html |url-status=live }} and inspired internet memes.

By December 2019, Hernandez was praised by prosecutors for his work in the court room informing on his former associates, who asked the judge for leniency in Hernandez's sentencing.{{Cite news |last1=Shanahan |first1=Ed |last2=Weiser |first2=Benjamin |date=December 4, 2019 |title=Tekashi69 Is Praised by Prosecutors, Who Urge a Lenient Sentence |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/nyregion/tekashi-69-sentencing.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214234025/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/nyregion/tekashi-69-sentencing.html |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} Prosecutors stated that Hernandez was able to provide "an insider’s view of Nine Trey and a firsthand account of many acts of violence" that the government was heretofore not privy to.

On December 18, 2019, Hernandez was given a sentence of 2 years after testifying against the Nine Trey Gangsters. Judge Paul Engelmayer gave Hernandez credit for helping prosecutors send several violent gang members to prison and 13 months time served.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/nyregion/tekashi-69-sentenced.html|title=Tekashi69 Sentenced to 2 Years After Testifying Against Nine Trey Gang|website=The New York Times|date=December 18, 2019|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218180023/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/nyregion/tekashi-69-sentenced.html|url-status=live|last1=Watkins|first1=Ali|last2=Weiser|first2=Benjamin}}

On December 18, 2019, Hernandez's father showed up to his court hearing after not seeing him since he was 9 years old, causing the rapper to break down in tears. His father told reporters he wants to repair his relationship with his son.{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Stephen Rex|title=Tekashi69's dad, missing for more than 12 years, shows up at sentencing|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-tekashi-dad-sentencing-20191218-ewdc2spljvhofesbqf4375zyia-story.html|access-date=2020-07-24|website=nydailynews.com|date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724111511/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-tekashi-dad-sentencing-20191218-ewdc2spljvhofesbqf4375zyia-story.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=McLaughlin|first=Kelly|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine broke down crying in court after his estranged father showed up at his sentencing|url=https://www.insider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-estranged-father-at-court-sentencing-2019-12|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20191224130939/https://www.insider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-estranged-father-at-court-sentencing-2019-12|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2019|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Insider}}

On March 22, 2020, while serving his time in prison, Hernandez requested to serve the remainder of his prison sentence at home stating he was at a higher risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus due to his pre-existing asthma condition.{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-requesting-home-144517511.html|title=Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is requesting home confinement over coronavirus fears, arguing that his asthma puts him 'at very high risk of death' in prison|website=news.yahoo.com|date=March 23, 2020 |access-date=August 3, 2020|archive-date=March 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324211940/https://news.yahoo.com/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-requesting-home-144517511.html|url-status=live}} On April 1, 2020 Rolling Stone obtained a letter to the judge from United States Attorney Geoffrey Berman saying that the government does not object to the release of Hernandez early on home confinement.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-release-976630/|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine release|magazine=Rolling Stone | date=April 2020|access-date=April 1, 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401215032/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tekashi-6ix9ine-release-976630/|url-status=live}} On Thursday, April 2, Hernandez's lawyer, Dawn Florio, confirmed with XXL magazine that the court decided to allow the rapper to be released from prison and into home confinement. He was originally set to be released on August 2, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/04/6ix9ine-prison-release/|title=6ix9ine to Be Released From Prison, Serve Remainder of Sentence in Home Confinement|work=XXL | last=A. Berry|first=Peter|date=April 2, 2020|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403224914/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/04/6ix9ine-prison-release/|url-status=live}} His home confinement ended on August 1, 2020.{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/tekashi-6ix9ines-home-confinement-ends-amid-covid-19.html | title=Tekashi 6ix9ine's Home Confinement is over. What Does This Mean? | date=August 2, 2020 | access-date=May 30, 2023 | archive-date=May 30, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530200428/https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/tekashi-6ix9ines-home-confinement-ends-amid-covid-19.html | url-status=live }} However, he was still required to remain on supervised release.

On September 10, 2019, Hernandez admitted to years of domestic violence in a cooperation agreement in his trial, including domestic violence Hernandez admitted he had committed "from 2011 to November 2018".{{Cite news |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=September 2, 2020 |title=6ix9ine, Rap's Newly Freed, Chart-Topping Villain, Admits to Everything |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/arts/music/6ix9ine-interv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207054657/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/arts/music/6ix9ine-interview.html |archive-date=December 7, 2024 |access-date=December 14, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} Accusations of domestic violence were detailed in early 2019 in a Daily Beast article that featured testimony from the rapper's ex-girlfriend and mother of his daughter, Sara Molina, that he beat her in several incidents.{{Cite news |last=Daly |first=Michael |date=February 6, 2019 |title=Tekashi69's Ex-Girlfriend: He Beat Me So Badly 'I Could Barely Open My Eyes' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/tekashi69s-ex-girlfriend-sara-molina-i-gave-him-my-heart-he-gave-me-beatings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512030243/https://www.thedailybeast.com/tekashi69s-ex-girlfriend-sara-molina-i-gave-him-my-heart-he-gave-me-beatings |archive-date=May 12, 2020 |access-date=May 13, 2020 |work=The Daily Beast |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ivie |first=Devon |date=2019-09-10 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Confesses to Years of Domestic Abuse |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/tekashi-69-update-rapper-admits-to-years-of-domestic-abuse.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=December 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215180110/https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/tekashi-69-update-rapper-admits-to-years-of-domestic-abuse.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Shamsian |first=Jacob |title='I was leaking blood': Tekashi 6ix9ine's ex-girlfriend says he regularly assaulted her |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-ex-girlfriend-sara-molina-assault-story-2019-2 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=December 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215180109/https://www.businessinsider.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-ex-girlfriend-sara-molina-assault-story-2019-2 |url-status=live }} As stated to the Daily Beast, Molina alleged Hernandez had sexually assaulted her.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-06 |title=6ix9ine's Former Girlfriend Alleges Physical and Sexual Abuse |url=https://www.spin.com/2019/02/6ix9ine-girlfriend-physical-sexual-abuse-allegations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820142746/https://www.spin.com/2019/02/6ix9ine-girlfriend-physical-sexual-abuse-allegations/ |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |access-date=2020-07-24 |website=Spin}}

Hernandez admitted and discussed physically abusing his ex-girlfriend in interviews with The New York Times and The Shade Room in 2020.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwT63p9D5vQ |title=6ix9ine Tell All Part 2: WHY I SNITCHED |date=2020-09-09 |last=THE SHADE ROOM |access-date=2024-12-15 |via=YouTube |archive-date=December 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212105724/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwT63p9D5vQ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=September 2, 2020 |title=6ix9ine Admits to Physically Abusing Mother of His Child |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-mother-of-child-physical-abuse/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903171613/https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-mother-of-child-physical-abuse/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=September 2, 2020 |work=XXL}}

Hernandez was sued in 2021 by a Miami dancer who alleged that Hernandez threw a bottle at her head, "causing serious and permanent bodily injury". After Hernandez failed to show up to court, the dancer was awarded $10 million in damages.{{Cite web |last=Funcheon |first=Deirdra |date=2023-11-21 |title=Vape companies fight over rapper Tekashi69 in Miami courts |url=https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2023/11/21/tekashi69-legal-court-news-update |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Axios |language=en |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216015053/https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2023/11/21/tekashi69-legal-court-news-update |url-status=live }} Hernandez was also at the center of a legal battle between two vape companies that had conflicted business dealings with Hernandez.

In July 2021, a Brooklyn-based Japanese tattoo artist sued Hernandez for allegedly making false and defamatory statements about him. The artist, whose name is phonetically similar to "Tekashi", claimed that Hernandez exploited his name and likeness when Hernandez adopted Tekashi as a stage name. The lawsuit also cited a documentary interview in which Hernandez claimed that the artist used heroin.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Tekashi69 sued by tattoo artist whose name he appropriated |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/12/tekashi69-sued-by-tattoo-artist-whose-name-he-appropriated/ |access-date=9 February 2024 |work=The Mercury News |date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=December 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201025422/https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/12/tekashi69-sued-by-tattoo-artist-whose-name-he-appropriated/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Roman |first1=Carla |title=Brooklyn tattoo artist sues Tekashi69 for stealing his name and spinning hurtful yarn about why |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2021/07/09/brooklyn-tattoo-artist-sues-tekashi69-for-stealing-his-name-and-spinning-hurtful-yarn-about-why/ |access-date=9 February 2024 |work=New York Daily News |date=9 July 2021}} In August 2023, the artist sought a default judgment after Hernandez's attorney withdrew from the case.{{cite web |title=Tattoo Artist Suing Tekashi 6ix9ine Says Wife Left Him Over Heroin Claims |url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/08/tattoo-artist-suing-tekashi-6ix9ine-says-wife-left-him-over-heroin-claims/ |website=TMZ |date=August 8, 2023 |access-date=9 February 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229090138/https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/08/tattoo-artist-suing-tekashi-6ix9ine-says-wife-left-him-over-heroin-claims/ |url-status=live }}

In September 2024, Hernandez's ex-girlfriend, Dominican rapper Yailin La Más Viral, sued Hernandez, alleging "a history of physical, emotional, sexual, and financial abuse." In response, Hernandez posted on Instagram, "it is better to go against the devil than to go against me."

In March 2023, Hernandez was reportedly assaulted inside a steam room at an LA Fitness gym in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.{{cite web |date=March 22, 2023 |title=Rapper 6ix9ine assaulted in Lake Worth LA Fitness gym |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/03/22/rapper-6ix9ine-assaulted-in-la-fitness-gym-in-palm-beach-county/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |archive-date=April 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428173503/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/03/22/rapper-6ix9ine-assaulted-in-la-fitness-gym-in-palm-beach-county/ |url-status=live }} Videos of the attack were shared on social media. Hernandez sustained facial cuts and had to be hospitalized.{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2023 |title=Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine injured after beating at South Florida LA Fitness, Palm Beach sheriff's office says |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-injured-after-beating-at-south-florida-la-fitness-report/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323010438/https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-injured-after-beating-at-south-florida-la-fitness-report/ |url-status=live }} Three men were eventually arrested and charged for the assault.{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2023 |title=3 people arrested in alleged gym attack on rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-people-arrested-alleged-gym-attack-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-rcna77543 |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=www.nbcnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113151910/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-people-arrested-alleged-gym-attack-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-rcna77543 |url-status=live }}

On October 15, 2023, Hernandez was arrested in Sánchez, Dominican Republic on suspicion of assaulting two music producers.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-10-16/tekashi-6ix9ine-arrested-assault-dominican-republic-music-producers|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine arrested in the Dominican Republic in alleged assault on music producer|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 16, 2023|accessdate=November 21, 2023|archive-date=October 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007102625/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-10-16/tekashi-6ix9ine-arrested-assault-dominican-republic-music-producers|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/10/16/6ix9ine-arrested-dominican-republic-assaulted-music-producers/|title=Arrested In The Dominican Republic ... Allegedly Assaulted Music Producers Over Girlfriend|publisher=TMZ|date=October 16, 2023|accessdate=November 21, 2023|archive-date=October 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007103952/https://www.tmz.com/2023/10/16/6ix9ine-arrested-dominican-republic-assaulted-music-producers/|url-status=live}}

In December 2023, Hernandez's girlfriend, Yailin La Más Viral, was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and obstructing justice in relation to an assault on Hernandez outside of his home. Videos emerged of Guillermo damaging the rapper's automobile and striking him with a piece of wood. She was booked into jail and subsequently released on a $9,000 bond following a court hearing.

On January 17, 2024, Hernandez was arrested by Dominican authorities on charges of domestic violence. He was held in a jail in Santo Domingo and a hearing was set for January 18 to decide if he would be freed on bond or remain arrested.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=Dominican authorities arrest US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine on domestic violence charges |url=https://apnews.com/article/dominican-republic-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-arrest-118dc9ef566bc0c33aa420c851b876f8 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118144758/https://apnews.com/article/dominican-republic-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-arrest-118dc9ef566bc0c33aa420c851b876f8 |url-status=live }} On January 25, 2024, he was released on the condition that he undergo government counseling and meet with authorities every two months until they conclude their investigation and ordered to pay a $510 deposit.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-25 |title=Dominican judge orders conditional release of US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine in domestic violence case |url=https://apnews.com/article/dominican-republic-tekashi-69-released-judge-court-72d227ef0f76b77b600f5b1b60007919 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125225222/https://apnews.com/article/dominican-republic-tekashi-69-released-judge-court-72d227ef0f76b77b600f5b1b60007919 |url-status=live }}

On October 29, 2024, Hernandez was arrested in New York on a warrant which was issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York after being charged with violating the terms of his supervised release, which was only 6 months away from expiring.{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/10/29/rapper-Tekashi-6ix9ine-arrested/1631730235197/|title=Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine arrested for violating supervised release|first=Sheri|last=Walsh|publisher=UPI|date=October 29, 2024|accessdate=October 29, 2024}} Hernandez had been on supervised release from his previous prison sentence since April 2020. Hernandez left the state to go to Las Vegas without permission, showed up an hour late for court and tested positive for meth twice.{{Cite web |last1=Marino |first1=Joe |last2=Kochman |first2=Ben |last3=DeGregory |first3=Priscilla |date=2024-10-29 |title=Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine arrested, set to appear in federal court |url=https://nypost.com/2024/10/29/us-news/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-arrested-set-to-appear-in-federal-court/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |language=en-US |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112211149/https://nypost.com/2024/10/29/us-news/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-arrested-set-to-appear-in-federal-court/ |url-status=live }} He was held at the Metropolitan Detention Center until November 12.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine arrested for alleged violation of supervised release |url=https://abc7ny.com/post/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-arrested-alleged-violation-supervised-release/15484857/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en |archive-date=November 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108153412/https://abc7ny.com/post/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-arrested-alleged-violation-supervised-release/15484857/ |url-status=live }} Hernandez also got a speeding ticket in Florida, where he was driving 198 mph in a 50 mph zone in an unregistered vehicle.{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-jailed-after-allegedly-violating-supervised-release/ar-AA1t9ELG |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.msn.com}}

Throughout Hernandez's mainstream breakout in 2018, which Pitchfork described as "one of the industry's biggest success stories of the year",{{Cite web |last=Kearse |first=Stephen |date=2018-12-18 |title=How 2018 Marked a New Era of Trolling in Hip-Hop |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-2018-marked-a-new-era-of-trolling-in-hip-hop/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216013956/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-2018-marked-a-new-era-of-trolling-in-hip-hop/ |url-status=live }} Hernandez frequently engaged in "trolling" and feuded with others on social media, bolstered and backed by his supposed gang affiliation. As reported in The New York Times, prosecutors in late 2018 would take note of this, stating, "Mr. Hernandez had acknowledged being a member of the 9 Trey Bloods, a violent gang, and had used online 'trolling' to increase record sales and to start feuds or ‘beefs’ with other recording artists throughout the country." Pitchfork's Stephen Kearse placed his antics in the wider context of rappers across 2018 using "trolling" as a career gimmick, and would write, "Anyone who’s ever watched a Smack DVD, browsed WorldStarHipHop, or scrolled through Vine knows how hackneyed 6ix9ine’s flexing is. In the past, his antics likely would have sunken to the depths of the content ocean only to be occasionally salvaged for a meme or joke."

In April 2017, Hernandez and Trippie Redd released their first collaboration, "Poles1469" and in July 2017, they released another, "Owee".{{Cite news|url=https://massappeal.com/trippie-redd-tekashi69-beef-history/|title=A Brief History of the Trippie Redd and Tekashi 6ix9ine Beef|date=November 17, 2017|first=Andrew|last=Matson|publisher=Mass Appeal|access-date=March 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506100554/https://massappeal.com/trippie-redd-tekashi69-beef-history/|archive-date=May 6, 2018|url-status=dead}} Following a post from a Twitter account claiming Hernandez was a pedophile, Redd denounced Hernandez.{{Cite news|url=https://massappeal.com/trippie-redd-denounce-tekashi-6ix9ine/|title=Trippie Redd Denounces Tekashi 6ix9ine As A "Pedophile"|date=August 7, 2017|work=Mass Appeal|access-date=March 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308093847/https://massappeal.com/trippie-redd-denounce-tekashi-6ix9ine/|archive-date=March 8, 2018|url-status=dead}} On November 11, 2017, following a series of barbs the two traded on social media, Redd was attacked in the lobby of a New York hotel and blamed Hernandez and his crew in an Instagram live video.{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhxN5aHdXMytN6m3tq|title=Trippie Redd Claims Tekashi 6ix9ine And Crew Jumped Him At His Hotel In New York, Bans Tekashi From LA!|work=WorldStarHipHop|access-date=March 15, 2018}} The two would continue to trade shots on social media in February and March 2018.

Hernandez accused Redd of having sexual relations with fellow rapper Danielle Bregoli, also known as Bhad Bhabie, who was a minor at the time. Redd and Bregoli denied the accusation, but the latter admitted that the two had kissed in the past: "We kissed but it wasn't that serious and he was 17 at the time."{{Cite news |title=Trippie Redd & Bhad Bhabie Deny Tekashi 6ix9ine's Claim They Had Sex |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46853/title.trippie-redd-bhad-bhabie-deny-tekashi-6ix9ines-claim-they-had-sex |access-date=May 15, 2018 |work=HipHopDX |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214309/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46853/title.trippie-redd-bhad-bhabie-deny-tekashi-6ix9ines-claim-they-had-sex |url-status=live }}

In September 2018, Hernandez posted videos of himself with Redd's ex, hinting at sexual activity between the two.[https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-taunts-trippie-redd-with-picture-of-his-ex-girlfriend-ayleks-news.58879.html 6ix9ine taunts Trippie Amid Breakup with Aylek$] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904205900/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-taunts-trippie-redd-with-picture-of-his-ex-girlfriend-ayleks-news.58879.html |date=September 4, 2018 }} - Hot New Hip Hop Reporting[http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/11/6ix9ine-bed-with-trippie-redd-ex-girlfriend-ayleks/ 6ix9ine in bed with Trippie Redd ex-girlfriend Aylek$] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012035703/https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-bed-with-trippie-redd-ex-girlfriend-ayleks/ |date=October 12, 2020}}[http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/6ix9ine-claims-sex-trippie-redds-ex-girlfriend-ayleks/ 6ix9ine Claims to have had Relations with Aylek$] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214327/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/6ix9ine-claims-sex-trippie-redds-ex-girlfriend-ayleks/ |date=September 18, 2019 }} During his RICO trial, Hernandez testified that Trippie Redd was a gang member.{{Cite web |title=Report: During federal testimony, 6ix9ine claims Trippie Redd was a gang member |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/17/report-during-federal-testimony-6ix9ine-claims-trippie-redd-was-a-gang-member |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The FADER |language=en}}

Hernandez would testify during his 2018 racketeering trial about his and the Nine Trey Gangsters feud with Houston, Texas based record label Rap-A-Lot Records, headed by James Prince. According to The New York Times, "his dispute with Rap-A-Lot stemmed from a disregard by his associates for the gang tradition of 'checking in' when visiting another city", and Hernandez further testified that "checking in" referred to paying respects to the gang of another city when entering that city. Hernandez testified that in March 2018, Rap-A-Lot prevented Hernandez from performing at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, resulting in a missed paycheck for the rapper,{{Cite news |last=Kirkpatrick |first=Emily |date=December 23, 2020 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Is Headed Back to Court Over Botched Rap-A-Lot Robbery |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/12/tekashi-6ix-9ine-rap-a-lot-robbery-lawsuit-assault-battery |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404225926/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/12/tekashi-6ix-9ine-rap-a-lot-robbery-lawsuit-assault-battery |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |access-date=December 14, 2024 |work=Vanity Fair}} and that he and the Nine Trey Gangsters decided to retaliate by robbing Rap-A-Lot associates in New York. Two such persons were mistaken by Hernandez and his crew to be Rap-A-Lot affiliates, and robbed in April 2018.{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=Noah |date=2019-09-18 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Testifies at Trial About Alleged Kidnapping, Brutal Assault by Former Fellow Gang Members |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tekashi-6ix9ine-testifies-at-trial-about-alleged-kidnapping-brutal-assault-by-former-fellow-gang-members/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} Footage of this was posted by DJ Akademiks, where it went viral.

Throughout 2018, Hernandez was involved in feuds with a number of Chicago drill artists from the GloGang collective, including Chief Keef, Lil Reese and Tadoe (Chief Keef's cousin), stemming from domestic abuse and relationship issues relating to fellow rapper Cuban Doll, who was in a relationship with Tadoe but also friendly with Hernandez.{{Cite web |last=II |first=C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman |date=2018-06-22 |title=A Timeline of 6ix9ine and Chief Keef's Beef - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-chief-keef-beef-timeline/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=XXL Mag |language=en |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219122845/https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-chief-keef-beef-timeline/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Goes on a Troll Tour Across Chicago |url=http://thesource.com/2018/06/13/tekashi-6ix9ine-chicago/ |website=The Source |access-date=July 24, 2018 |date=June 13, 2018 |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718011502/http://thesource.com/2018/06/13/tekashi-6ix9ine-chicago |url-status=live }} Hernandez antagonized Keef and his crew on social media, including driving to Chief Keef's old neighborhood of Parkway Gardens in Chicago and taunting him.[https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-continues-to-troll-chicago-and-pulls-up-to-englewood-news.52501.html 6ix9ine Escalates Feud With Chief Keef] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620181053/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-continues-to-troll-chicago-and-pulls-up-to-englewood-news.52501.html |date=June 20, 2018 }} - Hot New Hip Hop Report on 6ix9ine Beef According to DJ Vlad, Hernandez stated on social media that he had visited Parkway Gardens at 10 PM, but security footage showed him arriving and quickly leaving at 3 AM.{{Cite web |last=VladTV |date=2018-06-20 |title=Security Cam Footage Shows 6ix9ine on O Block in the Morning Instead of 10 PM |url=https://www.vladtv.com/article/246496/security-cam-footage-shows-6ix9ine-on-o-block-in-the-morning-instead-of-10 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.vladtv.com |language=en |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219234845/https://www.vladtv.com/article/246496/security-cam-footage-shows-6ix9ine-on-o-block-in-the-morning-instead-of-10 |url-status=live }} In the midst of the beef, Chief Keef stated, "That man with the cops, man. He on some police shit ... He trying to send somebody to jail. Motherfuckers ain't on that."

In June 2018, Chief Keef was shot at while leaving a hotel in New York (no one was injured), and Hernadez testified during his racketeering trial that he had ordered and paid for the shooting. In the summer of 2018, Trippie Redd released the song "I Kill People", featuring Chief Keef and Tadoe, which was aimed as a diss toward Hernandez.{{Cite news |title=Trippie Redd Teases Tekashi 6ix9ine Diss Song With Chief Keef & Tadoe |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46764/title.trippie-redd-teases-tekashi-6ix9ine-diss-song-with-chief-keef-tadoe |access-date=June 17, 2018 |work=HipHopDX |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002542/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46764/title.trippie-redd-teases-tekashi-6ix9ine-diss-song-with-chief-keef-tadoe |url-status=live }}

In May 2020, 6ix9ine accused singers Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande of cheating and buying their way to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, after their song "Stuck with U" debuted at number one while his comeback single, "Gooba", debuted at number three for the week ending May 23, 2020. He also accused Billboard of chart manipulation.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-respond-tekashi-6ix9ine-saying-they-stole-n1209866|title=Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber respond to Tekashi 6ix9ine saying they stole top chart spot|last=Madani|first=Doha|website=NBCNews|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519001417/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-respond-tekashi-6ix9ine-saying-they-stole-n1209866|url-status=live}} In an Instagram post, 6ix9ine alleged that Grande and Bieber were using "six credit cards" to purchase 30,000 copies of their song at the last minute.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/05/18/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-respond-tekashi-6-9-allegations/5217597002/|title=Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber react to Tekashi 6ix9ine saying they bought No. 1 Billboard spot|last=Trepany|first=Charles|website=USAToday|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=May 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520121505/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/05/18/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-respond-tekashi-6-9-allegations/5217597002/|url-status=live}}

Both Grande and Bieber denied the allegations against them. Bieber would address 6ix9ine's claims of that his streams did not count, stating that "he (6ix9ine) is counting his global streams and this is a domestic chart so only domestic streams count".{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/justin-bieber-ariana-grande-respond-to-tekashi69-billboard-claims/|title=Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande Clap Back at Tekashi69 After Rapper Claims They Bought 'Stuck With U' No. 1 Billboard Spot|last=Macke|first=Johnni|website=USWeekly|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603205247/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/justin-bieber-ariana-grande-respond-to-tekashi69-billboard-claims/|url-status=live}}

Billboard also commented on how they conducted that week's charts, as well as commenting that the forecast rankings that 6ix9ine had prior to the reveal was false, stating that they do not distribute any of their rankings to labels, management, or artists.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9380654/billboard-hot-100-number-one-calculations-6ix9ine|title=How Billboard Came to Its Calculations in This Week's Race For the Hot 100 No. 1|magazine=Billboard|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519030227/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9380654/billboard-hot-100-number-one-calculations-6ix9ine|url-status=live}}

In a later interview with The New York Times asking him if he inflates his streams "through bots or pre-roll ads or dirty marketing tactics", Hernandez stated:

{{blockquote|I'll say the same thing I said to Billboard: Who doesn't? Everybody inflates their numbers. Ev-er-y-bod-y.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/arts/music/6ix9ine-interview.html|title=6ix9ine, Rap's Newly Freed, Chart-Topping Villain, Admits to Everything|work=The New York Times | date=September 2, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902212042/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/arts/music/6ix9ine-interview.html|url-status=live|last1=Coscarelli|first1=Joe}}}}

In 2018, Hernandez was involved in a feud with fellow New York rapper Casanova,{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Darryl |date=2018-05-19 |title=Brooklyn Love: Tekashi69 And Casanova Officially End Their Beef |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/tekashi69-casanova-end-beef-586692/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=VIBE.com |language=en-US}} which led to a shooting incident between both of their entourages at the Barclays Center.{{Cite web |last=Centeno |first=Tony M. |date=2018-04-23 |title=Casanova And Tekashi 6ix9ine's Beef At Barclays Center Ends In Gunfire |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/casanova-tekashi-6ix9ine-beef-shooting-barclays-581288/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=VIBE.com |language=en-US}} Their beef was "squashed" in the same year.{{Cite magazine |last=Elibert |first=Mark |date=2018-06-28 |title=Casanova on His New EP 'Commissary,' How Prison Molded Him & Squashing His Beef With 6ix9ine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/casanova-interview-commissary-ep-6ix9ine-8463273/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

Since his early prison release in April 2020, Hernandez has antagonized and been engaged in a number of feuds, with among others, Meek Mill,{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=2020-05-08 |title=He's Back: 5 Best Moments From 6ix9ine's Return to Instagram Live |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/best-moments-6ix9ine-instagram-live-9373676/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331042031/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/best-moments-6ix9ine-instagram-live-9373676/ |url-status=live }} 50 Cent,{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} Anuel AA,{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2023-07-18 |title=A Timeline of Anuel AA, Yailin La Mas Viral and 6ix9ine's Feud |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/anuel-aa-yailin-la-mas-viral-6ix9ine-feud-timeline/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114190328/https://www.billboard.com/lists/anuel-aa-yailin-la-mas-viral-6ix9ine-feud-timeline/ |url-status=live }} YG,{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=2019-04-24 |title=YG Takes Aim at 6ix9ine With New Diss Track 'Stop Snitchin' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/yg-stop-snitchin-8508522/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127185524/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/yg-stop-snitchin-8508522/ |url-status=live }} Rich the Kid,{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Zoe |date=2020-05-12 |title=6ix9ine and Rich The Kid Trade Shots, Tekashi Brings in Lil Uzi Vert |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-rich-the-kid-lil-uzi-vert-diss/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=XXL Mag |language=en |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613014010/https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-rich-the-kid-lil-uzi-vert-diss/ |url-status=live }} Future,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/future-goes-on-heated-twitter-rant-about-tekashi-6ix9ine-news.110423.html|title=Future Goes On Heated Twitter Rant About Tekashi 6ix9ine|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Zidel|first=Alex|date=May 14, 2020|access-date=May 14, 2020|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528161817/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/future-goes-on-heated-twitter-rant-about-tekashi-6ix9ine-news.110423.html|url-status=live}} Fivio Foreign,{{Cite web |title=Fivio Foreign Hits Back After 6ix9ine Blasts First-Week N... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/fivio-foreign-hits-back-6ix9ine-blasts-first-week-numbers-claiming-king-of-new-york |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Complex |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=6ix9ine Continues Throwing Shots at Fivio Foreign Over Al... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/brad-callas/6ix9ine-continues-throwing-shots-at-fivio-foreign-album-sales-king-of-new-york-debate |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Complex |language=en}} Yailin La Más Viral,{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Bryson "Boom" |date=2024-09-05 |title=6ix9ine Rips Ex-Girlfriend Yailin La Mas Viral In New Diss Song |url=https://www.hot97.com/news/6ix9ine-rips-ex-girlfriend-yailin-la-mas-viral-in-new-diss-song/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=HOT 97 |language=en-US}} and Lil Tjay.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-23 |title=Tekashi 69 Has An Unsurprising Reaction To Lil Tjay Getting Shot |url=https://uproxx.com/music/tekashi-69-laughs-at-lil-tjay-shooting/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}} Hernandez has attempted to feud with Chicago drill artists King Von and Lil Durk.{{Cite web |last=Schenkman |first=Jordan |date=2022-05-10 |title=6ix9ine & Lil Durk Beef: A Brief History |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/411384-6ix9ine-and-lil-durk-beef-a-brief-history-news |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}} Lil Durk claimed Hernandez's record label tried to pay him $3 million to continue their dispute. Lil Tjay made similar claims.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/6ix9ine-interview-new-album-9444984|title=6ix9ine Talks Snitching, His Beefs in Hip-Hop & Why He's Happy to Be Free|magazine=Billboard | last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 4, 2020|access-date=September 8, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907014049/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9444984/6ix9ine-interview-new-album|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/lil-tjay-6ix9ine-rep-beef-tekashi/|title=Lil Tjay Claims 6ix9ine's Reps Offered Money to Beef With Tekashi |last=Fitzgerald|first=Trent|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=September 8, 2020|archive-date=September 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908070816/https://www.xxlmag.com/lil-tjay-6ix9ine-rep-beef-tekashi/|url-status=live}}

In March 2018, Hernandez visited the Dominican Republic to shoot a music video. While there, Hernandez handed out $100 bills to residents in the area.[http://thesource.com/2018/03/28/tekashi-6ix9ine-hands-out-cash-to-residents-in-the-dominican-republic/ Tekashi69 Hands Out Cash In The DR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214257/http://thesource.com/2018/03/28/tekashi-6ix9ine-hands-out-cash-to-residents-in-the-dominican-republic/ |date=September 18, 2019 }} - The Source Entertainment Reporting{{cite news |last1=Zidel |first1=Alex |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Hands Children $100 Bills, Speaks On Poverty In Dominican Republic |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-hands-children-s100-bills-speaks-on-poverty-in-dominican-republic-news.46520.html |access-date=March 30, 2019 |agency=hotnewhiphop |date=March 26, 2018 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214257/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-hands-children-s100-bills-speaks-on-poverty-in-dominican-republic-news.46520.html |url-status=dead}} In the midst of his feud with Chief Keef on June 12, 2018, Hernandez visited Chicago's South Side and gave food and cash handouts to local residents.[https://www.complex.com/music/2018/06/6ix9ine-feeds-chicago-homeless-chief-keef-responds 6ix9ine feeds Chicago homeless] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216212518/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/06/6ix9ine-feeds-chicago-homeless-chief-keef-responds |date=December 16, 2018 }} - Complex Entertainment Reporting[https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/126066-tekashi-6ix9ine-donates-to-homeless-in-chicago-and-lil-reese-clowns-him-news 6ix9ine Donates To Chicago's Less Fortunate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613165024/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-donates-to-homeless-in-chicago-and-lil-reese-clowns-him-news.52458.html |date=June 13, 2018 }} - HNHP Entertainment Reporting On July 24, 2018, Hernandez announced that a percentage of proceeds from sales of his Nicki Minaj-assisted hit single "Fefe" would be donated to various youth programs in New York.{{cite web |url=http://thesource.com/2018/07/24/fefe-youth-programs/ |title=FEFE to find NYC Youth Programs |date=July 24, 2018 |publisher=Thesource.com |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=September 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923154305/http://thesource.com/2018/07/24/fefe-youth-programs/ |url-status=live }} A portion of the proceeds from their 2020 single, "Trollz", was donated to The Bail Project to support people arrested during the George Floyd protests.{{Cite web|title=Tekashi 6ix9ine, Nicki Minaj drop 'Trollz,' proceeds going to Bail Project|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7058641/tekashi-6ix9ine-nicki-minaj-trollz-bail-project/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Global News|date=June 10, 2020 |language=en|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624232050/https://globalnews.ca/news/7058641/tekashi-6ix9ine-nicki-minaj-trollz-bail-project/|url-status=live}} On October 22, 2018, Hernandez met and spent the day with Tati, an eight-year-old Brooklyn girl terminally ill with brain cancer whose wish was to meet him. Hernandez took her out for a shopping spree.[https://www.hiphopdx.com/news/id.48934/title.6ix9ine-surprises-8-year-old-fan-battling-brain-cancer 6ix9ine surprises fan with brain cancer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217062609/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.48934/title.6ix9ine-surprises-8-year-old-fan-battling-brain-cancer/amp-context |date=December 17, 2018 }} - Hip Hop DX Entertainment Reporting[http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/09/6ix9ine-doing-good-deeds/ Tekashi69 Doing Good Deeds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216210954/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/09/6ix9ine-doing-good-deeds/ |date=December 16, 2018 }}

On February 10, 2019, a video surfaced of Hernandez in an anti-violence against women commercial for Romantic Depot, a New York-based sex shop and lingerie store chain.{{cite news |title=Tekashi69 Talks Sex Dolls in Blooper Reel From Sex Shop Commercial |url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/20/tekashi-69-sex-shop-commercial-blooper-reel/ |access-date=April 20, 2019 |work=TMZ |language=en |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508030500/https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/20/tekashi-69-sex-shop-commercial-blooper-reel/ |url-status=live }} The commercial video was released on Valentine's Day and went viral on TMZ and other celebrity news sites.{{cite news |last1=Fishbein |first1=Rebecca |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine, Accused of Abuse, Stars in Sex Shop's Anti-Abuse Ad |url=https://jezebel.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-accused-of-abuse-stars-in-sex-shops-a-1832515331 |access-date=April 20, 2019 |work=Jezebel | archive-date=April 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420035100/https://jezebel.com/tekashi-6ix9ine-accused-of-abuse-stars-in-sex-shops-a-1832515331 |url-status=live }} The start of the video states "In no way does Romantic Depot support Tekashi 6IX9INE's past activities", which include domestic violence and alleged sexual assault against his ex-girlfriend.

After returning from prison in 2020, Hernandez intended on donating $200,000 from the $2 million he had earned from "Gooba" to No Kid Hungry. However, the director of strategic communications, Laura Washburn, declined the donation, saying "We are grateful for Mr. Hernandez's generous offer to donate to No Kid Hungry but we have informed his representatives that we have declined this donation...As a child-focused campaign, it is our policy to decline funding from donors whose activities do not align with our mission and values." Hernandez responded on Instagram, saying "@nokidhungry rather take food out the mouth of these innocent children I never seen something so cruel".{{cite web|title=6ix9ine's $200,000 Donation to No Kid Hungry Declined|website=Complex Networks | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/tekashi-6ix9ine-200000-donation-no-kid-hungry-declined|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518034015/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/tekashi-6ix9ine-200000-donation-no-kid-hungry-declined|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Sheehy |first=Kate |date=2020-05-12 |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine tries to give $200G to No Kid Hungry, gets rejected |url=https://pagesix.com/2020/05/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-tries-to-give-200g-to-no-kid-hungry-gets-rejected/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401193359/https://pagesix.com/2020/05/12/tekashi-6ix9ine-tries-to-give-200g-to-no-kid-hungry-gets-rejected/ |url-status=live }}

{{Main|6ix9ine discography}}

• Dummy Boy (2018)
• TattleTales (2020)
• Leyenda Viva (2023)
• Blackballed (2024)

• World Domination Tour (2018){{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/6ix9ine-world-domination-tour-dates/|title=6ix9ine Shares World Domination Tour Dates|website=XXL Mag|date=June 10, 2018 |access-date=August 10, 2018|archive-date=August 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810173350/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/6ix9ine-world-domination-tour-dates/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=6ix9ine Performs in Underwear During Show in France |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/6ix9ine-performs-underwear/ |website=XXL Mag |date=July 8, 2018 |access-date=November 21, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121161709/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/6ix9ine-performs-underwear/ |url-status=live }}

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