

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. Įmotionally disturbed by the death of his stepfather, Hernandez would not shower or eat to the point where he lost a lot of weight, he was given therapy and was hospitalized for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Due to his mother's financial struggle, Hernandez and his brother wore used clothes and Hernandez had to share a bed with his mother. She applied for welfare and there were many nights Hernandez and his brother went to bed without dinner. After the murder of his stepfather, Hernandez's mother was not able to make enough money working to support her children. Hernandez's stepfather, who also was Puerto Rican, was shot dead steps away from the family home in 2010. Hernandez's father had a heroin addiction and was in prison for five years for selling drugs.

Hernandez's mother told him he was dead, according to Hernandez's father. Hernandez did not know his father until he was 9 years old and had only a brief relationship with him. He left high school around the tenth grade. His middle school was Juan Morel Campos Secondary School. His elementary school, was Public School 59. Hernandez sang during mass and was selected many times to read from the Bible. Hernandez and his older brother, Oscar Osiris (born August 25, 1994), were raised in a church throughout their youth. Hernandez played baseball and soccer throughout his youth and was allegedly assigned a scout for a major league team at 13 but his mother declined because she did not trust a stranger taking her son at a young age. in 1988 to seek a better life and opportunities. Early lifeĭaniel Hernandez was born on May 8, 1996, in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City 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. However, several major figures in the hip hop industry have condemned or ostracized Hernandez for his role as a witness for the prosecution in the Nine Trey Gangsters trial. His second album, TattleTales (2020), debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200. Hernandez has maintained commercial success since his release from prison his single " Gooba" debuted and peaked at number three in the US and " Trollz", his third collaboration with Minaj, debuted at number one in the country. He was put on house arrest for the remainder of his term and was released in early August 2020. In April 2020, he was granted early release during the COVID-19 pandemic following fears over his vulnerability to the disease due to his asthma condition. During the trial, Hernandez testified for the prosecution against other Nine Trey gang members and was sentenced to two years in prison. Facing a minimum of 47 years in prison, he pleaded guilty to nine charges including conspiracy to commit murder and armed robbery in February 2019. In 2018, he was arrested on racketeering and other weapons and drug charges. In 2015, Hernandez pleaded guilty to a felony count of use of a child in a sexual performance and received a four-year probation period and a 1,000-hour community service order. Despite negative critical reception, Dummy Boy peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.

" Fefe" (with Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz), the second single from his debut album Dummy Boy (2018), peaked at number three on the Hot 100. He subsequently released the mixtape Day69 (2018), which was further supported by the singles " Kooda", " Keke" (with Fetty Wap and A Boogie wit da Hoodie), and " Gotti", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Hernandez became widely known in 2017 after his feature on Trippie Redd's " Poles 1469" and the release of his debut solo single, " Gummo", which was a sleeper hit. His music has been marked by an aggressive style of rapping, while his controversial public persona is characterized by his distinctive rainbow-colored hair, extensive tattoos, legal issues, and publicized celebrity feuds.

Daniel Hernandez (born May 8, 1996), known professionally as 6ix9ine (stylized 6IX9INE and pronounced "six nine") and also as Tekashi69, is an American rapper.
