

This was part of an ongoing investigation into the Nine Trey Gangsters street gang.ĦIX9INE took a plea deal in early 2019, which involved testifying against, or ‘snitching on’, his co-defendants. He’s also collaborated with 50 Cent recently, on the song “KINGS”.Īt the end of 2018, 6IX9INE was arrested on charges related to racketeering, weapon possession, and conspiracy to commit murder. The song became a huge hit worldwide and debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. In July 2018, 6IX9INE had his first Billboard Hot 100 top five, ‘Fefe’ featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz. The track was added to ‘Day69’ as a deluxe song and debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 before dropping off the following week. In April 2018, he dropped the track ‘Gotti’, which is a remix of a previous feature he did for the artist Packman titled “Got it, Got it’. chart with 55,000 album-equivalent units of which 20,000 were pure sales.Īfter the release of ‘Day69’, two songs from the album, ‘Billy’ and ‘Rondo’, both debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Billy’ peaked at No.50. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 album. He released his debut single ‘Gummo’ in 2017 which peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100.ĦIX9INE announced his debut mixtape ‘Day69’ which later was released in 2018. He rose to prominence on social media due to a July 2017 Instagram post that went viral on both Reddit and Twitter where 6IX9INE’s eccentric appearance turned him into an internet meme. Many of his early songs were released by FCK THEM, a music label based in Slovakia. Over the next three years, he released multiple tracks and he received a lot of attention due to his aggressive rapping style. In 2009 his father was murdered which led to him selling drugs in order to help his mother.ĦIX9INE began his career by dropping rap songs in 2014. Hernandez was expelled from school in the 8th grade and did not return. He was raised by his own parents until he turned 13 and grew up alongside his brother.

Hernandez was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn to a Mexican mother and a Puerto Rican father.


He started his career by uploading music to platforms like SoundCloud and YouTube through a Slovakian label, as he didn’t have an official account.
