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 wasn't able to make enough money working to support her children. Hernandez's stepfather 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. For elementary school, he attended Public School 59, for middle school, he attended Juan Morel Campos Secondary School and for high school, he attended Legacy High School. Hernandez would sing during mass and was selected many times to read from the Bible his favorite passage was Psalm 121. Hernandez and his older brother, Oscar Osiris Hernandez (born August 25, 1994), were raised in a church throughout their youth. Hernandez has his first name tattooed on the right side of his head. Hernandez played baseball and soccer throughout his youth and was assigned to a major league soccer 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. 5.5 Domestic violence and alleged sexual assaultĭaniel 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, Mexico, and Daniel Hernandez, Sr., from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.5.3 Robbery, assault and kidnapping incident.2.3 2019–present: Return to music and TattleTales.
His second album, TattleTales (2020), debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200.įor his role as a witness for the prosecution in the Nine Trey Gangsters trial, Hernandez has been near-universally condemned and ostracized by other members of the hip-hop industry, but has still had some commercial success. He was put on house arrest for the remainder of his term and was released in early August 2020.Īfter 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. 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 just two years in prison. Facing up to 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, weapons and drugs 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 was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). " Fefe", featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz, a 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 supported by the singles " Kooda", " Keke" and " Gotti", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Hernandez became widely known in late 2017 after the release of his debut 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 formerly as Tekashi69, is an American rapper.