The rainbow-haired rapper we love to hate is at it again. In his first post-prison interview with The New York Times, Tekashi 6ix9ine had quite a lot to say, and as you can imagine, it was all as bizarre as his brightly colored tresses.
Described as “alternating between remorse and what-about-isms,” Tekashi was apparently both “forthcoming and straightforward, but also slippery, refusing any suggestion that he might tone down the chaos.” Yup, that checks, so lets jump right in to the good stuff.
Speaking of jump, Tekashi started things off in more of a straightforward mood, saying, “how would you feel if I go out there on the ledge and jump off that building and kill myself?” 6ix9ine asked. “That’s what society wants me to do.” Instead, he said he plans to “just keep dominating.”
6ix9ine is alarmingly aware of his reputation, how could he not be, with his laundry list of bad acts and decisions. Before his involvement with Nine Trey (which he admits to doing for “credibility”) eventually led to him to testify against his former gang in 2018 to lessen a prison sentence, his first error in judgment came before the fame.
In 2015, Tekashi plead guilty for the use of a child in a sexual performance, seen in videos miming graphic acts and touching a 13-year-old while she performed sex acts on other men. His thoughts on the matter, “Yes, I was making Instagram videos, a whole bunch of content.” When asked if he feels he’s atoned for his actions, having copped a plea deal serving four years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service, he without hesitation said yes. “Of course. No other celebrity gives back as much as Daniel Hernandez,” 6ix9ine's real name.
He continued to justify saying, “I was 18 at the time. Am I this 40-year-old Jeffrey Epstein-type?” And further stated, “I admit to all my wrongs, right? I pleaded guilty to [using] a child in a sexual performance, and then I took responsibility for that… The thing with a 13-year-old girl, I was at the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Tekashi further admitted that when he found out the age of the girl, "that tore me apart. My whole life felt like it was coming crashing down. I’m in the interrogation room like, what did I do? 'Damn, my life is over.'” But when further asked if he understands why some might not want him to be a public figure, or feel that he doesn’t deserve the fame and success due to his thoughtless actions he wasn’t so much in agreement. “No, I don’t,” he said, “Tupac Shakur was convicted of rape. Is Tupac Shakur loved or hated? Loved! What’s the difference between me and Tupac Shakur? I never caught a rape charge — ever.”
Well we can think of a difference or two, however, we digress. As far as Tekashi is concerned, he and Tupac are essentially the same type of artist. When told that Pac “put art into the world in which he grappled with his demons, and tried to give back through his work saying, ‘I’ve done good, I’ve done bad, I want to be better,’” Tekashi’s response was, “and what am I doing?”
So in conclusion, Tekashi is sorry about his past mistakes, he knows most of you don’t like him, however he doesn’t care, and if you ask him there’s no difference between him and Tupac.
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