Due to his mother's financial struggle, Hernandez and his brother wore used clothes and Hernandez had to share a bed with his mother.Emotionally 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. 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 were raised in a church throughout their youth. Hernandez has his first name tattooed on the right side of his head. Hernandez has an older brother, Oscar Osiris Hernandez. He 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. Hernandez played baseball and soccer throughout his youth. She is also a diabetic and has had an operation on four hernias. in 1988 to seek a better life and opportunity she was a factory worker and house cleaner. His mother, Natividad Perez-Hernandez, came to the U.S. His father is also named Daniel Hernandez. Early lifeĭaniel Hernandez was born on May 8, 1996, in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City to a mother from Atlixco, Mexico and a father from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. His second album, TattleTales, debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200.
He was put on house arrest for the remainder of his term.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. He pled guilty to nine charges including conspiracy to commit murder and armed robbery in February 2019 and was given a two-year prison sentence after testifying for the prosecution. In 2018, he was arrested on racketeering, weapons and drugs charges. In 2015, 6ix9ine pled 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. "Fefe", featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz, a single from his debut album Dummy Boy, peaked at number three on the Hot 100. He subsequently released the mixtape Day69, which was supported by the singles "Kooda", "Keke" and "Gotti", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. 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, public feuds with fellow celebrities and legal issues.Ħix9ine became widely known in late 2017 after the release of his debut single, "Gummo", which was a sleeper hit. Hip hop hardcore hip hop punk rap scream rap SoundCloud rapĬreate 10K Projects Caroline Scumgang Tr3ywayĪ Boogie wit da Hoodie Nicki Minaj Tory Lanez TrifeDrew Trippie Reddĭaniel Hernandez, known professionally as Tekashi69 or 6ix9ine, is an American rapper, and songwriter.