It was debated endlessly online what a post-prison Tekashi 6ix9ine would do once released — armed with a reported $10 million recording contract. While some speculated perhaps he’d go full reggaeton, or maybe change his persona all together (à la Chris Rock in CB4), recent trolling suggested maybe things would stay relatively on brand. Well, the speculation is over — his new single “GOOBA” is here.
No surprises, it’s just as silly as you may have expected.
A cross between pretending nothing happened and embracing the hate, the two-minute-long song is packed with the same aggression that made him so famous in the early stages of his viral superstardom. 6ix9ine stays in his “lane,” spitting egregious (and cringeworthy) threats such as “Now we catch him at the chicken spot/Up a couple chops/Pop that nigga with a 100 shots.”
After 6ix9ine convinced a court he was actually soft as butter, snarling “he doesn’t box,” is about as edgy as screaming “It’s Murda” on a J-Lo song.
Then there are the laughable references to clout chasing (seriously), at one point stating, “Niggas always wanna chase clout, bitch, I am clout.”
It’s an assertion that will likely have people the most frustrated. That is, until the final punchline that pushes it all over the top: “Niggas tweetin’ bout me/Got me trendin’, bitch/You big sad, tell me how I ratted, came home to a big bag.”
This isn’t the only shameless embrace of snitching on the song, either.
“Who did this, who did that — that’s my shit, don’t bite it,” he raps, making one wonder if he’s even taking this situation seriously.
Meek Mill Says Tekashi 6ix9ine's Comeback Song Is 'Super Trash'
Not surprisingly, the video garnered over 4.2 million views on YouTube in the first 30 minutes, with more than 2 million people tuning into his Instagram Live Stream on Friday (May 8). But frankly, this song and video could have been him jigging while chanting “Poopity Scoop” to a ukelele. People are here for the shit show, making the metrics seem more trivial at this point.
However, it begs the question of whether all this was worth it. Controversy sells, but “GOOBA” is about as much “for clout” as it gets. It feels like if infamous former NFL star and accused murderer OJ Simpson had made a song called “I Did It (Stoopid)” days after his not guilty verdict and rapped, “Haha, no double jeopardy, you big mad.”
With actual danger removed from the 6ix9ine equation, this entire song — and even the colorful video — feels like clownish tough guy cosplay that’s as poignant as a 2020 SNL skit.
#6ix9ineback
It’s about fuckin time the king is back! I’ve been waiting on him
I’m sure you have. Must of been torture to sit playing Fortnite and watching Logan Paul all day waiting until he was released. Y’all some lame af kids with no taste. Sheep, the lot of you. Internet gives this guy a buzz and because you can’t make up your own opinions, you’ve jumped right on board. Laughable.
He ran up the views based on everyone wanting to see what he’d sound like and what hes talking about…he wont last long…STOOPIDS
Officer Ricky gets features all the time and he used to handcuff young black men and search their anuses for drugs he now raps about selling
Rick Ross only worked as a parole officer for a few months and then became gangster for many years before becoming a rapper
THE KING IS BACK
Obviously Riley Wallace is Meek’s side bitch
I’ve not seen profanity in a headline before. Hurt feelings, eh? You could have just not reported on him, yet your site traffic is more important than your integrity. I’m not a fan, yet it’s clear as day that this journalist needs to get a grip.
They didn’t even have to report on it. This isn’t hip hop. As you said – they’re more concerned about site traffic than reporting on the culture. No articles on the Jazzy Jeff Break The Monotony house party (which was absolute fire), yet this gets exposure? Says it all.
Ross is a pretend drug dealer and use to be a cop!
Ti got caught with guns and bombs and only did 1 year! He talked to the feds for sure.
Drake has ghost writers and pretends to be from the streets when in reality he was a child actor.
Lil Wayne shot himself in the chest by accident as a kid and was a millionaire by the age of 12 but claims to be from the streets and claims to be a blood.
We can’t make up new rules for this kid just because you dont like him personally.
I hate Tekashi, but what a ridiculous and stupid title for an article. “musically, it’s shit”. You guys give high ratings to complete garbage!
I blame every single one of the OGs in hiphop except eminem for keeping quiet on the fuckery in hiphop and not calling it the trash it is and chalking it up to letting ‘ a young nigga shine and get his’..now hiphop is PURE fuckery..
And i dont wanna hear SHIT about white ppl pushing it blah blah.. u are the culture. U have the voice to change it as a whole. Did nithing
Lol what? Eminem is part of making hip-hop trash, but working with complete shit artists and pop stars. Next, eminem, the anti gun guy in his new raps, always rapped about his fascination with guns, and all kinds of gangster shit with g unit. Eminem is just as much as an actor as 69 is.
Im talking lyrics and having actual talent goofball. U might not like his content its debatable, i dont even like half his shit..but hes an emcee
Eminem didn’t push the “thug” thing. He did worse, glorified drugs, anger and depression. He’s the reason niggas like juice wrld dead and Lil xan having panic attacks at his moms house lol
@Thruth88 I don’t know if u are aquatinted at all with the music industry or young men ( lil Wayne, etc… ) but it’s a dangerous cut throat industry that is usually street driving and corrupted. Not a lot of humans are built or have what it takes to survive in it with out coming out either broke, , dead, drug , alcohol problems or some criminal activity acquired to destroy their lives. That being said I agree with your point but also keep in mind that art depicts real life and as well as how life can depict art.
Am I reaching here or shouldn’t dude be at least trying to tone down some of the lyrics when he’s on early release from the Feds? Is talking bout “hitting a nigga with a 100 shots” the wisest move? Like you’ve proven you’re not that type of dude, everyone knows you’re on house arrest and not poppping anyone right now, so take that risk for the fake clout?
All these rappers are liars fam
Since when everything said in a song real? If that is the case many rappers and singers would be arrested. Stop with all the hate
Fuck that he will forever get hate, get used to it.
you sound like such a hater in this article. u mad hes back ah haaaa ah haaa
Boy if you don’t shut yO Ol crappy butt up.
U Mad af. This song fire and the females in the video are A1. You a hater. Go cry in the corner listening to Kendrick AHHH HAAAAAAA
Get some sleep soyboy. You have a sex change operation in the morning.
The fact you’ve tried making out that not only is Takeshi is a better artist than Kendrick, but that listening to Kendrick is something to be mocked shows just how utterly clueless you are. I’m guessing you’re in the 11-15 age bracket, play Fortnite all day and watch Logan Paul videos all day long on YouTube. You’re a fool.
I refuse to hear the track, review is accurate
People are getting it wrong. GOOBA is just a reminder to the haterz that he’s back against all odds. The real single is coming soon.
The track is fire. The video is fire. The females are in the video are fire. You can find all their instagrams too if you thirsty lol
All you’ve done in your comment is show what shite taste in music you have. None of it is fire. It’s pathetic, juvenile hip pop for kids with short attention spans and low levels of intelligence.
bahahaha you KNOW a song is trash when even the artists own dickriders compliment the video and the women in the video (protip: its cuz the song is trash) – i cant even waste my time with this, anyone who thinks this is good doesnt have garbage taste in hip hop cuz this IS NOT HIP HOP/RAP – all it means is you’re either A.)Stupid/uneducated/ignorant B.)have trash taste in general or C.) you ARE sixnine typin this shit from house arrest…
when has anything he’s put out been considered good? just let him do his thing. good on him for putting himself back out there. he’s right, he got fvcked over so he ratted..everyone else would have too
he ratted on everyone even people who did nothing wrong to him and the guy he ordered to kill chief Keef
6ix9ine = KING
Not even close. Immature bs for children.
Stop it yall give shit music great reviews all the time. Stop trying to pander to the 6ix9ine hate train yall weak AF
That “came home to a big bag” line is the only decent one, you cant hate on it lol. His music is shit, but like the dude below me says, you guys give shit music great reviews all the time. This site was riding his nuts when he was wack before prison, but now he’s corny and cringy. Trash all around in this article; from the music, to the writer of this article and the company he writes for.
shit was hard
You gave Lil Uzi 4/5..? Your reviews are worth nothing!
Respect man…
The writer sounds very involved in the situation lol almost as if he is scorned in some way by 69s transgressions. Fall back and just critique the music mate it’s not your life it’s not that serious.
I was unfortunateto hear it on the radio. Very poor beat. I remember him repeating the word “dumb” too many times. He has nothing to say cuz he can’t like about gang life – yet he states he will shoot someone? Perhaps he previously had a ghostwriter. And same as prior to prison, the viewing figures vastly inflated.
Gooba is one of the best rap songs of the past decade.wtf are you talking about? The king is back. Ahaaaaa???