6ix9ine appears to have turned a new leaf as he tests his singing chops for a new song and video “WAPAE” — his second since his Florida gym attack.
On Thursday (April 13), Tekashi took to Instagram to reveal he had landed in Uganda, Africa to shoot a music video for his latest single.
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“UGANDA, AFRICA I LOVE YOU,” he wrote alongside a video clip of him handing out $100 bills to children. “I CANT WAIT TO EDIT THIS VIDEO. IM SO HAPPY I FLEW 22 HOURS JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS WERE IN THIS VIDEO. WAPAE MUSIC VIDEO HOPEFULLY THIS SATURDAY/SUNDAY.”
The controversial rapper dropped the official track and video — featuring artists Angel Dior, Lenier, and Bulin 47 — on Saturday (April 15) and it’s already racking up the views.
“Wow….. I just want to say thank you. 1,300,000 views & #4 already trending in the world in 3 hours,” 6ix9ine said in a separate post, celebrating the success of his new single.
“I decided to jump into the Latin market because 1. I am of Latin decent & 2. Not the main reason but I did sign a 3,000,000 dollar deal in 2020 for a Latin album that I never delivered. But I never expected to receive the support that you guys have given me. I want to say thank you & I love you [heart emoji].”
The video for “WAPAE” is sitting at 2.5 million view at the time of publishing this story.
6ix9ine’s new single comes weeks after the Brooklyn rapper (real name Daniel Hernandez) was attacked by a group of men inside a sauna at an LA Fitness in South Florida and was badly beaten before managing to escape. He was later hospitalized for his injuries.
Despite the attack, which was recorded by his attackers, sources close to the rainbow-haired rapper told TMZhe had no interest in switching gyms, upping his security or changing the way he lives his life.
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On March 30, three suspects, Rafael Medina Jr., 43; Octavious Medina, 23; and Anthony Maldonado, 25, were taken into custody in Palm Beach County, Florida. Jail records show that the trio were booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on assault and robbery charges.
The very next day after his assailants were apprehended 6ix9ine released the visual for a new music video titled “Bori,” in which he melded graphic images from the assault with Cuba scenery.
