Tekashi 6ix9ine’s sentencing hearing got underway on Wednesday morning (December 18) at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York City.
After roughly 13 months in a New York prison, the controversial rapper has finally been sentenced in his racketeering case. According to Inner City Press, he will not being going free on Wednesday as some predicted.
As Judge Paul A. Engelmayer told 6ix9ine, “I cannot agree with your counsel that time served is appropriate. In my judgment, your conduct is too violent and selfish to make 13 months reasonable. You will not be going free today.” [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
For nearly an hour, Judge Engelmayer read 6ix9ine the riot act for his multiple crimes but eventually noted his cooperation helped take down Nine Trey, revealing 6ix9ine had met with the government 26 times.
“Your cooperation enabled the government to take down a violent gang,” he reportedly said. “beyond the six including you named in the initial indictment.”
Ultimately, 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 months in prison with five years supervised release, 300 hours of community service and a $35,000 fine. With time served, that means he’ll be out in November 2020.
6ix9ine was arrested on racketeering charges in November 2018 alongside his former manager Kifano “Shotti” Jordan.
In October, 6ix9ine took the stand as the federal government’s star witness during the kidnapping and robbery trial of alleged Nine Trey members Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack and Anthony “Harv” Ellison. During his testimony, 6ix9ine admitted he agreed to cooperate only one day after his arrest.
As a result of his testimony, Ellison and Mack were both convicted of multiple felonies. Ellison was found guilty of kidnapping in aid of racketeering as well as racketeering conspiracy and maiming and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, while Mack was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy and narcotics trafficking.
Consequently, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman wrote a letter to Judge Engelmayer, recommending a lighter sentence.
“[Daniel] Hernandez provided the Government with critical insight into the structure and organization of Nine Trey, identified the gang’s key players, and described acts of violence that he personally witnessed or that he heard about from other Nine Trey members,” Berman wrote. “Hernandez testified in the face of threats of safety to him and his family.”
6ix9ine’s cooperation has not only earned him the nickname “Snitch9ine” on social media but also plenty of detractors. Snoop Dogg and The Game are among the many notable artists who have condemned the Brooklyn native for talking. In fact, the D-O-Double-G labeled him a “S.N.I.T.C.H.” numerous times.
Despite the potential danger of 6ix9ine’s freedom, he reportedly rejected a chance to be in the witness protection program to resume his formerly lucrative rap career. While in jail, 6ix9ine reportedly inked a deal for two new albums worth $10 million.
6ix9ine dropped his debut album Dummy Boy from jail in November 2018. The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 2 shortly after its release, selling over 65,000 total album equivalent units in its first week.
The DAY69 mixtape was released in February 2018 and peaked at No. 4. It’s since been certified gold by the RIAA. Only time will tell if 6ix9ine will be able to pick up where he left off following this exhaustive case.
24 months, 5 years supervised release, 300 community service and a $35k fine… dude got the vaseline.
All that telling and still got two years??? Nah fam the gang life ain’t worth it
Its not worth it period lol. comes with a short life expectancy, bringing yourself (as well as your family) into constant danger. Its dumb as hell when you sit back and think about it. Hopefully as time moves forward, more and more people will drop it, like a bad habit. Especially the ones, who also try to play both sides, claiming black lives matter. Nope, not as long as you’re involved with organizations that steal, kill, and sell drugs to their very own (not that they should be looking to do these things period, no matter the race).
Nigga bout to be in his cell punching the air, crying. Lol still 24 months ain’t bad
Did all that snitching and still got sentenced. He got used by Treyway and the Feds. The label cant protect him now. GP is were this fool is headed
From 47 to 2 years…one of which he’s already served? He got off easy
2 years? That’s enough time for someone to run down on him…He better stay in solitary if they’re not still protecting him.
Hell yeah that’s my boy he finna be out soon.. meanwhile Gay Way niggas getting they bootyhole diddled for couple decades #FreeTekashi
Lol lol lol your so full of shit it leaking onto the keyboard
I told you all he was going to do some time. The feds don’t give a fuck about him getting back to his lucrative music career. Take these 48 months and thank you for your service.
Guess u didn’t read the article.
Did I say say 48?! I meant 24. My bad. You’re right!
He’ll be serving two years, not four.
Wait…. I can’t stay here! I know who shot Tupac… and Jam Master Jay! Let’s talk.
Damn…. That’s gotta suck… Bobby Shmurda will be home before you…. but then again at least he’s a real nigga and didn’t snitch on his crew and took the charges with them.
Real nigga? Sounds like a dumbass to me. What next? You gonna allow other niggas to dig deep in your bitch and raise those kids, cause you a real nigga? Foh dumbasses.
Coming from a guy wearing high heels and makeup…shut your gay ass hair weave wearing bitch made ass up
2021 is gonna be a terrible year for hip-hop..
11 months to go.. wow. Car thieves getting more time
2021 is gonna be a terrible year for hip-hop
Slap on the wrist. He played everyone from the gang to the court.
This is how it works people. You talk..you walk. For all the keyboard gangsters that swear something going ro happen because he violated a code. Whatever. There have been bigger snitches than him walking free and clear for years…untouched. Don’t believe the bull ish hype. No street dude with half a brain will want to touch this guy…its an automatic jail sentence. He’s too popular.
It’s never cool to give information about shit you were involved in. You a lame like Snitch9 if you believe what he did was cool
That’s true, we need to just accept the American ghettos will always victimize black men, killing them with violence and drugs. We can not ever change this, we don’t want to put the murderers and gangsters in prison, so please, never complain about the conditions of the ghettos across America!
A lot of those snitches walking “free and clear” are certified killers though, approaching them and Daniel is two different things…
Glad he’s getting out as dummy boy was the best album of 2018
I think financially he will be okay once released from prison but his music career is dead. Can’t talk about that gang shit no more
Think again. Legal fees ain’t cheap and his pockets was never that deep to begin with. The Feds seized everything this fool owns.
He signed a deal in Jail for 10 Million. Its a win for him. Legal fees will not even come close to that.
It doesn’t matter if was going to go to jail or not, he’s a dead man
Basically 2 years for getting caught up on racketeering/ordering a hit. Not bad AT ALL. Now let’s watch the media corporations force hip hop access media to give this guy shine. And all the talking heads will have to shut up and take it. Watching these fools rationalize everything will be hilarious.
This clown got famous from YouTube and so did most of the shitty mumble rap rappers too. The public and youth of today are to blame for accepting and listening to this GARBAGE.
Hold that L NY!! He’ll be back on the gram by Christmas 2020
Lol i got half that time for petty shit… the system is a joke
give the g a second chance, maybe a third. he doesn’t deserve to be in prison he should clean himself up like I have. stay off the drugs, no more porn, no more sex, take medication for any mental illness you might be diagnosed with – he might be insane and sent to a lock up hospital instead. you can have the cars, the clothes and the money but you got to stay off those drugs and have no more sex. good luck.
No more jerking off too?
I respect lil homie, he could’ve really sat down and took them years and get abused by nine trey members for decades. But, instead, he took the hard and dangerous way to redemption and snitched on all them clowns and for that he’ll have the world’s biggest bullseye on him for a long time.
He bossed up, cus make no mistake about: this decision is immeasurably more gangsta cus he gon deal with ALL the smoke.
Stay away from gangs kids – be leaders not followers
That’s a win for Tekashi, he might not like it but 2 years ain’t nothing compared to the time he was facing..