6ix9ine testifies in court for prosecution at Nine Trey trial - Global News

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, testified on Tuesday against two alleged members of the Brooklyn street gang Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods in Manhattan’s Thurgood Marshall Courthouse.In court, 6ix9ine described how he discovered a formula for success with the crew before betraying it by becoming a prosecution witness.Story continues belowThe rapper told the court that his role in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods was to “just keep making hits and be the financial support for the gang … so they could buy guns and stuff like that.”READ MORE: Tekashi 6ix9ine’s ex-girlfriend claims rapper viciously beat herThe 23-year-old testified that in return, he received “my career. I got the street credibility. The videos, the music, the protection — all of the above.”During the testimony, 6ix9ine told the jury he decided to co-operate only a day after his arrest last year on a racketeering indictment that named him as a member of the gang — a move that has reportedly put him at risk behind bars and prompted many people in the rap community, including Snoop Dogg, to label him a “snitch” and a “rat.”

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September 19, 2019 at 12:39AM