6ix9ine is down unhealthy, based on new courtroom paperwork.
The controversial Brooklyn, N.Y. rapper is the defendant in a civil lawsuit introduced forth by the victims of a 2018 theft that 6ix9ine was current at. Nonetheless, Tekashi claims he can not cough up the cash the plaintiffs are searching for as a result of he’s broke. In courtroom paperwork first uncovered by AllHipHop and confirmed by XXL on Sunday (March 13), Tekashi tells the choose within the case, Choose John P. Cronan, he’s not creating wealth off his music.
In response to 6ix9ine, his take care of 10K Initiatives resulted in February and he hasn’t paid again his advance. “I did obtain massive advances underneath the recording artist and merchandising agreements previous to my arrest,” Tekashi, born Daniel Hernandez, wrote in courtroom paperwork. “Nonetheless, I don’t obtain any royalties underneath these agreements both since my royalty accounts remained unrecouped. I’ve needed to attempt to restart my profession after my launch from jail. I used to be out of the enterprise for 2 years, which prompted me to lose all of the momentum I had achieved earlier than I used to be arrested. I’ll by no means attain the degrees of success I had earlier than my arrest.”
Tekashi tells the courtroom he’s hardly bringing in earnings as a result of COVID-19 pandemic placing a damper on his skill to make present cash. “Proper now, I’m struggling to make ends meet,” 6ix9ine added. “I have no idea if I’ll ever command the form of advances I used to be paid earlier than my arrest, and my profession stalled.”
He continued, “If the Courtroom awards the compensatory damages and punitive damages sought by the Plaintiffs at this inquest, it is going to certainly bankrupt me in a approach from which I’ll by no means get better to the everlasting detriment of the relations who depend upon me.”
The rapper’s accountant, Justin Kobay, lists the “Gummo” rhymer’s internet price at “technically lower than zero.”
6ix9ine additionally admits within the courtroom paperwork that he’s afraid for his life after turning towards his former gang, the 9 Trey Gangsta Bloods. “I’ll by no means lead a traditional life since my cooperation made me a goal for 9 Trey in addition to different gangs,” Tekashi stated. “I stay with that worry day by day.”
Seketha Wonzer and Kevin Dozier have been robbed at gunpoint in April of 2018, in New York Metropolis by members of 9 Trey whereas 6ix9ine filmed the incident from a close-by SUV. The rapper and his crew mistakenly believed the 2 males have been members of Rap-A-Lot information, with whom Tekashi was feuding with on the time. 6ix9ine admitted he recorded the theft however claimed it was his supervisor Shotti’s concept to rob the boys throughout his 2019 federal racketeering and firearms case, by which he labored with the federal government to assist take down his former associates within the Brooklyn-based gang. In December of 2020, Wonzer and Dozier sued Tekashi. They’re searching for over $5 million every in punitive and compensatory damages from the rapper for a complete of $11.8 million.
Although he has carried out a few reveals, 6ix9ine has been quiet in latest months. He hasn’t put out music in over a yr, together with his final launch being the only “ZaZa” in February of 2021. His 2020 album TattleTales, which dropped following his launch from jail, underperformed sales-wise however did yield the No. 1 single “Trollz” that includes Nicki Minaj.
