6ix9ine Bio

Hernandez began his rapping career in 2012 when Hernandez was introduced to Peter Rodgers, CEO, of Hikari-Ultra in New York. He asked Hernandez if Hernandez rapped based upon his appearance. He said Hernandez was a model as an artiste. Hernandez began releasing rap music back in the year 2014. The artist released "69" in August of 2014; "Pimpin" in September 2014, and "4769" released in October 2014. dropped in the month of October. The latter song was Hernandez first collaboration with two members of the Brooklyn collective Pro Era (J.A.B.). and Dirty Sanchez. He released a variety of videos and tracks with titles such as "Scumlife", Yokai, and "Hellsing Station" over the next three years. His aggressive rapping style as well as the usage of anime in music video graphics attracted attention. Many of his earlier songs were issued by FCK THEM, a music label that is based in Slovakia. He adopted the stage name "Tekashi69"; "Tekashi" refers to Japanese anime, which was something he loved and "69" is a reference to both the 69 sexual position as well as the yin-yang symbol. Gathering fame as an internet meme due to his rainbow-colored hair, extensive tattoos and rainbow-plated grills, he eventually became an associate of fellow New York rapper ZillaKami, the younger half-brother of Righteous P.[30The two later became feuding after Hernandez discovered Righteous P and ZillaKami were planning to sign a record deal with Epic, in an attempt by ZillaKami to get him out of the deal due to a lack of control over Hernandez and the alleged non-payment of bail, the surfacing of allegations of misconduct against Hernandez, and disputes over stolen music. 5] 26 Hernandez began to work with Andrew Green, a rapper who was earlier known as TrifeDrew. He previously collaborated on music videos and could now work with Andrew Green on video.