WHO ARE YOU & WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

My name is Daniel Hernandez , but my artist name is “TEKASHI 6IX9INE”. I am originally from mexico but my mom brought me and my brother to New York when i was very young , We moved to a neighborhood called “Bushwick” that is located in Brooklyn. I went to “P.S 59” which is named “Campos Middle School” after i went to “Legacy High School” but i later dropped out in tenth grade because i had to help out at home.

HOW DID YOU COME TO BE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY?

I started working at 13, My first job was at Youth Corps, for about 2 months. Didn’t make a lot, so i bussed tables with my older brother. Then i found something better as a grocery store delivery boy for two years. I landed another bus boy job, Then I became a rapper. A few weeks after i started working in the new store in Sept of 2014. Peter Rogers came in one day at the store to buy tea and peanuts, He had asked me if i rapped because i had a cool looking appearance but up until that moment i only had made rock n’ roll rap.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY?

Since the first indictments were issued.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COOPERATING?

Since I’ve been in custody.

HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH “TRE WAY”

Everything started after i toured in Bratislava, Slovakia; and Moscow… For all those shows I only made about $2 grand. The only reason i did it is just for the experience but then the situation changed in Sept 2017. When i filmed the music video for my song called “G-U-M-M-O”. It was filmed in “Bed Stuy, 370 madison”. i had just signed a 20% management deal with a rapper named “Seiko Billy”, but Billy was a Nine Trey Blood so i had asked him to provide members for the video. Billy brought Hennessy and at 370 Madison I met Kifano Jorden aka “Shotti”,when i first met him the very first thing he told me was , “We with you little homie”. He also brought a bunch of red bandannas and another gentlemen named “Pablo.”

When did you become a member of Nine Trey?

In November of 2017.

Did you get initiated?


No, You had to shoot your 31 that means to be initiated you had to do work, Like, cutting someone’s face. So since I didn’t do that I had to keep making hits and giving financial support to the gang, And when I mean giving financial support I mean as in giving them funds to procure illegal firearms.

What did you gain from being a Nine Trey?

I would say my career because hanging out with them gave me street credibility, protection, girls and anything else you can think of that may come with that lifestyle.

Does Nine Trey have a leadership Structure?

Yes, They had two different structures set up, first there was a prison line up and a street line up, The prison line up could say who had ranking and who didnt, and in order for anything to go through on the street. the higher ups in prison had to approve of it first. I personally spoke to Frank White And Magoo they were the ones behind the wall calling all the shots. On the streets Mel Murda was the god father, then underneath him was “Shotti” and “Seiko Billy” was a five star, And also The artist known as “Trippie Red” is also a five star for the “Five Nine Street Brims”.