If 6ix9ine goes down, he’s bringing Trippie Redd with him.
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s trial has officially begun. Today, the controversial rapper is taking the stand to testify against the men that are accused of kidnapping him last year. As we’ve known for nearly a full year, things are bound to get ugly and finally, updates are starting to roll in from the courthouse. Many of which are being provided by Matthew Russell Lee of the Inner City Press.
"Your honor, the government calls Daniel Hernandez." He's in prison blues. Deputy Smallman just swore him in. It's on.
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
The rainbow-haired rapper was escorted into the courthouse just over an hour ago wearing prison blues when he was asked to answer some simple questions about his upbringing and his involvement in the case. One of the first things that the artist, real name Daniel Hernandez, says is that he began cooperating with federal authorities the day after the Nine Trey Bloods were taken down. He goes on to identify a few of the men in the room, including Anthony Ellison and Aljermiah Mack, before claiming he was a member of the gang.
Q: Mr Hernandez, where were you born?
Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Q: how far did you go in school?
Like tenth grade.
When did you start living in federal custody? When did you start cooperating?
"The next day. The day after we were taken down."— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
Q: were you a member of a gang?
Yes. The Nine Trey Bloods.
Q: what sort of things did 9 Trey do?
Robberies, assaults, drugs…
Q: do you recognize anyone in court?
A: Anthony Ellison has a gray suit on. Mack has a brown suit on.— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
Where'd you go to school?
PS 59. Campos middle school. Legacy high school.
Did you work?
I started working at 13. My first job was at Youth Corps, for about 2 months. Didn't make a lot, so bussed tables with my brother. Then grocery store delivery boy 2 years— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
#6ix9ine: "I landed another bus boy job. Then I became a wrapper. Peter Rogers came into the store I worked in in Sept 2014 to buy tea and peanuts, asked me if I rapped. Said, You look cool. I made more like rock n' roll rap….
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
Toured in Bratislava, Slovakia; Moscow…
For all those shows I made about $2 thousand profit. I did it just for the experience. It changed in Sept 2017. Filmed a music video in #BedStuy, 370 Madison.
Gov't exhibit 202 [Inner City Press has requested all exhibits]— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
After a few moments pass by, music is presented and played in the court. “GUMMO” gets called into question, especially with all the guns being displayed in the music video. Then, possibly the most interesting development of the day took place. 6ix9ine threw Trippie Redd, his former rival, under the bus.
"What is a drum?"
"You add it to a gun. It carries an extra clip."
AUSA quoting lyrics using "N-word," as in "Uber N-word."
Now #6ix9ine is saying "N-word."
"Mister Hernandez, what is Gummo about?"
"It's a diss song, toward like somebody I don't get along with.— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
Hearsay: Shotti said, that little rainbow head knows that he doing.
"How did Kooda come about?"
"I knew I had a formula, to repeat it, the gang, what is the word for it, image, I would say, promote it, you know what I'm trying to say? That's what people like."— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
"Before I changed my style of rap, I liked this kid called Kooda, I thought he was talented, so I named the song after him."
"Kooda was filmed in Brooklyn, intersection of Fulton Avenue and Utica, near Smurf Village. It is Nine Trey members who live there."— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
Now government plays (parts of) Kooda, again very loud.
6ix9ine testifying about the Big Homie in Smurf Village (!)
Government pulls up transcript of Kooda lyrics, Exh 609t.
Here's link: https://t.co/DhkTvrqi1I— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
"If you replace N-word with 'people,' that's what I meant. No one understood how rainbow hair could be with the Bloods… Fifty means to be on point, to be aware.
Objection: leading.
Sustained.— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
“Trippie Redd was part of Five Nine Brims,” 6ix9ine reportedly told the judge. “It’s a diss song, toward like somebody I don’t get along with,” explained the rapper about “GUMMO” and Trippie.
Finally, 6ix9ine discusses the gang initiation process and his lyrics, noting that he was never personally initiated into Nine Trey. “I just had to keep making hits and giving financial support to the gang. Equipping with guns. Like, so they could buy guns,” he reportedly said.
The trial is still underway. We will update you with all the latest developments.
Q: How did you come up with drafting those lyrics? Based on your time with Nine Trey, did you learn some of their lingo?"
"Come again?"
Lingo.
Judge Engelmayer says the jurors want their mid-afternoon break. 15 min – blog story coming https://t.co/jaEfi60YYH— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
And we're back, last #6ix9ine segment of the day. AUSA asks, "When did you become a member of Nine Trey?"
November 2017.
Were you initiated?
No. You had to shoot your 31…
Story until now: https://t.co/hizK97st3J— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
6ix9ine: to be initiated you had to do work. Like, cutting someone's face.
Mr Hernandez, but you were not initiated, right.
Right. I just had to keep making hits and giving financial support to the gang. Equipping with guns. Like, so they could buy guns— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
So what did you get from Nine Trey?
"I would say my career. Credibility. Protection. All of the above."
Trey Way was something what we could market.
Q: Could you demonstrate the handshake?
A: I need two people, but…— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
Now #6ix9ine is shaking hands with himself, standing up so the jury can see.
AUSA: "Who taught you that?"
"I'm doing it with Shotti a lot."
"The nine with your index finger and your thumb." Nuke taught me.
Photo. "I think I was just getting the hang of it."— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
"We show up at a strip club in Brooklyn. Angels strip club, I don't want to be quoted." [There is a court reporter.] I wasn't making the sign right. He pulled me to the side. Yo, like, if you're going to be Nine Trey you have to make the sign right.
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
Mr. Hernandez, did you ever see Mr. Ellison make the sign?
"Yes."
Cuing up another video.
"Your honor, there's a little technical issue."
Engelmayer: Ok, very good.
"Just show the witness the opening frame of Exhibit 802."
Pauses at 7 seconds on the B-word— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
"Mr Hernandez if you could identify the people in the photograph."
"I don't know the guy in the LA hat."
"And what is Mel Murda wearing?"
"Cincinnati Reds… He's the grandfather, I mean godfather, of the Nine Trey Bloods."
a/k/a Mel Matrix…— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
A: "Does 9 Trey have a leadership structure?"
Yes. There was a street line up and a prison line up.
A: How did the prison line up work?
"My understanding is that with the prison line up there was a higher up to get anything sanctioned on the street."
Objection!— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
Overruled. Now 6ix9ine says he spoke to Frank White and Magoo. "They could say who had ranking and who didn't."
Q: Turning to the street line up, were there ranks?
A: There was a godfather… twins… Five star general…— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
Who occupied the positions?
"Mel Murda was the godfather. Right under was Shotti… Seiko Billy was a five star."'
Judge Engelmayer: I'm looking for a stopping point. (He said it will end at 4 pm, in 5 minutes.) Story soon – after the lawyers' arguments if any— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 17, 2019
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