6ix9ine

Daniel Hernandez, known professionally as 6ix9ine, Tekashi69, or Tekashi 6ix9ine, is an American rapper. His music has been marked by an aggressive style of rapping, while his controversial public persona is characterized by his distinctive rainbow-colored hair, tattoos, legal problems, social media "trolling", and publicized celebrity feuds.

The rainbow-haired Brooklyn rapper emerged in 2017 with a deliberately antagonistic brand of trap that prioritized shock value and viral moments over lyrical depth, anchoring his early catalog—*DUMMY BOY* (2018) and *Day69* (2018)—with rage-fueled singles like "GUMMO" and collaborations with Kanye West and Nicki Minaj on "FEFE." 6ix9ine's trajectory became inseparable from his legal troubles and 2019 federal conviction; his cooperation with authorities and subsequent release fractured whatever street credibility he'd cultivated, particularly intensifying his beef with Kodak Black and leaving him stranded at the periphery of hip-hop's inner circle.