Having “snitched” or “ratted” out his former affiliates earned him the name “Ratatouille” in reference to the rat of the 2007 Disney film. His reputation downgraded as fast as his record sales once skyrocketed. The oh so tough gangster, the boogeyman of rap was no longer the favorite rapper and was certainly no longer a desirable artist other rappers wanted to work with. He testified against 9 of his former gang members who all were charged for a variety of serious offenses. Tekashi came to terms with the judges on a plea deal that would reduce his sentence to 2 years in prison if he was to cooperate with law officials. 69 was on his way to face 47 years to life in prison if all charges were to pass in court. Legal issues came popping up one after the other, from a sexual assault case which led to a 4-month probation sentence to gun charges and murder conspiracy charges. More hit records than one can imagine in such a short amount of time, but it all quickly came down the drain.
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Unfortunately, things did a full 180 for him really fast. 69 was on fire and with his ignorant, cocky behavior it appeared that 69 was invincible and was headed straight to the top. No introduction was needed for the album, and in 2018 Tekashi released the album which peaked at number 3 on Billboard 100 and earned a platinum plaque selling over 1 million copies. The lead single for the album was “ Fefe ” featuring Nicki Minaj, which hit an incredible 8x platinum selling over 8 million copies. Upon the consistent release of hit singles, Tekashi was preparing to release is a debut album “Dummy Boy”. Everyone was out to get a piece of 69 as it nearly guaranteed a hit record just by having a feature with the young star. Tekashi was the talk of the rap game and was easily one of the fastest-growing stars in modern history.
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All which appeared on Billboard 100 and “Kooda”, as well as “Keke”, have both earned RIAA’s gold certificate selling over 500,000 copies. The hype was real and 69 kept dropping more heat with hit singles like “Kooda”, “Keke” and “Gotti”.
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Tekashi, 69 or often referred to as 6ix9ine has been the boogeyman of the rap game since he made his first buzz in late 2017 with the hit single “ Gummo ” which peaked at number 12 on Billboard 100 and in 2018 sold a whopping 2 million copies earning 2x certified platinum on RIAA. In case you don’t, here’s a brief summary of the 24-year-old Brooklyn rap super-star. If you are reading this then chances are you probably are familiar with who the loud and obnoxious Tekashi 69 is. Home » Too Short » Tekashi 69: How does the rap industry really feel about him?