Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 3 months in prison for violating probation in gang caseRapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been sentenced to three more months in prison for violating his supervised release terms in a New York gang caseByThe Associated PressDecember 5, 2025, 8:56 PMNEW YORK -- Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to three more months in prison Friday for violating the terms of his supervised release in a New York gang case by assaulting a man and possessing drugs. The 29-year-old artist from Brooklyn, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, admitted to the violations during a hearing in federal court in Manhattan, where Judge Paul Engelmayer expressed frustration that Hernandez keeps getting into trouble. The rapper got a 45-day sentence late last year for breaking the supervised release terms.“From time to time your actions suggest that you believe that ordinary rules don’t apply to you," said the judge, who said another prison sentence was needed to send a message to Hernandez. Hernandez, who shot to fame with the 2017 release of his song “Gummo,” gave a lengthy speech in court, describing several episodes where he and his relatives were harassed and threatened because of his cooperation with authorities in the gang case. “Unknown individuals left a coffin in front of my house with an animal in it to send me a message,” he said.
