Update 09/17/2019 7:59pm:
Tekashi 6ix9ine took the stand on Tuesday to testify against his kidnappers and notes from his testimony are already going viral. For starters, 6ix9ine claims that he began cooperating with federal officials the day after the Nine Trey Bloods were taken down. He also admitted to being a member of the gang when asked. During his testimony, 6ix9ine even said that Trippie Redd was a gang member, tying the rapper to the Five-Nine Brims.
Sketches from 6ix9ine's testimony surfaced and the notable questions and answers were provided by Matthew Russell Lee of the Inner City Press who was present in court.
Update 09/17/2019 4:50pm:
According to TMZ, when Tekashi took the stand in court on Tuesday (September 17), he pointed and identified Aljermiah "Nuke" Mack and Anthony "Harv" Ellison as Nine Trey gang members.
Tekashi also revealed that he was introduced to many Nine Trey members at the set for his 2017 hit "Gummo." Tekashi said he met Seqo Billy and told him that he wanted official gang members in his video and Billy came through with three dozen people with red bandannas. Tekashi also says he met his former manager Kifano "Shotti" Jordan on the set of the video. During his hearing, Tekashi says he was never initiated into the gang but said that they wanted to keep him making hits to bankroll various illegal activities.
More details to come.
Source: TMZ
Original 09/17/2019 3:03pm:
DJ Akademiks broke the news on Tuesday (September 17) that Tekashi 6ix9ine "is in court testifying as we speak against his kidnappers." This comes after an attorney for Tekashi's alleged kidnapper compared the Brooklyn rapper to actor Jussie Smollett, claiming that Tekashi staged the 2018 attack for attention.
Tekashi spoke on the kidnapping incident in the past, and he claimed that he thought he was going to die. Photos emerged of the rapper in the hospital after news broke of the incident, showing Tekashi with injuries to his face.
More details to come.
