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Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Street Fight
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced on Wednesday in Manhattan Federal Court for two years in prison as part of being cooperative and testifying against his fellow members. Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, is also sentenced to 5 years of supervised probation. He will be released by the end of 2020.
In November 2018, Tekashi 6ix9ine was charged with federal racketeering and firearm charges. He was going to face decades in prison for his involvement in the 9 Trey Gangsta Bloods, notorious for murder, robbery, and drug trafficking. During that time, the US Attorney Geffrey Berman said that Tekashi and other members of the said gang “wreaked havoc on New York City, engaging in brazen acts of violence…showing reckless indifference to others’ safety.”
In September, he took the stand and testified about his life with the Nine Trey gang. It took him three days in the stand. Members who were convicted were Anthony Ellison and Aljermiah Mack. He also named other gang members/rappers Cardi B and Jim Jones, which sparked some commotions in the rap community. Cardi B’s representative denied the allegation from Tekashi and made a statement – “This news is not true.”
However, during a past interview with GQ in 2018, Cardi B was telling, “I used to pop off with my homies, and they’d say, ‘Yo, you get it poppin’. It would help if you came home. You should turn Blood.’ And I did. Yes, I did. And something that — it’s not like, oh, you leave. You don’t leave.”. There was no statement from Jone’s regarding the allegations.
Tekashi made a plea deal with the prosecutors and agreed to cooperate with the authorities in exchange for a shorter sentence. That also makes him a witness and would allow him to be part of the witness protection program when he is released. On the other hand, he said that he will still perform.
An Inner City Press report was doing some live tweets regarding the court proceedings. Tekashi prepared a statement in front of the judge before he was sentenced. He mentioned that he wanted to be free, and if he does, he will inspire the youth to change their lives for the better, especially those who have some troubles with their lives now.
Tekashi s dad, who happened to have been gone since he was in third grade, showed up during the sentencing. “I took one glance — I see my biological father. I haven’t seen him since the third grade, and I don’t even know if this is a f—-n joke, everything I go through.”
“I failed these people. They believed in Daniel Hernandez. I was too busy making the negative image in my 69 personas. I know God has a bigger plan for me. I want to inspire the youth that it never too late to change”.
Tekashi got his fame in 2017 with his successful music video “Gummo” that made 360 million views. He made another release “Fefe” with Nicki Minaj and made his way to a debut album in 2018, Dummy Boy.
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NEW K.ID, the No.1 TV channel for all K-Pop entertainment and source (https://cutt.ly/NEWKID), announced its weekly chart for the 3rd week of August.
BLACKPINK retains its #1 spot in the NEW K.ID’s weekly chart for three consecutive weeks as they tie with WINNER’s previous record. BLACKPINK has announced a new single dropping on August 28th which will be a collaboration with American pop star, Selena Gomez. Selena Gomez also recently teased her collaboration with BLACKPINK on her Instagram post captioned, “SELPINK pulling up soon. 8/28”.
Following their release of the single, BLACKPINK will be releasing their first debut album on October 2nd.
PENTAGON, SHINee, GWSN, and N.Flying all retained their spots in TOP5. The 6th place, WINNER, celebrated their 6th year debut anniversary. MINO posted a photo of WINNER on his Instagram, celebrating the time and unforgettable memories that they have spent together for the last 6 years.
Ranked at #9, SF9’s Rowoon has been named as ‘The North Face white label’s F/W’ model and its brand ambassador. With a height over 6’3’’, Rowoon not only has a youthful personality but also has various talents as he can both sing and act in various entertainment fields. The North Face saw that Rowoon’s versatility perfectly matched its brand image and decided to partner with Rowoon.
Coming in at #10, DAY6’s sub-unit, Even of Day, is releasing a new album, ‘The Book of Us: Gluon – Nothing can tear us apart’ on August 31st. All 7 songs in the album are written and produced by the Even of Day members. Young K is expected to play guitar in place of Sungjin and Jae. JYP’s representative commented, “Young K showed his expertise on the bass guitar and will continue to play more instruments.” It was also mentioned that Wonpil’s synthesizer and Dowoon’s electronic drum will be key in this album.
Additionally, in last week’s ‘2020 SORIBADA BEST K-MUSIC AWARDS’, GWSN and LOONA won New Wave New Artist Awards while GFRIEND took the main prize (bonsang) home.
NEW K.ID, the only TV channel that allows viewers to enjoy K-POP Idol-related content programming 24/7 and exclusive episodes curated from 10K+ videos, is available at CH 511 for free on LG Smart TVs and XUMO apps on all Internet-connected devices.
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Death after unmasked arrest – Mexico Floyd
The official reason for the arrest revealed by the police is not known, but the video footage posted on social media at the time of the arrest suggests that the reason is “not wearing a mask.”
Amid a stir across the U.S. over the “George Floyd” incident that killed white police abuses, similar cases of abuse of public power have been revealed in Mexico, sparking public outrage.
The daily El Universal has been protesting against the incident since it was belatedly revealed that construction worker Giovanni Lopez died the next day after being arrested by police in Guadalajara, western Mexico, on April 4.
The official reason for the arrest revealed by the police is not known, but the video footage posted on social media at the time of the arrest suggests that the reason is “not wearing a mask.”
Death of George Floyd
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed face down in the street