News reports revealed that the currently incarcerated Tekashi 6ix9ine landed a $10 million record deal on Thursday. The multi-million dollar deal is reported with his original label 10k Projects and is attached to two albums.
The “Gummo” rapper went from facing a minimum of 47 years in prison on firearm and racketeering charges to potentially getting off with time served in his upcoming sentencing this December. At this point, everyone following the case knows that the Brooklyn born rapper agreed to cooperate with federal authorities in their case against the Nine Trey Bloods.
According to the New York Times, Tekashi’s testimony has directly resulted in the imprisonment of Nine Trey members Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack who was found guilty of kidnapping the rapper. The recording of the kidnapping was released at the time of the trial.
It’s debatable whether or not authenticity is vital in your presentation as a rapper, but what’s not debatable is the benefits authenticity gives an artist. J. Cole can tour in the biggest arenas, go platinum with no features, and jump on a track with anyone because he stayed true to who he was.
YNW Melly’s “Murder on My Mind” nearly doubled in streams after the rapper was accused of a double homicide in February. Hip-Hop fans love authenticity, and that’s exactly why 6ix9ine will get out of jail and go platinum.
Prior to ever being arrested, 6ix9ine already isolated himself from an abundance of artists like YG, The Game, Chief Keef who he admittedly ordered a hit on, Trippie Redd, and the list goes on. So now, there are two main questions that have been floated regarding 6ix9ine’s post-prison life.
Is 6ix9ine going to be safe and how will he get anyone to work with him? The answer to the first question is that we hope so. Regardless of feelings, one may have about cooperation with federal authorities, or his antics prior to the arrest, violence is not something anyone should encourage or condone. As for the second question, he’s already begun that process.
No one should doubt his ability to find producers, and if you did, you’re mistaken because the rainbow-haired rapper reportedly has purchased two beats from young producers in New York City. Tekashi’s label 10k Projects also is mainly in charge of finding production as well.
When labels purchase beats from producers there isn’t always a clear cut artist that’ll be performing on the beat. So unless producers flat out boycott 10k Projects, who’s to say a beat that may have been for Trippie Redd, Lil Gnar or Icy Narco won’t end up in 6ix9ine’s Pro Tools session.
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