As Tekashi Snitch-Nine wraps up his first day of testimony against former gang members of Nine Trey Bloods, it's important to remember that other major criminals in history have done the same thing but should still be considered more loyal than Tekashi.
The rapper took 2 hours today to snitch out his former affiliates, and he even went as far as to describe the clothes that his fellow gang members were wearing as he rattled off their names. Check out some of history's most loyal criminals below, and let's hope Tekashi will find safety within the witness protection program (but that might be hard, considering all those tattoos).
Henry Hill
A legendary member of the Luccheese crime family between 1955 and 1980, Hill became an FBI informant in 1980, and he helped secure 50 convictions, including those of legendary mobsters Paul Vario and James Burke.
Tekashi's testimony included ratting out two fellow members of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods, Aljermiah "Nuke" Mack and Anthony "Harv" Ellison, as he identified them in court in great detail, not out of a sense of justice but to save himself from a longer prison sentence.
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Whitey Bulger
A legendary Irish-American crime boss and FBI informant. The Winter Hill Gang mobster was indicted for nineteen murders and helped provide information about the inner workings of the Patriarca crime family. He lived for a surprisingly long time in prison, despite being known as one of history's biggest snitches. He was killed in October of 2018 while in custody in Florida.
While Bulger is a despicable human who ended up spilling the secrets of his criminal associates, Tekashi is as stupid as Bulger was nefarious. As TMZ recounts, "Tekashi testified extensively about his hit song, 'Gummo,' and how the August 2017 music video shoot introduced him to many of the Nine Trey members. For instance, he says he first met Seqo Billy and told him he wanted to do a music vid with authentic gang members. Tekashi says on the day of the shoot, he bought 3 dozen red bandannas for them to wear on camera." Because crime is very cool and fashionable to Tekashi, until everyone gets arrested.
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Fredo Corleone
Arguably the weakest member of the Corleone crime family, Fredo betrayed his brother, Michael Corleone, after secretly agreeing to aid a rival gang in exchange for financial compensation. Fredo also assisted in an attempt on Michael's life. He was later killed by his brother.
Tekashi says he was never even an official, initiated member of Nine Trey. But he still managed to commit racketeering, conspiracy, firearms offenses, narcotics trafficking, and other crimes with the gang, including trying to help kill a rival gang member.
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Benedict Arnold
Initially a hero of the Revolutionary War, Benedict Arnold later switched sides and fought for the British, making him one of the biggest traitors in American History. He was in the process of handing over West Point to the British when the U.S. uncovered the conspiracy and sought to capture and kill Arnold. The commander fled to London, where he died in obscurity in 1801.
Tekashi was a celebrated rapper with viral hits before his criminal undertakings were revealed. While he's far from the first rapper to be arrested for his active gang ties, he's one of few to face over 30 years in jail for attempted murder.
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Judas
The biggest traitor in history, but still more loyal than Tekashi 6ix9ine, Judas betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane by kissing him and addressing him as "rabbi" to expose him to the crowd who wanted to arrest him.
Thanks to Tekashi, how can we ever trust a man with a face tattoo again? How?!
