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A Look At America’s Most Troubled Pop Star

Let's examine the convoluted rise of Tekashi 6ix9ine: the country's most troubled pop star. Despite having all odds stacked against him, he's seemingly not going anywhere.

At this year's Complex Con, Hip-Hop gossip aficionado DJ Akademiks invited attendees to the first-ever live taping of On The Sticks, the Internet personality's recurrent YouTube series in which he competes against "one of his celebrity friends" in NBA 2K19.

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Tekashi 6ix9ine Faces Minimum Sentence of 32 Years in Prison

The rapper pleaded not guilty in a New York court Monday.

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Rapper and nightmarish Ronald McDonald look-alike, Tekashi69, pleaded not guilty on Monday in his federal racketeering case. His trial date was then set for September 4. Thus far, Tekashi — real name Daniel Hernandez — has been denied bail, and is expected to stay behind bars until his day in court. Lance Lazzaro, the rapper's lawyer, proposed that Tekashi pay $750k, give up his passport, and remain on house arrest, but the judge denied this request.

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