6ix9ine Bio

Daniel Hernandez, born May 8 in 1996, is an American rapper. He is also known as Tekashi69 and 6ix9ine (pronounced "six-nine") His music is characterized by a savage style of rapping, while his controversial public image is distinguished by his distinct rainbow-colored hair, extensive tattoos, legal issues and the publicized feuds between celebrities. Daniel Hernandez was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn on May 8th, 1996 to an American mother who was born in Mexico and a father who hails from Rio Piedras (Puerto Rico). Daniel Hernandez is his father. His mother Natividad Perez Hernandez arrived in the U.S. to find a better life. She was employed as a housekeeper and factory worker. Hernandez played baseball and soccer throughout his childhood. He was assigned to a major league soccer team at the age of 13, but his mother turned him down because she was hesitant to trust a stranger taking her son's name at such a young age.Hernandez is the older brother of named Oscar Osiris Hernandez (born August 25, 1994). Hernandez has his name tattooed on his left hand. Hernandez and Oscar the older brother was raised in a Catholic congregation all their lives. Hernandez would sing during masses and was chosen many times to read from the Bible, his favorite verse was Psalm 121. In elementary school, he attended Public School 59, for middle school, he went to Juan Morel Campos Secondary School and for high school, he went to Legacy High School. He graduated from high school in 10th grade.