| − | Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has pleaded guilty to nine federal charges, admitting his participation in a violent gang and pledging to cooperate with prosecutors against others.<br><br>The plea was entered last week by the 22-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez. Information about it was unsealed Friday in Manhattan federal court.<br><br>During the plea, 6ix9ine said he joined the Nine Trey Blood Gang in fall 2017 and helped gang members try to kill a rival last March. <br><br>He also admitted involvement in the shooting of rival rapper Chief Keef last June, the transcript reveals, Page Six reported.<br><br>Scroll down for videos <br><br><br><br><br>Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, seen here last year, has pleaded guilty to federal charges, admitting his participation in a violent gang and pledged to cooperate with prosecutors <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Rapper, Daniel Hernandez (left), admitted involvement in June's Chief Keef (right) shooting<br><br>The artist said that soon after joining the gang he helped others try to kill a rival gang member last March.<br><br>'I did this to maintain or increase my own standing in Nine Trey,' he told Judge Paul A. Engelmayer. <br><br>He said he also 'knew that another member of Nine Trey had a gun and discharged that gun.'<br><br>The rapper said he also helped other gang members rob people at gunpoint as part of a pledge by new gang members to commit at least two crimes.<br><br>Last June 2, he said, he 'paid a person to shoot at a rival member of Nine Trey to scare him.' <br><br>That shooting, he added, occurred in Manhattan. 6ix9ine said he also was paid for participating in the sale of a kilogram of cocaine in 2017.<br><br>Hernandez admitted being paid for selling a kilo of heroin in 2017, and claimed his actions were a result of a desire to rise higher in the ranks of the gang. <br><br><br><br><br>The 22-year-old (pictured in a Texas court August 22) faces life in prison in murder, robbery and extortion conspiracy<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>6ix9ine is being housed in a federal prison, though the location of the institution is undisclosed. He's pictured last month during a visit from his girlfriend Jade<br><br>With the plea deal, 6ix9ine can gain leniency at sentencing from what otherwise would have been a mandatory minimum 47 years in prison.<br><br>If he admits all nine crimes and testifies truthfully when summoned he could be partially off the hook.<br><br>Hernandez was indicted on racketeering charges last November, the same month two men were captured on video firing shots into a Beverly Hills, California estate with Nicki Minaj's dressing room.<br><br>The property was also hosting [https://sites.google.com/view/kanye-west-posters/home kanye west posters] West and Tekashi 6ix9ine. <br><br>In October he was linked to a shooting in New York. 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A third party opened fire and struck the rapper's guard in the torso.<br><br>Tekashi said sorry to those affected by his actions, according to the court transcript from last week. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Hernandez stated: 'I apologize to the Court, to anyone who was hurt, to my family, friends and fans for what I have done and who I have let down.' <br><br>Attorney Dawn Florio said 6ix9ine's safety was a chief concern.<br><br>'In the very beginning of the case when we found out that my client's security was at risk because of threats by his co-defendants, we have done everything to protect himself and his family,' she said, adding that those efforts continue.<br><br>6ix9ine is being housed in a federal prison, though the location of the institution is undisclosed.<br><br><br><br><br>RELATED ARTICLES<br><br>Previous<br><br>1<br><br>2<br><br>Next<br><br><br><br>Tekashi 6ix9ine is sued for $300,000 after bailing out on a... 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His album Day69: Graduation Day was among the top-sellers on iTunes following its February release.<br><br>6ix9ine had a multiplatinum hit song, Fefe, with Nicki Minaj, which peaked at No. 3 on the pop charts, and Stoopid, featuring the incarcerated rapper Bobby Shmurda.<br><br>He pleaded guilty in Brooklyn to disorderly conduct in connection with a May traffic stop. In 2015, he was sentenced to probation for appearing in a video in which a 13-year-old girl performed a sex act on another man.<br><br>A message seeking comment was left for 6ix9ine's lawyers.
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