6ix9ine (Rapper)
Major artists looking to top the Hot 100 this year turned to a familiar formula made all the more powerful by the proliferation of fandoms online. Source
In his first interview since being released from prison, the polarizing rapper, who testified against his former gang, addresses his “snitching,” his horrible reputation and his record of abuse. Source
From home confinement, the rapper and rabble-rouser has once again taken over pop culture by poking powerful figures and delighting in the results. Source
The rapper will serve the final four months of his two-year term in home confinement. High-profile inmates like Bill Cosby and R. Kelly are arguing for home confinement too, so far without success. Source
The rapper’s testimony about the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods showed how social media has upended the traditional relationship between hip-hop and gangs. Source
The rapper has agreed to testify against members of the Nine Trey Blood Gang, which he said he joined to bolster his credibility as a hip-hop persona. Source
Music is competing for attention, and songs are just one of many products artists are hawking today: Aspiring pop stars need a new skill set, building careers that work like reality TV. Source
The rapper’s first posthumous album topped the latest chart, and after a two-week review Billboard confirmed that Travis Scott did outsell 6ix9ine in November. Source
A conversation about the Brooklyn rapper’s arrest and musical prospects as he releases “Dummy Boy” while behind bars. Source
The 22-year-old rapper’s second album, which arrives the same week he pleaded not guilty to federal charges, captures a bizarre time in hip-hop. Source
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