What TMZ reports as "sources close to Tekashi" are claiming that Tekashi 6ix9ine was kidnapped, robbed, assaulted and has ended up in the hospital. Apparently, after the controversial NY rapper left a video shoot (at 4am) and drove home, he found his driveway blocked and a greeting party of three "hooded gunmen" who knocked him unconscious and dumped him in the back seat of their car. While driving around in the car, Tekashi is reported to have woken up to death threats from his kidnappers, who said that either he would give them his jewellery or they'd kill him. They pulled back up at his house, left 6ix9ine in the car–guarded by on of the three–and went into the house where they stole, according to TMZ, "around $750k in jewelry and between $15k and $20k in cash." Apparently Tekashi's kid and baby-mama were in the house at the time but were not hurt. As the three assailants/thieves/kidnappers drove away, Tekashi is said to have jumped out of the moving car and made his escape, eventually finding a stranger driving by, hopping in the passenger seat of their car and pleading with them to call 911, which they did, whereupon they asked Tekashi to get out of the car. He was picked up by an ambulance and brought to the hospital, where he remains. The kidnapping comes after uncountable provocative statements from 6ix9nine who was, to say the least, pissed off other rappers. Whether the three hooded perps were acting in response to something 6ix9ine said, or simply for the money, remains to be seen. Check out 6ix9nine's new collaboration with Nicki Minaj, "FEFE"<doc-sep>Controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was reportedly kidnapped, pistol-whipped and robbed over the weekend, and has been recovering in hospital. The New York Police Department told the Associated Press that the 22-year-old MC, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, claims he was in the passenger seat of a car that was bumped by another vehicle on Sunday 22 July at around 4.30am in Brooklyn, New York. 6ix9ine alleges two men got out of the car and forced him in before telling him to call a friend to bring him some of his personal property. He said they took an undisclosed amount of jewellery then left. After filing the report, police representatives said he became "uncooperative" and was then admitted to hospital. TMZ filed a slightly different and more detailed report citing sources close to the rapper. The report claims 6ix9ine was accosted after arriving home after a video shoot when another car blocked his driveway. The source claims three hooded gunmen got out and pistol-whipped the rapper, knocked him unconscious and carried him into their car where they told him they would kill him if he did not give them money and jewellery. His daughter and her mother were at the property when the incident took place but not hurt. He then managed to escape and call the police, according to the TMZ report, but later became uncooperative. He then checked himself into the hospital. Great music documentaries to watch now Show all 6 1 /6 Great music documentaries to watch now Great music documentaries to watch now Glastonbury The Movie (In Flashback) Glastonbury is taking a fallow year but if you’re still craving your Pilton fix, look no further. Filmed back in 1993, it captures the real, undiluted anarchic magic of the fields of Avalon, before it became the sanitised version it is today. Amazon Prime Video Great music documentaries to watch now What Happened, Miss Simone? 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He was arrested in New York on 11 July while attempting to leave the country for a European tour, released on $150,000 bail, upon which he flew to Texas where he surrendered to authorities and posted a $5,000 bail. On Instagram, he appeared to refer to the alleged kidnapping where he posted a photo of the late rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot and killed last month, and wrote: "As crazy as it sounds, yesterday morning I had a feeling that it was my day to die. May GOD strike me dead if I'm lying. Everything happens for a reason. I know you was there [sic]. ✕ Police cordon off car where rapper XXXTentacion was found killed by drive-by shooting "Nothing materialistic is more important than LIFE. I live to see another DAY. I get to see my daughter another day. No Hate Charge it to the streets."<doc-sep>Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine spoke to DJ Akademiks Sunday afternoon after being hospitalized for injuries he sustained during a robbery and kidnapping. He says that he had suffered "concussion trauma to the head" after being knocked unconscious twice. "I'm fine," he told fans at the beginning of the stream. While he didn't name those who robbed and kidnapped him, he did say, "It was an inside job." He later added, "It wasn't no outside n***as. It's n***as that know how the king of New York moves, you know what I'm saying? The only person that can get a Pharaoh in Egypt is the person who helped build the fuckin' kingdom, you know what I'm saying? The n***a that's right next to him. The n***a that know who built that shit, that got the blueprints." Watch the full interview below. 6ix9ine was hospitalized after being injured early Sunday morning. According to reports from TMZ, the Brooklyn rapper had finished working on a music video and drove home, where he was subsequently blocked in his driveway by another vehicle. According to TMZ's sources, three hooded gunmen got out of the car, grabbed Tekashi, pistol whipped him, and forced him into their car. The men then demanded that 6ix9ine tell them where he keeps his cash and jewelery inside his home. Two of the men went inside the home, taking around $750,000 worth of jewelry and between $15,000 and $20,000 in cash. At the time, 6ix9ine's child and the child's mother were inside the house but were not harmed. The three men then drove away with 6ix9ine in the backseat. At one point, the rapper was able to escape the vehicle. He then jumped into the passenger seat of another vehicle, pleading for help. 911 was called and an ambulance arrived to transport 6ix9ine to the hospital, where he remains. In an update to the story, TMZ also reports that Tekashi 6ix9ine told a different version of the story to law enforcement, claiming that he was kidnapped at an intersection and was then driven to his home where the mother of his child came outside with jewelry, with 6ix9ine managing to escape shortly thereafter. Earlier this month, the rapper was arrested for allegedly choking a 16-year-old. In other music news, Offset was reportedly arrested on felony gun charges in Atlanta.<doc-sep>Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Add black and blue to the palette of colors adorning rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s head. The rainbow-maned rhymester — who also sports facial tattoos — told cops he was beaten, kidnapped and robbed in Brooklyn early Sunday. The “Oof” rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, claims to be the “King of New York,” but was forced to run to police for help after the incident, according to cops, who said he has since become uncooperative. Tekashi told cops in the 79th Precinct he was coming home from a music video shoot around 4:30 a.m. when someone in a dark sedan bumped his Chevy Tahoe near Bedford and Atlantic avenues. Two gunmen got out of the car, took a phone belonging to the hip-hop star’s 31-year-old driver and struck the “Gummo” artist before forcing him into their car, he told cops. Then they drove him to the Bedford-Stuyvesant home of Sara, the mother of his child, where he was forced to call someone inside to bring down an unspecified amount of cash and jewelry. He managed to get out of the car and reported the crime at the police station around 5 a.m. before going to Kings County hospital, police said. It’s a literal black eye for the rapper, who frequently brags on social media that he’s untouchable. “Look at my face — still untouched yo,” he boasted in a video posted to YouTube in February following a fight at a Los Angeles airport. “Beautiful, luscious s–t.” Photos circulating online show Tekashi lying in a hospital bed with his eyes closed, his left eyebrow and left cheekbone swollen. A source told Hollywoodlife.com that Sara is “terrified” that her baby’s dad — who is beefing with several rappers, including The Game and Trippie Redd — will end up dead. “Last night was a real wake-up call, and the fact that it happened right on her doorstep, with their child sleeping inside really scared her,” the source said. “He’s beefing with so many people now that it feels like it can only end badly.” But critics suggest it’s all a publicity stunt for a new single he released with Nicki Minaj on Sunday. “Nicki and 69 drop ‘FeFe’ and all of a sudden Tekashi 69 is ‘Kidnapped, pistol whipped, and robbed’ 🙄 this n–a is a genius when it comes to marketing boy I’m telling ya,” tweeted @BamNino. A media gossip site reported several details, including that 6ix9ine was pistol-whipped, that differed from the account he gave cops, further fueling suspicions that the story could be fake. The rapper addressed the attack Sunday on Instagram. “As crazy as it sounds.. yesterday morning I had a feeling that it was my day to die. May GOD strike me dead if I’m lying,” 6ix9ine wrote alongside a photo of recently murdered rapper XXXTentacion. “I get to see my daughter another day. No Hate Charge it to the streets.” The 22-year-old frequently finds himself on the other side of the law — he was arrested at JFK Airport on July 11 on an outstanding warrant from Texas, where he allegedly choked a 16-year-old fan. And he was charged with assaulting an NYPD officer in May, after he “squeezed” the hand of the cop who was arresting him for driving with a suspended license. Tekashi faces up to a year in jail if convicted. In 2015, he was in hot water when videos of him hooking up with a 13-year-old appeared online. Rapper Chief Keef blames 6ix9ine for an attempt on his life outside a Midtown hotel last month. 6ix9ine’s reps did not respond to a request for comment.<doc-sep>
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was kidnapped, pistol-whipped and robbed of jewelry early Sunday, according to reports in The Associated Press and TMZ. He was hospitalized shortly afterward. The New York Police Department told the AP that the MC, 22, (real name: Daniel Hernandez) said he was in the passenger seat of a car that was bumped by another vehicle around 4:30 a.m. in Brooklyn, N.Y. He claimed two men got out, forced him into their car, and made him call another man to bring him some personal property, which he did. The rapper said the men took an undisclosed amount of jewelry and left. He “became uncooperative” after filing the report, police reps said, and was then admitted into the hospital. Earlier Sunday, TMZ filed a different and more detailed but unsubstantiated report, citing sources close to the rapper. That report says Hernandez was accosted after arriving home early Sunday from a video shoot when another car pulled up and blocked his driveway. Three hooded gunmen got out and pistol-whipped the rapper, according to the report, knocked him unconscious and carried him into their car. There, the assailants said they would kill him if he did not give them money and jewelry. They returned to his home, where the rapper’s girlfriend and daughter were inside but not harmed. Hernandez gave them $750,000 in jewelry and between $15,000 and $20,000 in cash — and then the gunmen forced him back into the car and drove away. According to the report, Hernandez was able to open the back door of the car and escape with the assistance of a stranger whose car he approached — the driver called 911 and an ambulance arrived. The rapper had been arrested in Texas earlier in the week on charges connected to an incident in which he appeared to choke a 16-year-old boy in a Houston mall. He was arrested in New York on July 11 while attempting to leave the country for a European tour, incarcerated, released on $150,000 bail and then flew to Texas, where he surrendered to authorities and posted $5,000 bail. Earlier on Sunday, the MC dropped a new single, a collaboration with Nicki Minaj called “Fefe.”