Tekashi 6ix9ine is claiming to have used “prop money” in a recent Instagram video where he flaunted over $2 million in cash to his fans. In the clip posted to his official IG account, the 25-year-old showed off the hefty amount of money he’d stored in the trunk of his Lamborghini before going on to declare, “This is really my lifestyle.”
But judging by the recent comments that the GOOBA rapper made to TMZ, it appears as if all the money shown in the video was just a prop after being asked about the large sum he still owes in outstanding lawsuits and restitution fees. “I ain’t got it right now,” 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, told the news outlet. “That was prop money.”
Harvey Levin had quizzed 6ix9ine about his wealth, perplexed on how he can be flexing his riches yet claim to be financially broke. The New Yorker said, “I’m an entertainer, and obviously, we are talking about it. So, I did a pretty good job entertaining people.” This comes just one month after 6ix9ine claimed he had fallen on hard times and struggled to make ends meet in court documents filed by his business manager, Wack 100.
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The YAYA star made a sworn declaration after being hit with a civil lawsuit in December 2021 concerning an incident at an entrance hall of a Manhattan office building in April 2018. 6ix9ine was alleged to have filmed the scuffle while seated in an SUV as his former gang associates were said to have carried out the robbery.
But in court documents obtained by Complex, 6ix9ine claimed he had been finding it difficult to stay afloat with his finances, stressing that his earnings had drastically decreased since his release from prison in early 2020, after serving 17 months behind bars of a two-year sentence related to his 2018 racketeering charges.
“I do not know if I will ever command the kind of advances I was paid before my arrest, and my career stalled,” he said. “I did receive large advances under the recording artist and merchandising agreements prior to my arrest.”
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“However, I do not receive any royalties under those agreements either since my royalty accounts remain unrecouped.”
6ix9ine continued to argue that an unfavorable verdict could potentially leave him bankrupt, which would make it harder for him to support himself and the family members that financially depend on him. “It will surely bankrupt me in a way from which I will never recover to the permanent detriment and hardship of the family members who rely upon me,” he added.
6ix9ine released his new single GINE earlier this week, with its accompanying music video surpassing 10 million views in four days on YouTube. A new album is expected to follow in the coming months, which will be his first since the release of TattleTales in September 2020.