{"id":490989,"date":"2019-10-07T12:41:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T18:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=895704"},"modified":"2019-10-07T12:41:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T18:41:15","slug":"50-cent-to-explore-rise-fall-of-tekashi-6ix9ine-in-new-docuseries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/50-cent-to-explore-rise-fall-of-tekashi-6ix9ine-in-new-docuseries\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent to Explore Rise, Fall of Tekashi 6ix9ine in New Docuseries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tekashi50cent.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/50-cent\/\" id=\"auto-tag_50-cent\" data-tag=\"50-cent\">50 Cent<\/a> is producing a new celebrity profile docuseries, including an installment chronicling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/tekashi-69-rise-and-fall-feature-777971\/\">rise and fall<\/a> of controversial rapper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/tekashi-6ix9ine\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tekashi-6ix9ine\" data-tag=\"tekashi-6ix9ine\">Tekashi 6ix9ine<\/a>. <em>Moment in Time<\/em>, produced via 50\u2019s G-Unit Film &amp; Television production company, will feature six to eight one-hour stories per episode. No release date or network information has been announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other episodes will document 50 Cent\u2019s feud with entertainment executive and convicted drug trafficker Jimmy Henchman; Snoop Dogg\u2019s murder trial\/Number One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/hip-hop\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hip-hop\" data-tag=\"hip-hop\">hip-hop<\/a> album, 1993\u2019s <em>Doggystyle<\/em>; the career of music producer Scott Storch; and basketball player Rafer \u201cSkip to My Lou\u201d Alston\u2019s journey from street ball icon to the NBA Finals contender with the Orlando Magic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Tekashi 6ix9ine episode will explore the rainbow-haired rapper\u2019s career, which began with his breakout 2017 single \u201cGummo\u201d and has included one mixtape (2018\u2019s <em>Day69<\/em>), one official LP (2018\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/review-tekashi-6ix9ines-dummy-boy-is-annoyingly-hyper-thug-rap-763660\/\"><em>Dummy Boy<\/em><\/a>) and collaborations with marquee artists like Kanye West and Nicki Minaj.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But the story will also likely probe into the emcee\u2019s numerous personal and legal troubles, including his reported affiliation with the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, a subset of the Bloods prison gang. The rapper (real name Daniel Hernandez) recently testified against two purported gang members during a trial that resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tekashi-6ix9ine-testimony-trial-nine-trey-verdict-guilty-894545\/\">numerous guilty verdicts<\/a>, including racketeering conspiracy, kidnapping and conspiring to distribute drugs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In November 2018, both Hernandez and his former manager, Kifano \u201cShotti\u201d Jordan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tekashi-6ix9ine-arrested-racketeering-charges-758090\/\"><span class=\"s3\">were among those arrested<\/span><\/a> on racketeering charges.&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Hernandez initially&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tekashi-6ix9ine-racketeering-and-firearm-charges-758516\/\"><span class=\"s3\">pleaded not guilty<\/span><\/a> to all charges, but later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tekashi-6ix9ine-pleads-guilty-788222\/\"><span class=\"s3\">changed to a guilty plea<\/span><\/a> for nine counts, including weapons possession, armed robbery and dealing narcotics. He is currently awaiting sentencing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a separate trial, Jordan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tekashi-6ix9ine-ex-manager-kifano-shotti-jordan-pleads-guilty-federal-weapons-counts-814921\/\"><span class=\"s3\">plead guilty<\/span><\/a> to two federal weapons charges and was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tekashi-6ix9ine-manager-sentence-prison-881416\/\"><span class=\"s3\">sentenced to 15 years<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/50-cent-tekashi-6ix9ine-new-docuseries-895704\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 Cent is producing a new celebrity profile docuseries, including an installment chronicling the rise and fall of controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine. Moment in Time, produced via 50\u2019s G-Unit Film &amp; Television production company, will feature six to eight one-hour stories per episode. No release date or network information has been announced. 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