Tekashi 69 Facing Jail Time

The Unknown Reality of Cointelpro Agendas

Tekashi 6ix9ine may have to learn the hard way how the game works, and you may not hear this truth too many other places: The gatekeepers dispatch these young rappers to rake in the cash promoting violent content into their communities for the private prison industry, meanwhile they are merely fish in a fishbowl being watched by the Feds the whole time. Ask Bobby Shmurda and Kodak Black. Same hustle, new tool. According to TMZ, Tekashi 6ix9ine is about to do time.

Staff, TMZ. “Tekashi 6ix9ine and Ex-Manager Arrested by Feds on Racketeering.” TMZ, TMZ.com, 19 Nov. 2018

Like Chris Brown and many other watched celebrities of color, Tekashi slipped out of other situations that seem to keep popping up, the most recent being an alleged sexual encounter with an underage girl. This is despicable if true, but in addition to him still being very young himself, many rumors emerged in his defense, he remained free and it eventually faded from public discourse. That didn’t stick but there was more to come.  Finally, the Feds came knocking for racketeering charges on the night of Sunday, November 18. They arrested him and his recently fired former manager, Shottie. Racketeering charges are usually serious and almost always result in jail time. It means they’ve been watching and building a narrative for a while and when they come knocking, they are confident they have a case. This isn’t good for Tekashi 6ix9ine.

It appeared as though he was winning for a while and cashing in. However, 6ix9ine was playing a very dangerous game with his antics and associations, and now it’s time to find out why. Let’s put this in perspective. There are many systems of institutionalized racism intact that people are still unaware of. And Tekashi, a Hispanic rapper is not exempt. There are many covert Cointelpro programs designed in the 1960s and 70s that are working in full force today almost as intense and apparent as it was in the 60s.  And when people become somewhat aware of what’s going on, media deflections are created. For example, in the 90s, when people began to notice that local police forces seemed to know everything touring rappers were doing and even showed up at multiple locations, the media took notice and then created cute names like “The Hip Hop cops”. This served to deflect from the realization that yes, there are special units established just to stalk and monitor rappers and urban artists whether there is crime amiss or not. As a result, rappers have been routinely stalked, sidelined and taken in for everything from traffic infractions, to minor drug charges, to more serious weapon possession charges. Yes, it’s very unconstitutional, but it has been completely normalized.

Even female rapper Cardi B. found herself arrested and charged after an alleged strip club incident. Rapper Ice Tea was arrested for a toll misunderstanding that would usually only result in a ticket at worse. So, if you noticed Chris Brown, Katt Williams and several celebrities of color seem to be appearing before judges pretty often, it isn’t necessarily because they are wild people addicted to criminal activity, but primarily because they are being watched and hunted. It’s time to wake up to how things really work.

Setaro, Shawn. “COINTELPRO And The Hip-Hop Cops.” The Source, 13 May 2013, thesource.com/2013/05/13/cointelpro-and-the-hip-hop-cops/.

Tekashi 6ix9ine seemed to be following in the exact same Bobby Shmurda archetype, Shmurda, who is still in prison unconstitutionally because he was not given a speedy trial. He was simply kept in jail after his arrest without a trial for close to 2 years. And while he was held he made a bad plea early in the game that affected his eventual sentencing. He was maneuvered into serving longer time. The people are kept ignorant of how the law is supposed to work and the people don’t really know legal protocol or their rights. So quite routinely we sit back and let the powers that be set new unconstitutional precedents,  attack marginalized groups, and we let the media convince us that it’s all normal the entire time.

And so, Tekashi 6ix9ine walked into a role the industry gatekeepers love to cast. He bursted onto the scene with his notoriously hardcore lyrics, infamous trolling and boasting of his gang affiliations, and he might be finally paying for it now. He has also amassed some enemies at this point, that could also now be pointing fingers in his direction. So this goes for anyone; if you’re committing crimes, or merely boasting that you are for sales, or associating yourself with those who do, it isn’t wise. The story is still developing and if Tekashi is guilty of crimes so be it. However, if he isn’t, let’s hope he gets out of this spider web and that he moves away from this negative energy, criminal-minded people and studio gangsterism. Personally, I wish that for him. And to any aspiring artists out there, take this as a warning. Offshoots of gangster rap is an easier fast lane in, but simultaneously understand the bigger picture that it’s “Trap” music.