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Tekashi Sentenced to Years After Testifying Against Nine Trey Gang – The New York Times Sections SEARCH Skip contentSkip site indexNew YorkToday s PaperNew https nyti ms yMeeg AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue storyTekashi A judge gave rapper and Instagram star credit for helping prosecutors send several violent gang members prison who is also known as ix ine appearing in court last year Credit Jefferson Siegel By Ali Watkins Benjamin Weiser Published Dec Updated Sept was sentenced two years on Wednesday by a federal him pleading guilty of his former associates Gangsta Bloods performer whose legal name Daniel Hernandez has already spent nearly months jail that time will count toward sentence Federal Manhattan had described cooperation against extraordinary extremely useful But Paul Engelmayer said conduct Mr admitted too serious justify immediate release from custody which lawyer sought Your sustained destructive selfish reckless with respect public safety make at all reasonable listing litany shootings robberies being part Plenty recording artists use organized crime motifs their music acknowledged but few actually participate Bruce Springsteen sang about Murder Incorporated You essentially joined signature rainbow-hair-dye long grown out seemed attentive engaged across three-hour hearing He nodded spoke he offered an emotional apology woman shot during one crimes I know wrong through tears weak easily influenced can t believe me Again your honor there no good enough significant departure faced attributed government impressive It game-changing complete it brave told brought best you should be proud yourself raised Bushwick section Brooklyn faces uncertain future Prosecutors have came great risk family Certain things people take granted going into store movies nature think strategically Michael D Longyear prosecutor ll look over shoulder signaled upon not interested witness protection program telling intends keep performing making In December signed million record deal pointed sentencing ended bizarre full-circle reinvention fashioning persona bane law enforcement With face tattoos distinctive hair color once live-streamed videos himself guns millions followers goaded enemies beefs taunted authorities Snapchat facade crumbled when arrested firearms racketeering charges November next day began talking ultimately agreeing plead testify prosecution crew One lawyers Lance Lazzaro client met more than dozen times During statement appeared break down after glancing audience explained Judge spotted biological father courtroom first seen man since third grade later identified tried podium would allow way late squandered many ago turn stand September stunning twist career largely been built carefully cultivated image gangster For three days broke cardinal rule among snitching calm cordial tone testified laying detail inner workings jury convicted co-defendants provided critical insight structure organization wrote this month seeking leniency behalf decision cooperate became February prompted other charged case well broad fans especially children looked up hoped show young never change referred only L believed sincere We appreciate apologized what happened Rhau She went lot situation today her starting healing process Sean Piccoli Joe Coscarelli contributed reporting storySite IndexSite Information Navigation Company NYTCoContact UsWork usAdvertiseT Brand StudioYour Ad ChoicesPrivacy PolicyTerms ServiceTerms SaleSite MapCanadaInternationalHelpSubscriptions