“I exposed the music industry”: 6ix9ine seemingly addresses rumors that he paid for Nicki Minaj collab ‘Trollz’ streams to be inflated

Tekashi 6ix9ine seems to have addressed rumors about paying to inflate the streaming numbers of his song with Nicki Minaj, Trollz. The track, released in June 2020, achieved significant success on the charts.

6ix9ine and Minaj collaborated on Trollz, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its first week. However, it fell to No. 34 in the second week, marking the biggest drop ever for a chart-topping song in its second week. This sparked speculation that 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, paid to inflate the song's numbers.

In a video on Vlad TV, released on October 12, Vlad asked the rapper about this, and he answered:

"I was so heavy on bashing Billboard and Nielsen that they tried to make me look bad. I exposed the world, that you can buy number ones, these numbers are inflated. I exposed the music industry. Right? I was delivering food in 2016, 2015... From delivering food, you think I was made in a lab? An industry plant? I'm real as f**k."

Vlad also asked Hernandez how much it cost to help Trollz reach No. 1 on the charts, to which the rapper answered:

"Well, I don't know, because that's what the label – Matter of fact, I didn't need to buy s**t."

Despite being asked several times, Hernandez didn't clearly confirm or deny the rumors about paying to get the song to No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100.

When 6ix9ine spoke about Trollz and highlighted that Nicki Minaj never had a No. 1 solo song

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In 2020, 6ix9ine was engaged in a beef with Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks. He claimed that Durk's 2020 track, Laugh Now Cry Later, was only a hit because of Drake's feature. Durk responded that Hernandez only reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 for Trollz because of Nicki Minaj.

In an interview with Billboard, released on September 4, 2020, 6ix9ine replied to Durk's comments, saying:

"I love that girl to death. When has Nicki ever had a No. 1 'til this day?"

The interviewer mentioned Say So, a 2019 track by Doja Cat that was remixed by Nicki Minaj. Hernandez replied:

"No, no no... I love Nicki. That's my sister. I love her to death. Give me a Nicki single that's been No. 1. Her record."

The interviewer admitted that Minaj hasn't achieved a No. 1 solo hit, to which the rapper responded:

"That's my record."

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Tekashi 6ix9ine recently asserted that he will take revenge against people who attacked him in 2023

Hernandez was attacked by four men, allegedly members of the Latin Kings gang, at an LA Fitness gym in Florida in March 2023. The police arrested three people, with two signing plea deals and the charges against the third being dropped.

During a livestream on September 24, Hernandez stated that he will seek revenge on his attackers even if it means facing life in prison. The rapper has also filed a lawsuit against the LA Fitness gym, claiming that the gym was negligent in its safety measures, which led to his attack and caused bodily harm.

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