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How 6ix9ine Trolled His Way to Success… Again
The name 6ix9ine alone makes people cringe. Either you know his music and persona, or you just saw the name “6ix9ine” and wondered who’d want to call himself that. If you do know him, you’d know he’s a “rapper,” social media star, and recent inmate. You’re also going to be hearing the name a lot more now that he has most streamed song in America.
At the beginning of April, 6ix9ine AKA Daniel Hernandez was released from prison early due to the spread of COVID-19 in the prison systems. Hernandez, how has asthma, was considered to be at high risk . Combined with his status as a “model inmate,” he was permitted to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest. He’s monitored with an ankle bracelet, but that hasn’t stopped him from putting out new music.
Once out of jail, he wasted no time making new music. Loud, aggressive music where he screams at all of his haters. What did he call the masterpiece? GOOBA. If the name confuses you, I can’t say I blame you. 6ix9ine has a history of fusing two syllables together and assigning it as a song title. Case and point: GUMMO, FEFE, BEBE, KOODA, KEKE, the list goes on. This particular title is especially random because Genius can’t even explain its meaning.
If his popularity doesn’t make sense, then you’re not in the right audience. 6ix9ine is a king on social media, and…
