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For a guy who was released from prison early due to COVID-19, 6ix9ine isn't afraid to jump back into the spotlight. The rapper -- who cooperated with federal authorities and was sentenced to 24 months after pleading guilty to charges including narcotics trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and violent crime in aid of racketeering — showed no remorse about his crimes, among many other things in a wide-ranging, in-person interview with the New York Times. At one point, the rapper compared himself to 2Pac, who was convicted of felony sex abuse in 1994, telling the Times that "What’s the difference between me and Tupac Shakur? I never caught a rape charge — ever." When pushed by the Times' Joe Coscarelli on the question of whether his art adds anything to the world after only one album -- and it was pointed out that 2Pac was a multi-faceted artist who "gave back through his work" -- 6ix9ine said, "I got to feed what, in 2020, is relevant. I got to feed the masses. There’s no difference between me and Tupac Shakur." 6ix9ine also admitted that he was addicted to attention ("I love it. I grew up being a nobody") and that his security detail ranges from 8-to-22 guards. He also addresses the domestic violence accusations levied by his former partner and mother of their daughter, Sara Molina, and pleading guilty in 2015 to the use of a child in a sexual performance ("I pleaded guilty to a child in a sexual performance, and then I took responsibility for that"). In the Times, he's called out for his trolling and compared to President Donald Trump. In response, the rapper said, "I don’t think Trump trolls. I think Trump is genuinely Trump. I get compared to Trump every day. But I love Mexican people. I don’t think we’re the same." When asked if he'd vote for Trump if he were allowed to, he whispered he would, then laughed. It's unclear whether or not he was joking. 6ix9ine's new album, TattleTales, is out on Sept. 4. Read the full interview with the New York Times here.

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6ix9ine Compares Himself to 2Pac, Implies He’d Vote for Trump in New York Times Interview

Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison

6ix9ine Testifies That Cardi B and Jim Jones Are Gang Members

Former 6ix9ine Manager Kifano “Shotti” Jordan Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

YG Releases Apparent 6ix9ine Diss Track “Stop Snitchin”

6ix9ine Offered Kooda B $20,000 to Shoot Chief Keef: Report

6ix9ine’s Former Girlfriend Alleges Repeated Physical and Sexual Abuse

6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering and Weapons Charges

6ix9ine Told His Friend “69” Means Sex But Also Something “Mysterious”

The Worst Songs We Heard in 2018

Travis Scott’s Astroworld Retains No. 1 Spot After Billboard Recount

6ix9ine Releases New Album DUMMY BOY Following Arrest

6ix9ine Arrested on Federal Racketeering and Firearms Charges [Updated]

6ix9ine Takes Plea Deal and Recieves Conditional Discharge for Police Officer Assault Charge

Shots Fired During 6ix9ine, Kanye, and Nicki Minaj Video Shoot

6ix9ine’s Manager Charged With Assault for Altercation at Rapper’s Post-Sentencing Celebration

Security Guard Shot at 6ix9ine’s Post-Sentencing Celebration: Report

6ix9ine Sentenced to Four Years Probation in Sexual Misconduct Case

Kanye Defends Alex Jones, Louis CK, Donald Trump While Wearing Kaepernick T-Shirt

Watch YG’s 6ix9ine-Dissing Video for “Bulletproof”

6ix9ine Could Face Prison in 2015 Sexual Misconduct Case

6ix9ine Attacked, Kidnapped, Robbed in Brooklyn: Report

6ix9ine Under Investigation in Attempted Shooting of Chief Keef: Report

Report: 6ix9ine’s Crew Under Police Investigation After Firing Gun at Barclays Center

This Is Not the “True Meaning of 69”

6ix9ine Might Face Prison Time If He Doesn’t Pass GED as Part of Plea Deal in Child Sex Case

Yams Day Concert Cancelled After Fight Erupts Backstage

Rapper 6ix9ine Makes Apparent Joke on Instagram About Child Sex Abuse Case: “haha 14 so ironic”

Court Documents Detail Child Sex Allegation Against Sudden Star Rapper 6ix9ine

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