A new documentary examines the life of a SoundCloud star turned convicted criminal, and a culture that makes us ‘all complicit’ in the rise of dangerous attention-seekers
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With his rainbow-colored tresses and prominent facial tattoos, it’s hard not to stare at SoundCloud
Rapper and viral sensation Tekashi 6ix9ine. The 24-year-old, who has collaborated with
Nicki Minaj and
Kanye West, wouldn’t have it any other way. More so than his actual
music, the self-proclaimed
Social Media “supervillain,” former gang member, and convicted felon is known for his shocking online antics and run-ins with the law. For him, no publicity is bad publicity – so does the latest Hulu documentary, 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez, simply play into the young provocateur’s indiscriminate thirst for the spotlight?
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