6ix9ine (Daniel Hernandez): The rapper’s net worth

Million Euros
U.S. dollar
Million Euros
birth date May 09, 1996 (25 years old)
Born in Bushwick, Brooklyn, USA
nationality USA
job rapper
Full name Daniel Hernández
nickname Tekashi69, Six, 6ix9ine

How much money does 6ix9ine have?

6ix9ine, real name Daniel Hernandez, was born on May 9, 1996 in Bushwick (USA). His father is from Puerto Rico and his mother is from Mexico. He grew up under difficult conditions. He had never met his father and his stepfather was murdered when he was 13 years old. In order to be able to support his mother, he started working at a young age and was also involved in drug deals. 6ix9ine ‘s estimated net worth is $4.5 million .

The life of 6ix9ine and his career

6ix9ine released its first tracks and music videos in 2014 through a Slovak indie label called FCK THEM . He already showed his fondness for anime in the music videos of the time. For this reason, the rapper is also called Tekashi69 .

6ix9ine was not particularly well known. It was only his eye-catching “69” facial tattoo and his colorful hair that caused a stir for the first time and the rapper quickly became an internet meme. For a short time, the rapper was on everyone’s lips and the Reddit platforms were constantly dealing with the artist.

The attention on the Internet gave him notoriety in the rap scene. At that time he had already uploaded some tracks to SoundCloud . This platform is particularly popular with young independent artists as songs can be uploaded at any time without the need for a label. The platform users can listen and download the songs for free.

Achievements with Gummo, Fefe & Dummy Boy

After being considered the top favorite among SoundCloud rappers , the first single came out in October 2017. The track was called Gummo and the rap reached number 12 on the US singles chart. The debut single later went platinum. He released the track Fefe with Nicki Minaj in the summer of 2018 , which attracted even more attention and landed another hit. With over 8.4 million sales and eight times platinum, it is his most successful single.

After the success, however, there were also downsides. Due to his imprisonment, his management released his second album called Dummy Boy in late November 2018 . The album peaked at number 2 in the US and has since sold over a million copies. In contrast to his first album Day69, Dummy Boy did not make it into the album charts in Germany. In Austria, however, he reached the 30th place.

How rich is 6ix9ine?

In 2018, the rapper’s net worth drew a lot of attention. His lifestyle was never considered frugal and he was also concerned about his safety. During a visit to LA, the rapper hired security personnel, raising $100,000 in just 10 days .

At his peaks, the rapper recorded a big plus. His management alone must have made $20 million from 6ix9ine — including album sales, streams, merchandising, and gigs.

imprisonment and penalties

Due to his imprisonment (November 18, 2018), things became quiet around him in the meantime and his assets also shrank somewhat. The attorney at least disclosed 6ix9ine’s total assets so the rapper might still be allowed out of jail on bail. However, the court sees a risk of absconding. He is accused of armed robbery and illegal possession of firearms. He could have faced up to 47 years in prison, but in the guilty verdict of December 18, 2019 it was “only” 2 years, of which he had already served 13 months. He was initially set to be released in late 2020, but with 5 years of probation, 300 hours of community service and a $35,000 fine. Due to the corona pandemic, the rapper was released early from prison in April 2020 and is allowed to spend the remaining 4 months of his sentence in house arrest with an ankle bracelet. This house arrest was immediately used for an Instagram record, because it was the first Insta live stream worldwide, the onetens of millions of viewers.

The only problem is that the rapper has already received several death threats from his old gang “Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods” for ratting out two gang members. That could mean he continues to fear for his life.

imprisonment and penalties

Due to his imprisonment (November 18, 2018), things became quiet around him in the meantime and his assets also shrank somewhat. The attorney at least disclosed 6ix9ine’s total assets so the rapper might still be allowed out of jail on bail. However, the court sees a risk of absconding. He is accused of armed robbery and illegal possession of firearms. He could have faced up to 47 years in prison, but in the guilty verdict of December 18, 2019 it was “only” 2 years, of which he had already served 13 months. He was initially set to be released in late 2020, but with 5 years of probation, 300 hours of community service and a $35,000 fine. Due to the corona pandemic, the rapper was released early from prison in April 2020 and is allowed to spend the remaining 4 months of his sentence in house arrest with an ankle bracelet. This house arrest was immediately used for an Instagram record, because it was the first Insta live stream worldwide, the onetens of millions of viewers.

The only problem is that the rapper has already received several death threats from his old gang “Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods” for ratting out two gang members. That could mean he continues to fear for his life.

Revenue from streams and sales

As with any rapper, music streaming accounts for the bulk of revenue. With twelve million monthly listeners, 6ix9ine is undoubtedly one of the most successful rappers on Spotify . Unfortunately, the numbers from other platforms such as Apple Music or Deezer are not known. Still, the numbers from his Spotify stats are impressive.

According to many different magazines, the revenue per Spotify stream is around $0.006 to $0.0084. For a million streams, that would be around $6,000 to $8,400. If each Spotify listener has only heard one song, the rapper earns a monthly fee of $72,000 to $100,800 .

Calculating an amount of $0.006, the most popular tracks on Spotify add up to:

  • Fefe: about $2.9 million with 497 million streams
  • Bebe: About $2.1 million dollars with 351 million streams
  • Kika: around $1.1 million dollars with 187 million streams
  • Billy: About $1.1 million dollars with 196 million streams
  • Mala: around $858,000 dollars with 143 million streams

Nothing is known about the sales figures for physical sound carriers. Experience has shown that an artist like 6ix9ine earns around three to four dollars per recording. The remainder is used for production, pressing, logistics, management and taxes. With 20,000 sound carriers that would still be up to 80,000 dollars . The low number of sales sounds realistic, since streaming clearly dominates, especially in the USA.

I earn money with my own YouTube channel

YouTube can be used to determine how important and popular an artist is. On YouTube, however, there are only a few music videos on the official YouTube channel. The views of the individual videos are remarkable. In total, it has already generated over 2.5 billion views.

Since no videos were uploaded to YouTube for almost two years during the prison period, YouTube’s monthly sales have plummeted in the meantime. If you calculate the well-known $ 1000 per million clicks, that would have resulted in at least $ 52,000 a month. The rapper isn’t considered ad-friendly, so there are fewer ads on his videos. Actual sales since the dismissal are estimated to be around $250,000 a month .

Youtube record with Gooba

The first YouTube upload after his imprisonment from “Gooba” was able to generate over 41 million views in the first 24 hours. He broke the previous YouTube record (38 million views) of Eminem’s distrack “Killshot”.

Further income from cooperations

There is not exactly little money to be made from features in view of the enormous and international reach. In the following example, however, things might have gone a little differently. 6ix9ine is not unknown in Germany either, but there are far more popular rappers from America.

In order to boost sales and streaming numbers in Germany as well, the feature with Farid Bang and Capo was probably more of a marketing tool than a quick cash flow. Of course, the bill paid off. The track International Gangstas reached several million clicks on YouTube, but these can no longer be tracked.

The music video for this can no longer be found on the Banger Musik YouTube channel . The reasons why the music video was removed don’t seem to have been officially announced. It can be assumed that the label decided to do this because 6ix9ine is said to have sexually molested a 13-year-old girl . A video about this made the rounds in August 2018. The music video is still available on WORLDSTARHIPHOP and has already had 15 million clicks since it was released in October 2018.

What’s next in 6ix9ine’s career?

6ix9ine’s career is currently considered over since the rapper betrayed his entire gang. Since then, 6ix9ine has been considered a “snitch” in the American rap scene . He cooperated with the police to apparently avoid a long — or even life — sentence. Since then, his life has been in danger.


Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *