Tekashi 6ix9ine Says LAX Altercation Wasn't Staged To Promote His Album

Tekashi 6ix9ine addresses the LAX altercation.

BYAron A.Feb 21, 20185.1K Views

Tekashi 6ix9ine's was testing his luck over the weekend after he began L.A. gang members during All-Star weekend. His beef with them resulted in several of his shows getting cancelled but it looked like he had a relatively solid weekend in sunny California. The rapper didn't have any actual issues until today when footage of the rapper getting into an altercation at LAX surfaced on the web. With his debut project dropping this Friday, there were speculations that it may have been some sort of promo for the album but he's since responded to these rumors on Instagram.

6ix9ine hit Instagram shortly after footage of his fight at LAX surfaced, as expected, to address the brawl that occurred. The rapper claimed that people are mad that he left unharmed and that he doesn't need any sort of publicity stunts in order to sell his album.

"Yo for all the people saying that that fight was staged for promo for the project release on Friday, it wasn't staged." He said, "Y'all n*ggas just mad. When I don't get touched, y'all n*ggas be mad tight. The n*gga was bleeding from his face like it's not staged. Like why I gotta stage something for an album release, n*gga? My shit gonna sell regardless."

The rapper then pointed to his face to prove that he didn't have any marks on it.

Peep his response below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfeKFO3ArxU

Comments
Link Copied to Clipboard!

About The Author

Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.