6ix9ine compares himself to Tupac in response to sexual assault claim

'What’s the difference between me and Tupac Shakur? I never caught a rape charge.'

Controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine compares himself to TuPac, Donald Trump and brags about using the N-word in a wide-ranging new interview with New York Times

The convicted felon remains on house arrest after being released from prison in April, amid COVID-19 concerns.

In February 2019, he pled guilty to nine charges including conspiracy to commit murder, and was sentenced to two-years in prison after testifying against his former street gang, Nine Trey Gangster Bloods.

He has since been dubbed a snitch. Some have also labelled him a child molester after he was seen in videos from 2013 miming graphic acts and touching a 13-year-old while she performed sex acts on other men, Complex reports.

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In 2015, 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to one felony count of use of a child in a sexual performance. As part of a plea agreement, he was sentenced to four years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service, per Daily Mail.

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Tekashi insists he was “at the wrong place at the wrong time,” and that “I was 18 at the time. Am I this 40-year-old Jeffrey Epstein-type?”

He compared his journey to Tupac, who was convicted of raping a woman in 1994. 

“Is Tupac Shakur loved or hated? Loved!” he told Times interviewer Joe Coscarelli. “What’s the difference between me and Tupac Shakur? I never caught a rape charge –  ever.”

He did, however, physically abuse the mother of his child, Sara Molina, for several years. 

“Me and Sara spoke. I’ve been visiting my daughter, I’ve been giving my daughter money. I admitted my truth. It’s the worst thing ever,” Tekashi said. “But I’m not going to sit there and lie to you. I’m telling you, I did it. I admit to it, and I apologize.”

He went on to make clear: “I don’t owe the world an apology, the person I owe an apology to is Sara Molina. She got that apology. That’s where it matters.”

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Coscarelli challenged 6ix9ine’s comments about Pac, pointing out that the late hip-hop icon “tried to give back through his work.” 

“And what am I doing?” 6ix9ine replied. Coscarelli called his music “fun, but it’s not introspective.” He also praised Pac for being a “multifaceted artist.”

6ix9ine fired back with, “I got to feed the masses. There’s no difference between me and Tupac Shakur.”

As for his use of the N-word, 6ix9ine said “I grew up in Bushwick, Brooklyn. All my friends are Black. Who’s going to stop me? If I felt it was wrong, I would stop, but it’s not wrong.”

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