MADRID, Spain.- The visit to Havana of the controversial New York rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has unleashed great curiosity among young Cubans, who this Thursday waited for hours in front of the Packard Hotel in the capital, where the musician is staying, to try to see him and take pictures of him.
Due to numerous recordings broadcast through the social networks It was known that while the young people were crowded in front of the luxurious hotel, Tekashi 6ix9ine came out of his room and began throwing dollars at his fans. The event caused the Cubans who were there, and some who were passing nearby, to run and pile up where the hundred-dollar bills fell.
The young people were dispersed by agents of the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) who were guarding the place.
Presumably, Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernández, is in Cuba to collaborate with local musicians.
Hernandez, 26, was born in New York to a Mexican mother and a Puerto Rican father.
He is known in the social networks for showing off their money and giving lavish gifts; she has even publicly displayed his safe.
He is characterized by his aggressive way of rapping, by having his hair painted in the colors of the rainbow and by the numerous tattoos that he has distributed all over his body; including various numbers 69 representing his stage name.
His public life is marked by fights with other artists and legal problems. In 2018 he was arrested for blackmail, weapons and drugs.
Hernández began rapping in 2014, but came to fame in 2017 after the release of his first single “Gummo,” which peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
While his video clip “Gooba” broke the YouTube record for the most viewed hip-hop video in the span of 24 hours.
