Hernandez rose to mainstream fame in late 2017 with the release of his debut single "Gummo", which was certified platinum by the RIAA. In early 2018, Hernandez released his debut mixtape, Day69, which debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart. He later earned his first top-five entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Fefe", featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz, which peaked at number three on the chart. His debut studio album, Dummy Boy, was released on November 27, 2018, after being delayed a week earlier due to his arrest, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart.
Hernandez pled guilty to using a 13-year-old child in a sexual performance in 2015. He was arrested in November 2018 on racketeering and firearm charges, among others, for which he is facing a possible life sentence in federal prison.
Early Life
He was raised with his older brother by his parents until he was 13, when his father was shot dead steps away from the family home. Emotionally disturbed by the death of his father, Hernandez started to act out and was eventually expelled from school in the 8th grade for bad behavior. Rather than continue his education, he started working various odd jobs such as working as a busboy to help his mother financially. Hernandez also dealt drugs to supplement his income, most notably selling cannabis and heroin on the streets while working at a local Brooklyn bodega. He was eventually arrested for his criminal activities and sentenced to prison time at Rikers Island, where he began to associate himself with the Nine Trey Gangsters, a prison subset of the Bloods street gang. Hernandez began his career as a rapper in 2014, releasing songs such as "69" and "Scumlife". Other early songs were taken down by YouTube.
Career
Hernandez began releasing rap songs in 2014. Over the next three years, he released multiple tracks and videos with titles such as "Scumlife", "Yokai", and "Hellsing Station", drawing attention for his aggressive rapping style and use of anime as music video visuals. Many of his early songs were released by FCK THEM, a music label based in Slovakia. Gathering fame as an internet meme for his rainbow-dyed hair and rainbow-plated grills, he eventually became an associate of fellow New York rapper ZillaKami. They later feuded after Hernandez allegedly stole instrumentals and songs they had made together.
Hernandez's commercial debut single "Gummo" was released on November 10, 2017, and eventually peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 5, 2018. His next single, "Kooda", debuted at number 61 on the Hot 100 the week of December 23, 2017. On January 14, 2018, Hernandez released his third single, "Keke", with Fetty Wap and A Boogie wit da Hoodie, which also charted on the Hot 100.
Shortly afterward, Hernandez announced his debut mixtape, titled Day69. The mixtape was released on February 23, 2018, and debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart with 55,000 album-equivalent units, of which 20,000 were pure sales. According to Jon Caramanica of The New York Times, the tape was an outgrowth of the "SoundCloud rap explosion", and was notable for its willingness to deviate from hip-hop's prevailing sound. After the release of Day69, two songs from the album, "Billy" and "Rondo" both debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Billy" peaking at number 50 and "Rondo" at number 73.
In April 2018, Hernandez released "Gotti", a remix of a feature he did for artist Packman titled "Got it, Got it". The song's video was released on April 16, 2018, and involved footage of Hernandez donating bundles of $100 bills to poor citizens in the Dominican Republic. The song was added to Day69 as a deluxe song and debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 before dropping off the following week, making it his sixth consecutive Hot 100 entry.
Hernandez stirred up controversy in May 2018 when he was involved in a shooting with the entourage of fellow New York rapper Casanova as part of a feud; this led to Hernandez losing a $5 million headphone deal and being banned from the Barclays Center. After the shooting, Hernandez stopped releasing music for several months, before releasing "Tati", featuring DJ Spinking in June, which debuted at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In July 2018, Hernandez released his eighth single, "Fefe", featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz; the single debuted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 before peaking at number three in its second week, marking 6ix9ine's highest entry on the chart and his first single to reach the top five of the Hot 100. "Fefe" was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. His subsequent singles, "Bebe" and "Stoopid", also reached the top 30 of the Hot 100.
In early October 2018, Hernandez was featured on the song "Aulos Reloaded" with French house DJ Vladimir Cauchemar and "Kick" with Danish singer Jimilian.
On November 7, 2018, it was announced that his debut studio album, Dummy Boy, was to be released on November 23, but on November 21, it was announced that the album would be postponed. The album was ultimately released without notice on November 27, on all streaming services.
Mala
6ix9ine Lyrics
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Anuel
Anuel
Real Hasta La Muerte, baby
Uah
¿Qué tengo que hacer
Pa' que tú sea' mi mujer?
He said, "Mi nena"
Tú ere' una diabla
Y tú ere' mala
Baby, no te vaya'
Mátame-eh
Tú ere' una diabla
Y tú ere' mala
Baby, no te vaya'
Devórame-eh
Oh oh oh oh
Sé que me extraña'
Oh oh oh oh
Tú en mi cama
Baby, tú ere' mala
Tú en mi cama
Baby, no te vaya'
Devórame-eh, uah
¿Qué tengo que hacer
Pa' que tú sea' mi mujer?
Baby, ¿dime qué tengo que hacer
Pa' que tú seas mi mujer?
Uah
¿Qué tengo que hacer (bebé)
Pa' que tú sea' mi mujer? (bebé)
Baby, ¿dime qué tengo que hacer (que hacer)
Pa' que tú sea' mi mujer? (Mujer)
Yo voy con lo' diablo' pa' allá
Ven con tus amigas pa' acá
Rebota esas nalga' pa' acá
Y nos vamo' y nos comemo' allá (allá)
Yo voy con los diablo pa' allá, pa' allá (bebé)
Baby, ven con tus amigas pa' acá, pa' acá (bebé)
Rebota esas nalga' pa' atrá', pa' atrá' (pa' allá)
Y nos vamo' y nos comemo' allá (allá)
Baby, tú ere' mala
Tú en mi cama
Baby, no te vayas
Devórame-eh, uah
Tú ere' una diabla
Y tú ere' mala
Baby, no te vaya'
Mátame-eh
Oh oh oh oh (baby)
Bebiendo baila
Oh oh oh oh
Diabla en mi cama
Dos mil, Louboutin los tacone' (tacone')
Ella se emborracha y en cuatro se pone (se pone)
Y siempre me pide que no la traicione (jaja)
Y siempre lo hacemo', pero sin condone', eh-eh
Y se me trepa encima
Y 'tá to' moja'o el clima
Y con la perla yo voy pa' encima (uah)
Y me dice, "qué rico tú me lastimas", uah
Sudando y bailándome (eh-eh)
Caliente y tocándome (eh-eh)
Y ella no para de beber (beber)
Y adentro 'e ti yo vo' a enloquecer
Tú ere' una diabla
Y tú ere' mala
Baby, no te vaya'
Mátame-eh
Baby, tú ere' mala
Tú en mi cama
Baby, no te vaya'
Devórame-eh (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Real Hasta La Muerte, baby
Real Hasta La Muerte, baby
Uah
Mera, dime 6ix9ine, lo' Intocable', lo' Illuminati
Brr, Anuel
Uah, uah
Bebecita
Bebe-bebecita
The song "MALA" by 6ix9ine featuring Anuel is about a woman who is described as being a devil and a bad girl. The song opens with the question of what the singer needs to do in order to make this woman his own, and he calls her "mi nena." The chorus of the song repeats the phrases "tú ere' una diabla" (you're a devil) and "tú ere' mala" (you're bad), emphasizing her dark nature. The singer wants her to stay with him and "devórame" (devour him), showcasing his attraction to her despite her wickedness.
In the verse, 6ix9ine describes how he and the woman go out with their friends, and she dances provocatively for him. He describes the woman's sexual prowess and how he wants to be with her even though she is a "diabla." The following verses describe their physical intimacy and how she likes it when he hurts her during sex. The song ends with Anuel and 6ix9ine asserting their realness and listing their names.
Line by Line Meaning
Brr, haha
Introduction and ad-lib
Anuel
Featuring artist
Anuel
Featuring artist
Real Hasta La Muerte, baby
Repeating the slogan of Anuel's music group, which means "Real Until Death"
Uah
Ad-lib
¿Qué tengo que hacer
Pa' que tú sea' mi mujer?
Baby, dime qué tengo que hacer
He said, "Mi nena"
Asking what he needs to do to make the girl his woman and calling her his baby, using a term of endearment.
Tú ere' una diabla
Y tú ere' mala
Baby, no te vaya'
Mátame-eh
Tú ere' una diabla
Y tú ere' mala
Baby, no te vaya'
Devórame-eh
Calling the girl a devil and bad but asking her not to leave and to consume him, both literally and figuratively.
Oh oh oh oh
Sé que me extraña'
Oh oh oh oh
Tú en mi cama
Baby, tú ere' mala
Tú en mi cama
Baby, no te vaya'
Devórame-eh, uah
Expressing his knowledge of her missing him and wanting her in his bed, asking her not to leave and to consume him again.
¿Qué tengo que hacer
Pa' que tú sea' mi mujer?
Baby, ¿dime qué tengo que hacer
Pa' que tú seas mi mujer?
Uah
¿Qué tengo que hacer (bebé)
Pa' que tú sea' mi mujer? (bebé)
Baby, ¿dime qué tengo que hacer (que hacer)
Pa' que tú sea' mi mujer? (Mujer)
Repeating the chorus, this time with slight variations, asking again what he has to do to make her his woman.
Yo voy con lo' diablo' pa' allá
Ven con tus amigas pa' acá
Rebota esas nalga' pa' acá
Y nos vamo' y nos comemo' allá (allá)
Yo voy con los diablo pa' allá, pa' allá (bebé)
Baby, ven con tus amigas pa' acá, pa' acá (bebé)
Rebota esas nalga' pa' atrá', pa' atrá' (pa' allá)
Y nos vamo' y nos comemo' allá (allá)
Suggesting going with his devilish companions to a certain place where she can bring her friends and they can have fun there, mentioning her buttocks and telling her to move them, and repeating the proposed plan.
Baby, tú ere' mala
Tú en mi cama
Baby, no te vayas
Devórame-eh, uah
Tú ere' una diabla
Y tú ere' mala
Baby, no te vaya'
Mátame-eh
Repeating the chorus again, with the same lyrics as before.
Oh oh oh oh (baby)
Bebiendo baila
Oh oh oh oh
Diabla en mi cama
Describing her dancing while drinking and being a devil in his bed.
Dos mil, Louboutin los tacone' (tacone')
Ella se emborracha y en cuatro se pone (se pone)
Y siempre me pide que no la traicione (jaja)
Y siempre lo hacemo', pero sin condone', eh-eh
Y se me trepa encima
Y 'tá to' moja'o el clima
Y con la perla yo voy pa' encima (uah)
Y me dice, "qué rico tú me lastimas", uah
Sudando y bailándome (eh-eh)
Caliente y tocándome (eh-eh)
Y ella no para de beber (beber)
Y adentro 'e ti yo vo' a enloquecer
Boasting about buying expensive Louboutin shoes and describing how the girl drinks and puts herself in a compromising position, asking him not to betray her even though they do everything without protection. Detailed description of the sexual actions they engage in, including her commenting on his treatment of her, and how she continues to drink as they are about to have sex, and saying he'll drive her crazy.
Real Hasta La Muerte, baby
Real Hasta La Muerte, baby
Uah
Mera, dime 6ix9ine, lo' Intocable', lo' Illuminati
Brr, Anuel
Uah, uah
Bebecita
Bebe-bebecita
Repeating the Anuel's slogan as a reminder of the crew, stating his name and the Illuminati, indicating the song is a product of a partnership, and using terms of endearment for his girl.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Daniel Echavarria Oviedo, Daniel Hernandez, Emmanuel Gazmey
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