Brooklyn rapper 6ix9ine is out of prison several months early, Inner City Press reports. The embattled MC has been locked up since he was arrested in late 2018 for his role in a variety of gang-related crimes, and received a 24-month prison sentence in December 2019.
Now, it seems he’s out of jail thanks to the ongoing coronavirus crisis and its growing effects on New York City’s prison population.
According to Inner City Press, he was released yesterday with a delayed announcement to ensure his safety, and is set to serve his remaining sentence under house arrest: The rapper’s rise from hip-hop villain to key witness in the RICO trial of his former gang affiliates has played out in Hollywood-like fashion over the past year following his.
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