6ix9ine facing new federal charges for supervised release violations

Rapper 6ix9ine faces new federal charges for allegedly violating supervised release ahead of his sentencing.

Rapper 6ix9ine is facing additional legal trouble as federal prosecutors announced new charges related to alleged violations of his supervised release.

U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer confirmed Friday that the rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, will be arraigned on September 25 for the new violations. That date was originally scheduled for sentencing in a separate drug case but will now also include the presentation of the fresh charges.

In July 2025, 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to drug possession after cocaine and ecstasy were found at his Miami home. Prosecutors later dropped two other charges tied to a firearm and fentanyl, citing insufficient DNA evidence. Still, the guilty plea placed him in violation of the terms of his supervised release, which stems from his 2019 federal racketeering conviction.

Judge Engelmayer previously warned that Hernandez risked up to five years in prison if he continued violating the terms, noting that the rapper seemed to believe “the rules don’t apply to him” because of his celebrity status.

This is not the first time the rapper has faced consequences during his supervised release. In November 2024, he served 45 days in jail for unauthorized travel and failed drug tests, including a positive result for methamphetamine. Following his release, he was placed under home confinement with a strict curfew.

The latest violations remain undisclosed, but the court will decide later this month whether 6ix9ine will face additional prison time. His supervised release was part of a plea deal in 2019 that reduced his potential 47-year sentence after cooperating with prosecutors in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods case.