Earlier than he dubbed himself the king of New York, Tekashi69, actual title Daniel Hernandez, was simply one other one of many metropolis’s lowly topics, hustling to get by, and Hulu’s new documentary, 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez, is gonna let you know all about him. The investigative movie attracts on the individuals who knew him before the face tattoos, earlier than the rainbow lace fronts, and earlier than he turned notorious for snitching on his associates within the 9 Trey Gangster Bloods gang he used for defense and clout. “The extra he turned 6ix9ine, the extra he turned obsessive about consideration,” one interviewee says within the trailer. Director Vikram Gandhi (Kumaré, Barry) explored Danny Hernandez’s outdated Brooklyn neighborhood with a purpose to take a look at Tekashi69’s explosive profession so far. “After I realized 69 lived close to me in Brooklyn — and that I’d frequented the bodega he used to work at — I hit up his supervisor to speak about making this documentary; I by no means heard again,” Gandhi stated in an announcement. Properly, that’s as a result of Tekashi69 is speaking to a special doc, Showtime’s Supervillain. However that three-part docuseries doesn’t debut till early 2021, so if that is your factor, you can begin with 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez on Hulu now.
