Tekashi 6ix9ine announces Instagram live session following prison release

Rapper has been granted compassionate release due to coronavirus pandemic

Tekashi 6ix9ine on 21 September 2018 in Milan, Italy. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Tekashi 6ix9ine has announced he will host an Instagram live session following his early release from prison.

The rapper was granted compassionate release in April due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A judge then gave him permission to record videos while on home confinement, and 6ix9ine – real name Daniel Hernandez – has appeared to tease new music.

On Tuesday, the artist teased his upcoming live session on Instagram, which will take place this Friday (8 May) at 3pm ET.

“Lets get this party started,” 6ix9ine wrote in the caption.

“Don’t get scared now.”

In December 2019, the rapper was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from his involvement in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods gang.

He then acted as a witness for the prosecution – a cooperation deemed “game-changing” by the judge in charge of his sentencing.

Judge Paul Engelmayer has now permitted 6ix9ine to "conduct employment-related activities outside the residence but within the confines of the rented property for two hours per week on one specific day that needs advanced approval by the Probation Officer”.