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6ix9ine's longstanding legal battle came to a close Wednesday (Dec. 18), as the 23-year-old -- born Daniel Hernandez -- was sentenced to two years behind bars on a myriad of weapon and racketeering charges related to his involvement with the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.

6ix9ine has been sentenced to 24 months in prison after cooperating with prosecutors in their attempts to bring down the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods. The verdict was announced by U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in New York on Wednesday. 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, faced a maximum of 47 years in jail for his crimes.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday for his entanglement with a violent street gang that fueled his rise to fame. He was spared a much harsher possible sentence because of his extraordinary decision to become a star witness for prosecutors. The 23-year-old performer, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, could have been sentenced to decades in prison for crimes that included orchestrating a shooting in which an innocent bystander was wounded.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (born Daniel Hernandez) was sentenced to 24 months in prison on Wednesday (Dec. 18) in Manhattan federal court for his participation in a New York street gang.

Rapper Tekashi69 was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday for his entanglement with a violent street gang that fueled his rise to fame. He was spared a much harsher possible sentence because of his extraordinary decision to become a star witness for prosecutors. The 23-year-old performer, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, could have been sentenced to decades in prison for crimes that included orchestrating a shooting in which an innocent bystander was wounded.

The emotions were already running high when Tekashi 6ix9ine (real name Daniel Hernandez, 23) arrived at a Manhattan Federal Court on Dec. 18.

Tekashi 6ix9ine has been given a sentence in his drugs and weapons case.

Complex, in partnership with Spotify, will release a podcast about the life of Tekashi 6ix9ine. Titled Infamous: The Tekashi 6ix9ine Story, the eight-episode series will follow Daniel Hernandez’s transformation from high school dropout working at a Brooklyn deli to polarizing viral rapper to a witness to a federal racketeering and firearms case. It’s narrated by Angie Martinez. Weekly episodes will begin airing January 28 on Spotify.

Tekashi 6ix9ine’s mother is throwing a Hail Mary in an attempt to save her son before the rapper is sentenced.

6ix9ine is begging for leniency in federal court as he awaits sentencing on a variety of racketeering, weapons and drug offenses.The Brooklyn-born 6ix9ine, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, submitted a letter to Federal Judge Paul Engelmayer saying that while he knows there is “no excuse, no justification and no apology good enough in this world to explain my crimes,” he is “remorseful” over his association with the Nine Trey gang.

Rapper Tekashi69 has written a letter to a judge expressing deep remorse for his gang affiliation. T he 23-year-old said his "world was crashing down" and that he had realised the consequences of his actions.