Tekashi 6ix9ine Fires Back at Young Thug in New Explosive Interview

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has once again targeted Young Thug, reigniting a bitter feud built on accusations of hypocrisy and betrayal. In the latest installment of his marathon interview series with VladTV, the now purple-haired rapper spared nothing, labeling the Atlanta trap artist a "r**" for allegedly cooperating with authorities while publicly shaming others for that very same thing. The fiery 5-minute interview, which dropped yesterday, is already drawing massive viewership. It put the rap industry’s murky code of ethics on trial.

The explosive video is part of 6ix9ine's sprawling post-prison confessional with DJ Vlad. In it, 6ix9ine honed in on Young Thug's current situation with his high-profile RICO case. "Young Thug once he got out, he was the king of the rat catchers," 6ix9ine said while pointing to a past tweet in which Thug aimed at Gunna, reading "Stop acting like we friends on the internet, I don't know u my guy." The now deleted tweet, which 6ix9ine said was a shot at Gunna for taking a plea deal, positioned Thug as a staunch enforcer of the anti-snitching code.

But according to 6ix9ine, Thug's tough talk is a smokescreen. The artist alleged that while Thug was building a public crusade against informants, unsealed documents and industry whispers indicate that he was privately collaborating with the authorities. "You see how these street [expletive] don't have no ethics? I would sit there and talk [expletive] about you and then come out and do a song with you. But they call me the rat."

He pointed to a bizarre occurrence when Thug dissed Future in a song and then went out and put out a song with him a few months later. He cited this as evidence that conflicts in the rap industry have a short shelf life.

The recent attack is nothing new for 6ix9ine who has embraced his outlier status and taken it as a signature part of his brand and personality. In 2019, after his infamous testimony against the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, he was called a snitch by a segment of hiphop fans. Instead of running from the title, he embraced it, stating that his transparency made him gangster. "I'm telling the police everything, I want everybody to know about it," he said, contrasting his open book policy against Thug's alleged secret cooperation.

Vlad also brought up a rumored diss record in the interview -- a scathing 6ix9ine track that was aimed at Thug and teased about a month ago that was never released. "I shot that [expletive] in the studio and I was like, I ain't putting that [expletive] out," 6ix9ine said. It was a rare moment of restraint for the rapper. Tekashi indicated that the reason for not putting it out into the world was because the conversation had shifted by the time the album was ready.

His contentions were further supported by recent statements from music executive Wack 100, who said that a secret informant like Thug was more dangerous than one like 6ix9ine who is open, because they erode trust from the inside. 6ix9ine also took this as a chance to call out the hip-hop community for its selective silence, especially regarding a leaked interrogation video of Thug from an old case. “Where's all the energy at? Why everybody quiet? Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Future—why you not saying nothing?" He asked.

Fans on the internet predictably lit up, with some praising 6ix9ine for revealing the double standards in the industry, while others dismissed it as the ultimate pot-calling-the-kettle-black moment. Meanwhile, Gunna, the man whom the whole original controversy revolves around, has remained tight-lipped.

In an industry where authenticity is currency and no snitching the golden rule, the 6ix9ine interview brings to light the ambiguous reality. Whether the beef goes any further is an open-ended question.