American rapper Tekashi69, also known as 6ix9ine, seems to have had an accident in a Dubai desert, landing him in the hospital for a CT scan. Meanwhile, his Brooklyn home was raided by the FBI, according to TMZ.
Tekashi, born Daniel Hernandez, posted footage of himself undergoing a CT scan at what appeared to be Al Zahra hospital on Sunday.
The Instagram video suggested a head injury, as a computer screen displayed imaging of Hernandez’s brain.
“The desert is no joke,” the 22-year-old captioned the video. Hernandez, who was seen driving in a multicoloured Ferrari, later posted a photo of himself in front of a quad bike and wrote, “Before [expletive] went left.”
Jeweller JimmyBoi, who was also in the UAE, claimed that four out of 12 people were injured in an Instagram live story. He used the hashtag #Prayfor69, though it is unclear whether he was accompanying the rapper. He also posted a photo of himself in front of a camel.
“20 minutes after this I flipped my ATV and was lost in the desert for 40 minutes,” JimmyBoi wrote. “That just means God got more plans for me in this earth so stay tuned.”
Hernandez was in Dubai to perform at Base nightclub on September 27. According to the venue’s Instagram, the event was sold out and Hernandez added a second appearance on Friday night.
While in the city, Hernandez spent time with social media influencer Rashid Belhasa, known online as Moneykicks. The two were seen bottle-feeding a tiger together in a photo shared by Belhasa.
According to a TMZ exclusive published on Friday, federal agents raided Hernandez’s home in Brooklyn and uncovered a gun.
The reason for the raid has not been specified, nor who the gun belonged to.
Hernandez, who in 2015 pled guilty for the use of a child in a sexual performance, is also embroiled in an ongoing sexual misconduct case and awaits sentencing.
He rose to fame with his 2017 single Gummo. More recently, he collaborated with fellow rapper Nicki Minaj on the track Fefe.
