- You kiss your mama with that mouth?
- He looks like Rainbow Brite and Lil' Wayne had a baby.
♪ (industrial intro) ♪
♪ (mellow electronic music) ♪ - So pretty.
- Ooh, look at the rainbow.
- Ahh! Duuude, no way!
- Oh, this Tekashi69.
- (child laughing) - Ah, hell no.
That's Tekashi.
- What's wrong with his teeth?
- I have actually seen this person before,
because my friend has cosplayed as him.
- ♪ I mix it up, then I hit her with the... ♪
- Why do they have his face on a woman?
- Oh, is that his face in that girl? (gags)
- (sighs) Man. This is awesome. I like the video.
- I don't hate the music.
- He doesn't suck as bad as I thought he would.
- ♪ Who, who really with the money, money? ♪
- Look at him being generous.
- He's a nice boy.
- ♪ Who really with the money, money? ♪
- Aww, is he helping people out?
- ♪ Who, who really with the money, money? ♪
- I had seen him going into high schools,
and he gives money away from a year ago.
- He's a rainbow princess is what he is. (giggles)
- Tekashi, man. Give it up! (chuckles)
- (FBE) You a fan? - Hell no, man.
But he capitalized on social media, so the joke is on everybody else.
- ♪ These [bleep] say they heard of me, I ain't heard of you ♪
♪ Get the [bleep] up out my [bleep] face,
before I murder you ♪ - It's so angry.
- ♪ Whole squad full of [bleep] killers, I'm a killer too ♪
- Is he a Blood? - Now, he a part of the Bloods.
The Bloods and the Crips. You rockin' with the Bloods
in New York.
- I like the beat of this song.
- ♪ We send shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, [bleep] ♪
♪ 6ix9ine this and 6ix9ine that ♪
- A little rough around the edges, Rainbow Brite.
- He looks like Rainbow Brite and Lil' Wayne had a baby.
- ♪ I don't flock, yeah ♪ ♪ Runnin' through his back
like Ibaka ♪ - All he do is yell, man.
He ain't even really got skills.
- He could flow, though. I can't lie, man, you know?
People be hatin' on him. I don't be hatin' on the man.
- ♪ I want the drip, drip while I get my [bleep] licked ♪
♪ Lil' sick bitch, lickin' on my [bleep] tip ♪
- Wow, honey. You kiss your mama with that mouth?
- The lyrics, I could just pass that right by.
- ♪ Said he want smoke, I don't really see it though ♪
- Wow! I'm guessing that middle-aged ladies
are not his audience. - I don't really like looking at him,
but I like the music. (laughs) The lyrics are pretty awful.
- He messed the whole track up, man.
I felt bad they wasted that track on him.
- That is horrid. I'm sorry. It's trash.
You go ahead and give grandma some money and try
and pay your repentance.
- ♪ I'll be on the block on the regular ♪
- Okay, this sounds exactly like the last song.
- ♪ Yeah, I'm 6ix9ine with the... ♪ - Ugh, come on.
Aren't you bored of this yet, people?
- And he say the N word a lot.
- ♪ Rollin' through the city, yeah, with my [bleep], yeah ♪
♪ [Bleep] want that bitch back, I don't chit-chat ♪
- You know, a lot of misogynistic objectification
of women. - ♪ Baby I ain't a hot boy,
I'ma block boy ♪ - I do like that he continues
the whole rainbow theme.
- ♪ [Bleep] we be ducking from the cops on the regular ♪
♪ [Bleep] sucking dick and giving top on... ♪
- Oh, he got Fetty Wap. Fetty Wap tryna get some money.
- ♪ I hit it on the tour bus, ooh yeah ♪
♪ If I'm a player, you a slut, ooh yeah ♪
- Okay. I try to be one of those people
who doesn't judge someone by the worst thing they do,
but judges them by the best thing they do.
Looking forward to seeing some more best.
- It's gross. It's disgusting, and I think he's disgusting.
If that's what makes a guy feel powerful
or a person feel powerful, then all it really does
is scream your weakness.
♪ (haunting instrumental music) ♪
- Oh, he got the Uzi. He got the MAC-10.
- I do love puppies. He just went way up in my book.
- (chuckles) I'm just caught up in the music, man.
- ♪ I roll up, I'm gon' be booted, stupid... ♪
- What is up with this?
- Oh, wow. He got skills.
(laughs) Hell no, dude.
- God, those teeth are awful.
- This is just a lot of people making a lot of bad choices to music.
- ♪ .223 hit, where your clothes at? ♪
♪ Scum Gang 'bout that Fendi, fin-act, ♪
- Don't put a gun at me. Mm-mm.
Even if it looks like something out of Bugsy Malone.
- I like the music. I like the guy.
This is no different than other rappers
talking about, you know, guns and drugs
and [bleep] that they see in the neighborhood.
- ♪ Pop these [bleep] like a wheelie [bleep],
you a silly [bleep] ♪ - I mean, he got a favorite word.
- I'm wondering where the creativity of a lyric comes into play here.
- ♪ You a loser [bleep], up that Uzi [bleep] ♪
- Oh my god. - ♪ Crills in my draws,
your girl on my phone ♪ ♪ She wanna [bleep]
but keep her clothes on ♪ - It's pathetic.
- ♪ Man that's really all I use her for ♪
♪ I kick her out the door ♪
♪ I don't want her, you can keep the whore ♪
- Wow. - I'm guessing he's a Blood?
- Some gangsters in LA may not like that style,
but it looks like New York is loving it.
- He the golden goose in the hood, you know?
So if he make it out the hood, they all, like,
"We all make it out the hood."
- ♪ I'm shooting back, I'm getting buckets ♪
♪ I ain't wanna take his life but [bleep]... ♪
- That's a lot of weed right there.
- ♪ ... [bleep] [bleep], take a [bleep] bitch ♪
- Wow. So much anger, right?
- ♪ I pull up with a stick, I let that [bleep] hit ♪
♪ Shout out, but I [bleep] that [bleep] bitch ♪
- (laughs) That one was a little overwhelming.
- The violence and the words that are attacking women,
it's too much for me. - It's a little off to most people,
but-- me, personally, I get what he tryna do.
He tryna stand out from the rest of everybody else.
If you grew up listening to NWA,
you done heard way worse lyrics than that.
- (FBE) Those were all songs by 6ix9ine, also known as Tekashi
or Tekashi69. - Of course, 6ix9ine.
Give me a break. - That guy's a character, man.
- (FBE) There is some controversy around this artist,
which we'll discuss soon. And it's always hard to know
whether or not to cover a song because of that,
but he's been one of the most requested artists in a while,
so we wanted to talk to the parents and see what you think.
- Right, right. - (FBE) Well, 6ix9ine rose
to prominence pretty quickly after he went viral
on Reddit and Twitter and was turned into a meme
due to his eccentric appearance. - (laughs) That's a nice way to put it.
- (FBE) His debut single, "Gummo," that you just listened to
charted as high as number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts
and his debut mixtape was number four
on the Billboard 200 album chart. - Oh my gosh. Okay.
- (FBE) Many people believe that his popularity is in part
due to the attention that he receives on the internet
for his unique appearance. What do you think it says
that someone could get famous online and launch a career
because of their appearance even before their talents?
- Well, I mean, it's really-- they just manufacture artists, man.
And it's, like, you don't have to have as much talent
as you used to have to have. - Why do you think
he has that look? Because he knows
he can't get attention any other way,
'cause he doesn't have any real talent.
- I mean, just look at the Kardashians.
(chuckles) They got famous because of a sex tape,
you know what I'm saying? They have no talent.
- If you can get your look recognized on social media,
you've achieved something. However, one would hope that
you would do something responsible with the recognition.
- That's always been the way.
The most eccentric looking, crazy performers--
I will daresay Liberace-- (laughs) are the ones
who caught attention, whether they're super talented,
which Liberace was, or not.
- (FBE) So as we mentioned, there are several controversies
that surround 6ix9ine. - Oh, boy.
- Tekashi pled guilty to distributing sexual videos of a minor,
though he denies charges of sexual contact
and claims he was told the victim was of age.
As parents, do you ever look into the background of an artist
your kids are fans of to decide if they should be listening?
- Well, this is where the nutty liberal in me comes out,
'cause I don't censor things from my kids.
It is my role as a parent that I know what's going on
and have good discussions. - I've instilled values in them
along with their mom and the rest of the extended family
that they know right from wrong, and they know when something
is just a gimmick, and something is just show, you know?
And they know when something is real.
- It's hard to separate an artist from their idiot behavior,
but you know, for the sake of art, and that's what this is,
you know, I'm not gonna say, "You can't listen to this."
But we do talk about when they're being jackasses
and don't behave that way.
- (FBE) Many of rap culture's big names have been
praising 6ix9ine for bringing a new type of punk rap
that is different from most of what's out there now
with hard beats and high energy, aggressive lyrics.
Do you think that if someone's truly talented
and doing something unique in their space
that past transgressions can be compartmentalized
and you can focus solely on them as an artist?
- It's hard to do that. Everybody makes mistakes.
If you have a mistake, you can come back from it.
I just-- what level are the mistakes?
- The dude seemed to be remorseful about what he did.
I already see that he is changing his life,
and he's showing the world that, you know what,
I'ma be a different person.
- It's crazy. In the hip-hop world--
and sometimes, the transgressions help you.
If you look at somebody like 50 Cent, he got shot nine times.
He's coming from the hood, he a drug dealer,
and see where he came from and how he made it.
Like, "Aw, man Look where he came from."
He had that kind of past, that kind of thug image,
you know what I'm saying? And it kind of helped him,
his image, to sell more records.
- He can redeem himself from his past transgressions.
People deserve a second chance. He can redeem himself.
But his music is not gonna redeem him. His music sucks.
(flames rage) - (voice-over) Burn!
- (FBE) Finally, we've asked this before
when we've covered artists with parents,
but do you think that 6ix9ine is an artist that you would feel okay
with your kids listening to? - Well, when it comes to music,
I have no limit. (ding)
- Today's youth, you don't let nobody do nothing,
'cause they already listening.
- Hell no. - I only have one kid.
He's 19 years old. He's not interested in that.
- I got two younger kids that are seven and six,
and they definitely listening to nobody like that.
- I wouldn't have a problem at all with it.
Again, it's a learning opportunity.
Hey, the video showed him giving out money.
I felt good about that. (laughs)
- I don't want my kids rapping to those lyrics.
I don't want them saying those words.
- I don't think 6ix9ine is an artist I would feel okay
with anyone I hang out with listening to.
I think anyone who finds that appealing
is not a moral playing field with myself.
That might sound elitist, and I don't care.
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And shoutout to Henry Sablan.
- Shoutout to some of our fans, Erickson Urbina and Lissie Delgado.
- Thanks for watching. Bye.