\n<\/p>\n
\n\tRapper Tekashi\u00a06ix9ine\u00a0is once again a free man \u2014 and, true to form, he wasted no time reminding the world of his larger-than-life persona.<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter serving three months in federal custody for violating the terms of his supervised release, the Brooklyn native, born Daniel Hernandez, was released on Friday (April 3) from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, stepping back into the spotlight with cameras rolling and energy to match.<\/p>\n
\n\tVideo shared to his Instagram captured the moment he walked out of the facility wearing a white sweatsuit and navy blue-and-white canvas slip-ons. Outside, a small group of friends welcomed him home, marking the end of yet another chapter in his\u00a0turbulent legal history.<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tThe rapper\u2019s sentence stemmed from a 2025 violation in which he failed a drug test after testing positive for cocaine and MDMA, prompting authorities to remand him into custody earlier this year. His latest incarceration marked the second time in just over a year that he was sent back to jail for breaching supervised release conditions.<\/p>\n \n\tMoments after reuniting with his circle, 6ix9ine quickly turned attention to one of the more bizarre souvenirs from his stint behind bars: a SpongeBob SquarePants figurine he proudly nicknamed \u201cSponge9ine.\u201d According to the rapper, the toy carries an unusual autograph.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cOne of One,\u00a0Maduro\u00a0signed it,\u201d 6ix9ine claimed before reading out the incarcerated former leader\u2019s signature. \u201cMaduro, 2nd of April. Venezuela forever.\u201d The claim references Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, who has\u00a0reportedly been housed<\/a>\u00a0at the same federal facility on serious charges \u2014 including narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n \n\tIf the novelty item wasn\u2019t enough to signal his return, the rapper was also gifted a flashy new piece of jewelry \u2014 a custom, diamond-encrusted chain adorned with colorful stones. As a friend placed the chain around his neck, 6ix9ine reveled in the moment, boasting that he had made good on his promise to come home to new riches.<\/p>\n