Tekashi 6ix9ine released early from NY prison due to coronavirus; more: Buzz – syracuse.com

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Tekashi 6ix9ine freed

“Fefe” rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been released from a New York prison several month early due to health concerns from the coronavirus pandemic. E! News reports the 23-year-old NYC hip-hop star, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was granted a compassionate release Wednesday and placed under house arrest for four months. He was sentenced to two years in December, with credit for 13 months he had already served behind bars, for racketeering amid his involvement in the Bloods gang. Lawyers said Hernandez has not shown symptoms of COVID-19, but suffers from asthma and had been reportedly “complaining to prison officials this week of shortness of breath.” Mayor Bill de Blasio said last week he would release more than 1,000 prison inmates with misdemeanors or non-violent felonies to help slow the spread of coronavirus within correctional facilities like Rikers Island.

New music

It’s Friday! Music released this week includes Drake’s ‘Toosie Slide,’ Hayley Williams’ ‘Over Yet,’ a new Sam Hunt album, two acoustic Frank Ocean songs, a Green Day remix EP, a Thundercat album, and the return of Lindsay Lohan on ‘Back to Me.’ Note: Video contains explicit lyrics not suitable for younger audiences.

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