▁as ▁ 6 ix 9 ine ▁( pr on ounced ▁" six ▁nine ") ▁or ▁T ek ashi 6 9 ▁( also ▁st yl ized ▁as ▁T ek ashi ▁ 6 ix 9 ine ), ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁ra pper . ▁His ▁music ▁has ▁been ▁marked ▁by ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁style ▁of ▁ra pping , ▁while ▁his ▁controvers ial ▁public ▁persona ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁his ▁distinct ive ▁rain bow - color ed ▁hair , ▁extensive ▁t atto os , ▁public ▁fe ud s ▁with ▁fellow ▁cele brit ies , ▁and ▁legal ▁issues . ▁ ▁The ▁ra pper ▁became ▁widely ▁known ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁his ▁debut ▁single , ▁" G um mo ". ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁sle eper ▁hit , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁plat in um . ▁ 6 ix 9 ine ▁subsequently ▁released ▁the ▁mi xt ape ▁Day 6 9 ▁( 2 0 1 8 ), ▁which ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁four ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁contained ▁the ▁singles ▁" K ood a ", ▁" Ke ke ", ▁and ▁" G otti ", ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁chart ed ▁on ▁the ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁he ▁released ▁the ▁single ▁" F efe ", ▁which ▁featured ▁fellow ▁ra pper ▁Nick i ▁M ina j ▁and ▁producer ▁Mur da ▁Be atz ; ▁it ▁marks ▁his ▁highest