Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine - Season 1 - Eps 1: Identity
Growing up in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Daniel Hernandez faces an early childhood trauma that triggers his journey of transformation into hip hop’s supervillain, Tekashi 6ix9ine. From a young age Daniel is hyperaware that social media fame and fortune depend on endlessly upping the shock, awe and outrage. He manufactures his trademark rainbow look and outrageous rap persona. After joining the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods and dropping his seminal track “Gummo,” his newborn child and her mother are left wondering what the future holds. Series premiere.
About Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
Title: Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
First Air Date: 2021-02-21
Last Air Date: 2021-03-07
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 8 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 3
Network: Showtime
Genres: Documentary, Crime
Production Companies: Showtime Documentary Films, Imagine Entertainment, Imagine Documentaries, Lightbox
Synopsis
This three-part documentary series profiles hip-hop artist Tekashi 6ix9ine's epic rise to notoriety. Director Karam Gill examines the culture of manufactured celebrity through 6ix9ine's mastery of social media.
Cast
6ix9ine
Self
Giancarlo Esposito
Self - Narrator (voice)
