RAP VID SHOOT
50 Cent, 6ix9ine filming peppered in B’klyn
Someone fired off a barrage of bullets as rap and film star 50 Cent filmed a music video with Tekashi 6ix9ine in Brooklyn, officials said Wednesday.
The two were filming Fitty’s video “Get the Strap” on West St. near the Greenpoint waterfront about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when the gunman opened fire about a half a blo/ck away on Noble St. — shooting off eight rounds. No one was hit, cops said. It was the last day of shooting the video, sources with knowledge of the filming said.
Police are investigating the incident and are searching for video that could help them identify the gunman.
It’s not clear if the gunman was aiming at anyone, although those on the set were pointing fingers at Brooklynborn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez.
“Police on the scene said Tekashi was the target,” a source close to the production said.
Tekashi 6ix9ine is in a current war of words with rapper Chief Keef that may have turned violent.
In early June, a gunshot was fired as Chief Keef and a friend stood outside the W Hotel in Midtown. No one was hit, although some suspected it had something to do with his ongoing social media beef with Tekashi, who was in LA when the shot was fired.
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s last trip to New York ended with the rapper landing behind bars. After returning to the U.S. from a European tour on July 11 he was grabbed at JFK Airport on an arrest warrant from Texas, where he was wanted for a
After two days on Rikers Island, the rapper was released on bail after he complained of receiving threats from lockedup members of the Trinitarios street gang and had to be moved to a secure facility on the island.