Cardi B’s Record Company Denies Allegation She’s A Gang Member

Brooklyn hip-hop star Tekashi 6ix9ine testified in court that rapper Cardi B has ties to a street gang, but her record company is denying any connection at all.

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On Thursday, 6ix9ine (real name Daniel Hernandez) told the court that Cardi B was a member of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, but insisted he didn’t copy her by including gang members in his music videos.

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“I knew who she was. I didn’t pay attention,” he testified under cross-examination.

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Cardi B’s record company, Atlantic Records, quickly denied she was a member of the Bloods.

However, the rapper herself confirmed earlier this year that she was a member as a teen and said, “It’s almost like a fraternity, a sorority.”

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She added though that, these days, she “wouldn’t want a young person, a young girl, to think it’s okay to join it.”