Tekashi 6ix9ine told VladTV in a recent interview that Drake and Lil Durk may be facing what he described as divine punishment, and he linked the idea to their 2020 collaboration "Laugh Now Cry Later."
“I want to end with this. I could be wrong, but I'm gonna say it. God has showed me that he's real,” 6ix9ine said, framing his remarks about the pair as an expression of faith rather than a legal argument. He went on to single out Drake's standing in the public eye: “I thought Drake was the most loved, he's Black, he's Jewish. The best combination in the world. For real. I never thought—Drake could literally do no wrong.”
6ix9ine tied Drake and Lil Durk’s problems to a line of music and to recent criminal developments. He reminded listeners that Drake and Lil Durk collaborated in 2020 on "Laugh Now Cry Later," a song that, during its release, included indirect disses aimed at 6ix9ine. He also noted the criminal case against Lil Durk, saying bluntly: “Durk gets arrested for murder-for-hire.”
Those are the central facts in play: the 2020 collaboration, the longtime public tensions between 6ix9ine and other artists, and Lil Durk’s arrest in October 2024 in connection with a murder-for-hire plot said to date back to 2022. Lil Durk has remained in custody without bond and his trial is scheduled for August 2026. 6ix9ine also referenced a biblical verse during the discussion as part of his explanation for why he sees the events as connected.
6ix9ine sharpened his point by asking listeners to imagine how a defendant might feel if allies were cooperating with investigators: “If you were facing murder-for-hire, and two of your best friends were cooperating, what would you be doing? Would you be happy?” The line underlines the narrative he offered — that public and legal blows can amount to retribution for past slights — even as he acknowledged he might be wrong.
Context fills in why those references matter now. Drake has endured waves of public backlash over the years, a reality 6ix9ine reminded viewers of by citing Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance and an allegation that Drake is a pedophile. Those controversies, combined with the visibility of Lil Durk’s arrest and extended custody, give 6ix9ine a receptive audience for a claim that mixes celebrity culture, legal scandal and religious language.
The friction in his account is immediate: the timeline and the legal record he cites do not, on their face, establish causation. The 2020 song did include lines that 6ix9ine took personally; the alleged murder-for-hire plot has been traced by authorities to 2022; and Lil Durk’s arrest came in October 2024 and led to continued detention and a trial date set for August 2026. 6ix9ine interprets those facts through a theological lens — an interpretation, not a court finding.
6ix9ine’s comments land as part provocation, part sermon. He framed his view with faith, pointed to the 2020 collaboration as the cultural hinge, and stressed the criminal developments that followed. What happens next is procedural and concrete: Lil Durk’s trial in August 2026 will move the story from headlines and interpretation into the courtroom record. Until then, 6ix9ine’s claim stands as his public reading of events, not as an evidentiary link established by prosecutors or judges.
