Karam Gill, director of the next docuseries Supervillain: the making of Tekashi 6ix9ine, labeled the rapper “truly horrible human”.
The new series arrives at Showtime on February 21st and follows another film about the controversial rapper, 69: The Daniel Hernandez Saga, which landed last November.
“We are living in the era of manufactured celebrities, where people can create inauthentic personas online and reach fame without any talent or morals,” said Gill Page Six.
“Tekashi’s story is just that – he is someone who has realized the power of having his own platform.”
“I think viewers will be shocked to see how hyper he is. Tekashi was someone who never did anything online by accident. Every click, word and action online has been carefully designed to trigger a reaction. His understanding of how human beings operate on these platforms is incredible. “
Going on to call Daniel Hernandez “a truly horrible human being”, Gill said he wanted to capture a time “when we saw figures from pop culture, and even presidents, shape their own realities and manipulate us through digital media”.
In response to the new documentary, Lance Lazzaro de Tekashi said Page Six that the representation given in the film is “the furthest from the truth”.
“Daniel Hernandez was never interviewed for [the documentary], and never participated, ”he said. “It is interesting and almost unbelievable without ever having met the person … as [the director] characterized him. It’s hard to understand. No one can comment on his talent … and how he characterized him when he never met the person. “
Reviewing last year’s 69: The Daniel Hernandez Saga documentary, NME wrote: “The manufacture of 69 it may make perfect sense, but its existence leaves some bigger questions. Does this person deserve to be immortalized that way? Isn’t that just playing in Hernandez’s hands, feeding the troll even more? “