Kifano Jordan (born April 14, 1982), better known as Shotti, is a Trinidadian-American convicted felon and former affiliate of Tr3yway Entertainment rapper

6ix9ine Daniel Hernandez (born May 8, 1996), known professionally as 6ix9ine (stylized 6IX9INE and pronounced "six nine") and also as Tekashi69, is an American rapper. His music has been marked by an aggressive style of rapping, while his controversia ...

. During their tenure, Shotti provided interludes on his singles such as "Billy" and "Blood Walk". He is also a known member of the

Nine Trey Gangsters The Nine Trey Gangster Bloods or Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods (NTG) (also referred to as Bentley's or Billionaires) are a violent set of the United Blood Nation street gang, which is itself a set of the Bloods gang. The gang operates on the East Coast ...

, a set of the larger

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gang.

Early life

Kifano Jordan was born on April 14, 1982, in the

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island of

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, in the nation of

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, and later moved at a young age to the United States, settling in

Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Bedford–Stuyvesant (), colloquially known as Bed–Stuy, is a neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Bedford–Stuyvesant is bordered by Flushing Avenue to the north (bordering Williamsburg), Classon Av ...

, New York City.

Musical career

Jordan has stated that he met

through a mutual friendship with

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before their musical careers. In April 2018, Jordan was sentenced to 7 months of community jail after being ruled as a

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in a

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shooting. He has affiliation with the street gangs

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Legal issues

In late 2018, Jordan was tied to a series of felony assaults, including 3 shootings and multiple drug and firearm charges. Jordan has also served as a co-defendant for 6ix9ine's November 2018 racketeering trial. On March 28, 2019, Jordan pled guilty in the

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to multiple charges with a sentencing possibility of up to 15 years to life in prison. On September 6, 2019, Jordan was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

References

1982 births Living people American people of Trinidad and Tobago descent People from Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn American music industry executives Bloods Nine Trey Gangsters {{US-music-bio-stub