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It’s an old adage that “Snitches get stitches” and rapper Tekashi 69 just found out the hard way.

In a new viral video, the 26-year-old New York native, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, can be seen lying on the bathroom floor of a South Florida LA Fitness in a fetal position as he is attacked by a group of men.

“That’s how they supposed to treat yo b**** a**,” one of the men can be heard saying as he kicks Tekashi in the face.

“Ole Mickey Mouse clown a** n****,” the other man can be heard saying.

During the video, no one seems to intervene as Tekashi is kicked, stomped, punched, and berated. He is eventually seen running out of the bathroom as another man can be heard telling him he’s a fan, to which Tekashi responds, “naw f*** that, y’all n***** jumped me!”

Tekashi was released from jail in April 2022 after only serving two of his 37-year sentence for federal racketeering charges.

The “Trollz” rapper was released early after he agreed to testify against his fellow Tr3yway gang members. The gang, also known as the Nine Trey Gangsters, is a New York City/East Coast subset of the Bloods.

Tekashi also testified that fellow NYC rappers Cardi B and Jim Jones were members of the gang, which led to him being ostracized by the rap community and deemed a “snitch” by fellow rappers Drake, Meek Mill, Snoop Dogg, and Future. Tekashi was eventually blackballed from the music industry.

Following the trial, Tekashi told reporters that he was aware of the cost he would have to pay for his betrayal.

“I knew I was going to become a target,” he said in court, The New York Times reported. “I knew they were going to try and hurt me.”

Social media and streaming have become his main form of income since he’s been ousted, which hindered his chances at witness protection.

“There’s only so much you can do, besides completely go off the grid and go dark somewhere. And then your whole life changes at that point. It’s a life-altering circumstance you’re in,” Lenny DePaul, a retired chief inspector and commander of the Marshal’s Service told the New York Times.

His myriad of tattoos also made it nearly impossible for witness protection.

“Tattoos are an issue. Even with a makeover and even with altering his appearance, it’s difficult if he’s all tattooed up like that,” said DePaul. 

Unfortunately, it looks like the streets finally came calling and Tekashi had to pay up with that ass-whoopin’.

But everyone wasn’t thrilled to see Tekashi get what some feel was his ‘just-do,’ leaving social media torn between what’s right and what’s wrong when it comes to “street justice.”

What side are you on? Do you think Tekashi deserved his beat down or were these just a group of vigilantes wrongfully taking things into their own hands?