6IX9INE Interview
[Interviewer]
Pleasure meeting you, man. So, can you say that this is physically the largest sneaker store in the world, that you ever seen?
[6ix9ine]
It's the biggest sneaker store --- It's probably like Footlocker times 10,000, you know what I'm sayin'? **** is crazy, like. It looks like walking into a BJ's full of sneakers.
[Interviewer]
We call it the Costco of sneakers.
[6ix9ine]
Yeah, the Costco
[Interviewer]
Costco of sneakers, exactly. We'll call it BJ's now, so, I like BJ's I guess, more. So, how did you get into music?
[6ix9ine]
Umm, just joking around.
[Interviewer]
No way.
[6ix9ine]
Swear to god, just joking around. I always was like a outgoing kid, you know what I'm saying? So I thought it was funny and I was just like, "Yo, that **** look cool, let, let's," you know, me and a couple of friends were just ****ing around...
[Interviewer]
Right.
[6ix9ine]
And people just, (snaps), said, "Yo this **** is hard."
[Interviewer]
And what about the tats, what's the, what's the secret there?
[6ix9ine]
I didn't wanna - I didn't wanna get a job, so
[Interviewer]
You don't wanna get a job?
[6ix9ine]
I didn't wanna get a job. I kept getting fired, so I was just like, "**** it, let me just ****ing umm, tattoo my face."
[Interviewer]
No way.
[6ix9ine]
Swear.
[Inteviewer]
That was the whole reason?
[6ix9ine]
My face, yeah.
[Interviewer]
Okay
[6ix9ine]
Umm, and then umm, I just started tattooing my arms, first, 'cause I really liked tattoos.
[Interviewer]
Growing up in Brooklyn?
[6ix9ine]
Growing up in Brooklyn.
[Interviewer]
What was that like?
[6ix9ine]
****ed up, hahaha.
[Interviewer]
So you don't know my story? So, I've been in Brooklyn, downtown Fulton street since, uh, our family's been there since 1979, on-on Fulton Street, downtown. Um, so that's where-
[6ix9ine]
Yeah, right there by the, umm, the umm, not Dickies, what the **** is that called?
[Interviewer]
Abiscro mall. Oh, yeah, you were too young to know Abiscro mall, though.
[6ix9ine]
What's that store that - that we.. Cookies?
[Interviewer]
Oh yeah, by Cookies, yeah yeah yeah yeah! So I was a block over. 47... So our store, physical store that we still have since 1979, still there today.
[6ix9ine]
What, where is it?
[Interviewer]
472 Fulton Street.
[6ix9ine]
Are you serious?! Cap Master?! Cap Master?!
[Interviewer]
Hahahahaha. It's called Sneakers.
[6ix9ine]
It's called Sneakers, but Cap Master's in there, right?
[Interviewer]
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
[6ix9ine]
Yo, that's so crazy. I swear, you said "4" and I'm like, "It better not be 472 Brooklyn". That's where I got the rainbow grill from. That's so crazy, small world. Hahaha.
[Unfinished]
Pleasure meeting you, man. So, can you say that this is physically the largest sneaker store in the world, that you ever seen?
[6ix9ine]
It's the biggest sneaker store --- It's probably like Footlocker times 10,000, you know what I'm sayin'? **** is crazy, like. It looks like walking into a BJ's full of sneakers.
[Interviewer]
We call it the Costco of sneakers.
[6ix9ine]
Yeah, the Costco
[Interviewer]
Costco of sneakers, exactly. We'll call it BJ's now, so, I like BJ's I guess, more. So, how did you get into music?
[6ix9ine]
Umm, just joking around.
[Interviewer]
No way.
[6ix9ine]
Swear to god, just joking around. I always was like a outgoing kid, you know what I'm saying? So I thought it was funny and I was just like, "Yo, that **** look cool, let, let's," you know, me and a couple of friends were just ****ing around...
[Interviewer]
Right.
[6ix9ine]
And people just, (snaps), said, "Yo this **** is hard."
[Interviewer]
And what about the tats, what's the, what's the secret there?
[6ix9ine]
I didn't wanna - I didn't wanna get a job, so
[Interviewer]
You don't wanna get a job?
[6ix9ine]
I didn't wanna get a job. I kept getting fired, so I was just like, "**** it, let me just ****ing umm, tattoo my face."
[Interviewer]
No way.
[6ix9ine]
Swear.
[Inteviewer]
That was the whole reason?
[6ix9ine]
My face, yeah.
[Interviewer]
Okay
[6ix9ine]
Umm, and then umm, I just started tattooing my arms, first, 'cause I really liked tattoos.
[Interviewer]
Growing up in Brooklyn?
[6ix9ine]
Growing up in Brooklyn.
[Interviewer]
What was that like?
[6ix9ine]
****ed up, hahaha.
[Interviewer]
So you don't know my story? So, I've been in Brooklyn, downtown Fulton street since, uh, our family's been there since 1979, on-on Fulton Street, downtown. Um, so that's where-
[6ix9ine]
Yeah, right there by the, umm, the umm, not Dickies, what the **** is that called?
[Interviewer]
Abiscro mall. Oh, yeah, you were too young to know Abiscro mall, though.
[6ix9ine]
What's that store that - that we.. Cookies?
[Interviewer]
Oh yeah, by Cookies, yeah yeah yeah yeah! So I was a block over. 47... So our store, physical store that we still have since 1979, still there today.
[6ix9ine]
What, where is it?
[Interviewer]
472 Fulton Street.
[6ix9ine]
Are you serious?! Cap Master?! Cap Master?!
[Interviewer]
Hahahahaha. It's called Sneakers.
[6ix9ine]
It's called Sneakers, but Cap Master's in there, right?
[Interviewer]
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
[6ix9ine]
Yo, that's so crazy. I swear, you said "4" and I'm like, "It better not be 472 Brooklyn". That's where I got the rainbow grill from. That's so crazy, small world. Hahaha.
[Unfinished]