69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez

A little annoyed at myself for even clicking this doc out of curiosity, because idk how, but i didn't know of him at all, and the rainbow hair got me. And obviously I don't think this person deserves any more attention. I will say, I'm pretty intrested to see what it's creator comes out with in the future. So many poorly thrown together documentaries come out on streaming platforms, and at least after watching this I didn't feel duped in that way. I felt like even if it wasn't 100%, the person who made this cared about doing a good job.

He is who he is. You are who you are Be kind. Its only a documentary.

I'd never known anything about Tekashi69 other than his ridiculous persona and him being ridiculed on The Breakfast Club. Never heard his music. Watched this and it was genuinely interesting. It does not promote him whatsoever. Just tells a pretty crazy story of a kid from NYC who happened to create a not so great story for himself. Give it a whirl. It's very well done and worth watching.

I wasn't planning on reviewing this title but after reading the few reviews I feel like I had to.

People are giving poor reviews on the documentary because they don't like the subject. Me neither folks, that guy is an absolute piece of garbage but the documentary is done in a competent manner and it is interesting actually!

It is presented with a lot of evidence and footage in a somewhat impartial manner, so you always see his side but at the same time you see people talking about the absolute trash he is.

So,in my opinion, you shouldn't blame the quality of the documentary on the subject the director choose to document, because the documentary is done quite well and makes you want to see it. It's not Citizen Kane of course but give it a try ! It's not like it's going to change your mind on what the rapper is but at least you can follow how things got to this point !

You should listen to what the producer said at the very beginning of the movie. That they were interested in the difference between the persona people show online versus their real, interior self. Who is Danny Hernandez? The people who are reviewing this in a negative way cannot understand that you can watch this from an objective standpoint. This documentary talks about the real world themes such as the cycle of poverty, generational trauma, anger, what masculinity looks like, etc through the story of 69.I truly do hope that this movie begins a conversations about rap culture, why young men and young, at risk youth are attracted to hip hop, and what it means to show dominance and masculinity in our society.