Tekashi 6ix9ine names Cardi B and Jim Jones as members of the Bloods street gang in new testimony

iStock/niratTekashi 6ix9ine‘s federal trial intensified this week as the rapper took the stand.

Testifying in a Manhattan federal court on Thursday, the “GUMMO” artist, born David Hernandez, named Cardi B and Jim Jones as active members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, Page Six reports.

While being cross-examined, 6ix9ine confirmed that he was aware of Cardi’s affiliation with the street gang, but said he wasn’t trying to follow her blueprint to fame by including members in his videos.

“I knew who she was. I didn’t pay attention,” the polarizing rapper reportedly told the court.

Elsewhere in his testimony, 6ix9ine was asked to identify Jones. He described him as “a