A few minutes into my phone call with Teejayx6—a Detroit teenager from a world called scam rap—he stops to chat with a shop clerk. He’s somewhere in Texas, on a pit stop between shows. “You got the ...

The online lives of Teejayx6, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion and other breakout rappers are as important as their music. By Jon Caramanica In August, the Detroit rapper Teejayx6 made his way to ...

Right now, hip-hop is packed with unique acts, regardless of what folks say at your local barbershop. Detroit has been producing sounds and styles that are the city's own, and 18-year-old Teejayx6 is ...

Teejayx6 whispers into the ear of an aspiring young scammer in need of guidance: “You need a fake ID.” The 18-year-old rapper, who’s recently gone viral thanks to his brazenly specific scam-based ...