Kifano “Shotti” Jordan, the ex-manager for rapper 6ix9ine, has been granted new counsel after it was revealed that Shotti is down to his last $1,200.

Court documents show that Shotti was in need of counsel, and is without financial means. Hence, the 39-year old requested new legal counsel on Wednesday (October 20). A New York judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals granted it the following day.

The motion filed stated that new counsel is necessary, in part to “aid in presenting issues”. Additionally, the request also invoked the CJA- Criminal Justice Act. In short, this act allows for legal representation to be available to those who are “financially unavailable”. Seeing as how Shotti is in dire financial straits, this more than applies to him. Providing legal representation to Shotti will be Jamesa J. Drake, of Drake Law, LLC.

Shotti, ex-6ix9ine manager, reportedly broke, given new legal counsel — Mugshot of Kifano “Shotti” Jordan, 2019. Government Exhibit 8/ Courtesy of NY Post

The Shotti Situation

Indeed, the court documents paint a bleak picture for the ex-manager. That $1,200 accounts for “cash on hand or money in savings or checking accounts”, per a financial affidavit for appointment of new counsel. What’s more, the “last employment” for Shotti is August 2021. Granted that’s employment. As far as income goes, the documents reveal that he has not had any income for the entirety of 2021.

Making things all the worse for Shotti is pandemic isolation. Following health restrictions imposed by FCI Allenwood Medium in which he is held, Shotti claims that his work on the appeals process has become very difficult. In fact, he allegedly “sought the help of a fellow inmate” to research and prepare his case.

In the high profile “Trial of The Nine Trey Gangsters”, the Brooklyn rapper-manager plead guilty, and was handed a 15-year sentence in September 2019. Among the charges were multiple felony assaults, drug and firearms charges. Shotti began the appeals process soon after his imprisonment.

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Shotti Pleads Guilty to Federal Weapons Charge

Shotti(born Kifano Jordan) pleads guilty to two counts of federal weapons charge. Jordan famously told the judge under oath ” We don’t fold, we don’t bend, we don’t break. It’s TR3YWAY,” in November 2018. According to the United States Department of Justice, Shotti is high ranking member of the Nine Trey Bloods. He was founder of Tr3way Entertainment and the former manager of 6ix9ine.

Shotti Calls 6ix9ine “an Ungrateful Rat Bastard”

6ix9ine cooperating with law enforcement had the industry up in arms. Fat Joe, who interviewed him on his podcast, said the Gummo rapper couldn’t be next to him since he snitched. Others predicted he would flip on his former associates after he fired them. Shotti said 6ix9ine broke all the rules in the street code and was an ungrateful rat bastard. 6ix9ine’s cooperation would even get his friend Kineta “Kooda B” McKenzie arrested for shooting at Chief Keef. The irony of this is 6ix9ine had released a single named “Kooda” and did pay him to shoot at the Chicago rapper.

The Details After Shotti Pleads Guilty

Shotti’s charges includes an April 2nd assault in Manhattan and a shooting in Brooklyn on April 21st. Both counts could give him a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison. The incident on April 2nd was a robbery that took place in Midtown Manhattan. 6ix9ine’s former friend Scum Lord D!zzzy was robbed of his backpack by Shotti, 6ix9ine and additional defendants. The backpack and other things were found in a raid of 6ix9ine’s apartment in September 2018. The 2nd incident was a shooting inside the Barclays Center during an Adrian Broner fight. The shots were fired during an encounter with Casanova and his crew.

Sources: Complex Magazine/Rolling Stone Magazine

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