EXCLUSIVE REPORT: #NOBAIL TEKASHI69 PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN COURT

Tekashi69 ' s got a date with the judge - - he got a trial date in court Monday morning after he entered a plea in his federal racketeering case .

The rapper - - who has been behind bars since Nov . 18 - - was in court , where he entered a not guilty plea. The judge set his trial date for September 4 . That ' s a long way off and , at least for now, it seems 6 ix 9 ine will remain behind bars for much of that period . . . if not all of it.
The issue of bail was not addressed in court .

As we reported , his attorney , Lance Lazzaro , plans to apply for bail directly to the trial judge. Tekashi was denied bail when Lazzaro offered to pay $ 750 k , surrender his passport and remain on house arrest.
TMZ broke the story . . . Tekashi and 2 former associates , including his manager , Shottie, were arrested by federal agents on racketeering and other serious charges . According to his indictment , obtained by TMZ , Tekashi and his crew conspired to commit a slew of crimes , including drug deals , armed robberies and shootings.

The feds believe Tekashi himself pulled an armed robbery on April 3 along with his ex- manager , Shottie, and 2 other members of the Nine Trey Bloods .
The indictment also mentions the April 21 shooting incident at Barclays Center in Brooklyn . . . and fingers Fuguan Lovick as the trigger man . In all , the indictment lists 17 counts dating back to 2013 .

As we first reported . . . Tekashi was moved to a new detention center just in time for Thanksgiving . . . and , so far, he ' s having a rough time of it there .

via TMZ