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Tekashi 6ix9ine shared an emotional and heartwarming moment on Instagram yesterday. He visited Mexico for the first time and connected with family he had never met before.

“This s*** broke my heart connecting with family I never seen before, I’ve only spoken to,” he captioned his post.

The emotional footage showed him hugging his relatives and giving out bundles of cash to street vendors.

Another one of his posts showed him visiting the school his mom attended 45 years ago. “It felt amazing giving hope to these kids,” he wrote.

Watch the emotional posts below!

I never met my family before…. This was so crazyyyyyy …. My first time in Mexico ** this shit broke my heart connecting with family I never seen before I’ve only spoken to….. me being younger not understanding why my Mom left her country to make a better future for us. THIS right here hits home. ARIBA MI PINCHE RAZA ****************** TE AMO

A post shared by FEFE OUT NOW (@6ix9ine) on Aug 30, 2018 at 12:47pm PDT

I went to my mom school where she attended 45 years ago AND IT FELT AMAZING GIVING HOPE TO THESE KIDS. Even if they didn’t really care for what I said it felt so gooooooood seeing them happy and knowing that there’s always a way out and a way through! TE AMOOOOOO MEXICOOOOO ******❗️❗️❗️

A post shared by FEFE OUT NOW (@6ix9ine) on Aug 30, 2018 at 1:32pm PDT