New Delhi, April 4 -- A 29-year-old rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was released from Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center he marked his freedom by showing off his "jailhouse" SpongeBob SquarePants doll.

What speacial about the toy? The artist brags he had persuaded jailed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to autograph while they were both held at a federal facility in New York.

Video posted on Tekashi's Instagram page shows him holding a stack of papers in one hand and the Nickelodeon toy in the other as he emerged a free man following his latest stint behind bars.

"Look, Maduro signed it," he said, excitedly showing his pals the signature. "Maduro, second of April, Venezuela forever."

Tekashi, born Daniel Hernandez, was sent to the Metrop...