Skrilla has everybody screaming “6-7.” His 2025 single “Doot Doot (6 7)” has birthed one of many 12 months’s most viral traits that even he did not see coming. At the moment in the midst of his Z Tour, Skrilla chops it up with XXL concerning the phrase that is been taking on the web, getting a cosign from YoungBoy By no means Broke Once more, new music and extra.
The 26-year-old rapper from the Kensington part of Philadelphia has been making a reputation for himself over the previous few years along with his darkish drill raps on initiatives like 2024’s Underworld and 2024’s Zombie Love Kengsington Paradise, which chronicle the grim environment of his hometown. This previous February, he formally launched the only “Doot Doot (6 7)” after initially leaking the monitor final 12 months. Skrilla casually punctuates his verse with the numbers “6-7.”
Because of viral movies posted by highschool basketball participant Taylen Kenney and a YouTuber often called the “6 7 Child,” blurting out the ambiguous numbers throughout numerous conditions has change into a factor.
“6-7 modified from a destructive factor to a constructive,” Skrilla tells XXL. “[It’s] hundreds of thousands of different issues for different folks. Everyone received they personal which means to it.”
The 6-7 craze has not too long ago reached new heights. In October, Southpark devoted a phase of an episode to mocking the development. The identical month, NBA YoungBoy introduced out Skrilla throughout a MASA tour cease within the Metropolis of Brotherly Love. “He is a superb dude, not likely what I anticipated from listening to his music,” Skrilla says of YoungBoy. “He gave me a bunch of recommendation.”
In one other “that wasn’t on the 2025 bingo card” second, Skrilla additionally carried out “Doot Doot (6 7)” onstage with British singer Natasha Bedingfield throughout an October tour cease in Philly.
Take a look at Skrilla’s unique interview with XXL, the place he opens up concerning the 6-7 craze, touring, his hometown, his upcoming album and extra beneath.
Watch Skrilla’s Interview With XXL
