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02/16 09:10 CST Skrilla: How the 6-7 craze from his drill rap hit almost didn't
happen
Skrilla: How the 6-7 craze from his drill rap hit almost didn't happen
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
Skrilla said the "6-7" craze connected to his drill rap hit almost didn't
happen.
His 2024 release, "Doot Doot (6-7)," became popular in TikTok videos with
basketball players last year. Now, young people all over the world are shouting
the non-sensical phrase seemingly non-stop, often pairing it with an
up-and-down arm motion with upward palms.
Skrilla said he nearly didn't publish the song and considered it "a throwaway."
He never saw any aspect of it becoming popular, much less inspiring a global
phenomenon.
"It didn't even cross my mind," he told The Associated Press. "It was an
unreleased song. I had just leaked it and it went crazy off of a leaked song. I
leaked it because I didn't really have too much faith in it. I didn't really
care too much about the song."
The initial popularity caused him to officially release it in 2025, and now,
"6-7" is everywhere. Athletes use it to celebrate big plays. It's popular in
classrooms, at sporting events and at his concerts.
He said it all has caused him to view his work differently.
"Now when I'm recording in the studio, when I'm making a song and I feel like I
don't like it, I force myself to like it," he said. "And when I'm making a song
and I'm like ready to be over, done with the song, I'll finish it just cause
--- just out of the respect for ?6-7.'"
Skrilla said ?6-7' means whatever people want it to mean, and he loves the joy
the trend has brought to people. But anything popular draws scrutiny. He said
he's heard it all when it comes to what '6-7' means.
"I'm not a bad person," he said. "And ?6-7' is not a demonic cult or whatever
people be making up --- these stories, these crazy stories people be making up.
It's just crazy. Yeah, it's a lot of crazy stories about ?6-7' and demonic and
devil worshiping, and I'm not a devil worshiper at all either, as well. And
?6-7' isn't a cult."
Despite the critics, Skrilla is excited that the emergence of the trend at
college and pro basketball games has kept it fresh. And he's glad that it has
made him more visible --- even if it has outgrown him.
"Everything that ?6-7' has brought to me excites me," he said. "Every door it
opens excites me."
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