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Skrilla pulled up to Genius to break down his viral hit “Doot Doot (6 7).” The breakout single has taken the internet by storm, sparking hundreds of thousands of memes, reels, and TikToks. In today’s episode, the Philly rapper talks about the literal accident that inspired the track, the meaning behind “6 7,” why he’s not big on jewelry, and more!

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00:006'7 represents, it just represents my brain, like what comes up in my head.
00:05Everybody that I played it for, fuck with it, but it was like funny.
00:08I liked it though, so I ended up leaking it on my Instagram to see what my fans thought
00:12and hey, this shit went crazy.
00:21My name's Skrilla and I'm from Philly, but Kensington to be exact though.
00:25What's got me started making music is just having fun, having something to do with myself
00:30and just talking about my lifestyle, like what I do.
00:33What inspired 6'7, Doot Doot.
00:36We just crashed on the highway right before I went to the studio.
00:38Bang, we get an Uber, go to the studio.
00:40I was in 808 Southside, he got like a little studio mansion out there.
00:45He was in the basement recording and I took over his session and we just bullshitting around
00:51just like bed.
00:52And I start rapping and everybody like kind of like making jokes, like with the shit
00:55I'm rapping about, like Baby Shark, Doot Doot, everybody like bed.
00:59And I did it probably in about like 10 minutes, like six, seven minutes.
01:036'7.
01:04I just bit right on the highway.
01:05I just bit right on the highway.
01:096'7.
01:10You know, that's tough though.
01:11TK started that shit though.
01:12Like doing this motion.
01:136'7.
01:14You ever heard of him?
01:15You the best.
01:16I can't pass this.
01:17I can't pass this.
01:18Shoot it.
01:19I can't pass this.
01:20Shoot it.
01:21Stay straight.
01:22I don't need mine.
01:23But we can't pass this stupid thing.
01:24We can't pass this to the club.
01:25I can't pass this to the club.
01:27I just bit right on the highway.
01:29TRock sitting in the driveway, Pull up, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo.
01:347'7 you know, that's tough though.
01:37TK started that shit though.
01:38Like doing this motion, 6'7.
01:41You ever heard of him?
01:42Yeah.
01:43He the best.
01:44And I got this shit doing the Eagles win the Super Bowl too, you know, go birds.
02:13I don't like Jerry though.
02:14That shit is just like a waste of money.
02:16I'd rather buy clothes.
02:31I listen to throw some Ds on that shit when I was a kid.
02:34I used to listen to Mems, This Is Why I'm Hot, and Rich Boy, A-Bay-Bay and that shit too,
02:39Hurricane Chris.
02:40I said A-Bay-Bay.
02:41I don't really remember it though, but it just popped up in my head when I was in the
02:44stool.
02:45It means different shit for certain other people.
03:01I'm bippin' me.
03:02I got some fire shit on.
03:04I'm in the car.
03:05I'm bippin'.
03:06You don't need a guy to be in the car.
03:08You bippin' right now though.
03:09We on Genius.
03:10I got some shit on.
03:11I'm bippin'.
03:12I shot the video at the Eagles game downtown and they got nominated to go to the Super Bowl.
03:196'7 started going viral with the sports.
03:22Everybody already knew the song already.
03:24So it was just a big crowd already though and then everybody crowded up.
03:27I got it.
03:28I got it.
03:29I got it.
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