- Middle School students are shouting in classses by 6-7 a meaningless phrase from rap song that has become countrywide phenomenon.
- Few schools have banned the phrase but experts say teachers tried to stop it have only amplified its famous among students.
- The trend comes from Philadelphia rapper Skrilla song though he says he never tried it to have meaning or importance.
When Jennifer Trujillo first heard her middle school band students says 6-7 in class and explode with glee. she find expert advice her 15 year old daughter.
According to Wall Street journal which first reported on trend the phrase comes from song by Philadelphia rapper skrilla who told pape he never put actual meaning on it.
The term 6-7 has turned into something positive and fun that people everywhere are enjoying.
Skrilla whose real name is Jemille Edward told Times in email that song Doot Doot 6 7 was not supposed to leave the recording studio but he decided to leak it end of 2024 and teens took phase from there and ran with it.
Skrilla, whose real name is Jemille Edwards, told The Times in an email that the song “Doot Doot (6 7)” wasn’t supposed to leave the recording studio, but he decided to leak it at the end of 2024, and teens took the phrase from there and ran with it.
The term “6-7” has turned “into something positive and fun that people everywhere are enjoying,” he wrote. “6 7!!!! Keep it goin’, keep it positive, and remember where that energy come from.”
‘6-7 disturb the classroon
The lack of meaning behind phrase has given it the ability to show up everywhere and kids to find any reason to shout it out and laugh.
It has been linked in recent episode of four time Emmy Winning series Abbott Elementary and was entire plot of South Park first episode of Season 28.
A video posted on social media showed a group of teens going wild at In N Out when Order 67 was finally called.
The phrase 6-7 is random she said but her classmates find it funny nonetheless.
I do not really see how it is funny but i got used to it she said.
Teachers in states are disciplining their students or banning the phrase together when the laughter or constant jeer disrupt the class.
Carlos Ochoa principal of Giano intermediate acknowledge some of teacher get annoyed when tthe trend disrupt their classroom.
A viral trend can igniyr peak die in matter of days or weeks.
The trick is getting to catch on first place and there is slim chance of that said Karen North professor of digital social media at USC.
The longevity of 6-7 trend is somewhat unusual because skrilla released song past year but it did not begin to gain momentum until it was used on social media.
6-7 caught for first time.
In March basketball influencer cam wilder posted video on Youtube from Amateur Athletic Union game where two teenagers in crowd turn to camera and say 6-7
Charlotte Hornets basketball player LaMelo Ball who stand 6 feet 7 inches start using music referencing song and lip dubbing 6-7 in TikTok videos
She believes 6-7 sprung back to life because teachers got involved.
A child could argue they are not breaking rule if they simply cheer when they encounter 67 in world.
Because there is nothing middle schoolers or elementary schoolers like more than to have teachers to get upset and attempt to take action against something speciall .
Six seven is one those thing where kids have this secret code that fun to participate in and make them feel like part of the in crowd North said.
Its almost become a mathc kids have realized that adults can not avoid sometimes saying or being exposed to numbers 6 and 7 because they are part of everyday life.
