The Death of 6-7

Happy 2026, wonderful readers! Many (for a while now) have been either calling for or claiming the death of 2025’s ‘6-7’ trend. For those who don’t know, ‘6-7’ is a set of numbers comedically popularized by TikTok, the phrase originating from the song Doot Doot (6 7) by Skrilla. This song was popular to make edits to, especially of popular basketball players. When you think of Six Seven though, its most popular incarnation may come to mind. In March 2025 Maverick Trevilian yelled (on camera) ‘6-7’ at a basketball game. (All according to Wikipedia) The world was never the same. He became the ‘6-7’ kid’ and was featured as a part of a new wave of brain rot. ‘6-7’ within just a year has spread wide and far. Annoying middle schoolers, IPad toddlers, the elderly, millennials, by this time it feels like almost everyone knows of it. And they have a stance: you either hate it or you love it. But there is one thing these two sides have in common. They believe the end is here. But is it really? I feel we have a long way to go. A non-online person’s late start to the trend gives ‘6-7’ a little more steam. And the more we talk about its “death,” it sticks around. The concept of the of ‘6-7’ death becomes another joke itself. The more you talk about it, the more attention it continues to get. No matter positive or negative. Not to mention YouTube Kids brainrot: from my experience, when a joke hits YouTube/YouTube Kids, you won’t hear the end of it. But who knows, I could 100% be wrong. With just the right combination of time and new trends/events, ‘6-7’ could be long forgotten in the near future.