[ExI] AI and Brain Rot

[Stuart LaForge]

Any adult who spends time around 12 year old kids or watches Tic Tok 
will realize that the meme "6-7" started by this video that has gone 
viral and millions upon millions of children are saying this often 
accompanied by the hand-motions every day. My efforts to trace the 
origins of this meme led me to a rap song titled "Doot Doot" by an 
artist named Skrilla. The lyrics reference 6-7 twice:
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Yeah, it's Skrilla, yeah, it's Skrilla
Yeah, it's Skrilla, yeah, it's Skrilla
Yeah, it's me
Shades on, I'm Boul Wit Da Glasses
Bro say er 'cause he a savage
So many dead opps, so many ashes (brrt)
You ain't catch that, I can't pass this (come here)
Shooter stay strapped, I don't need mine
Bro put belt right to they behind
The way that switch brrt, I know he dyin' (oh my, oh my God)
6-7, I just bipped right on the highway (bip, bip)
Skrrt, uh (bip, bip, bip)
I just bipped right on the highway
Trackhawk, mh, sittin' in the driveway (skrrt)
Uh, pull up, doot-doot, doo-doo-doo
Doot, doo-doo, doo-doo, doot
Dump truck, baby shark, doot, doo-doo-doo
I popped the Perc' and popped the blue
I geek-geek like a custy too
Say it in rap, bro, we can smack out (huh?)
Pull up clean in my white tee, rollin' off a honey too (huh?)
Diamonds VV, straight from Lex
And I got a custom pendant waitin', wait 'til when you see that, ooh
Pull up back to back, matte black Track', I just bipped it, nyoom (back 
to back)
Throw some D's up on that bitch like Rich Boy
Hurricane, hey, bay-bay-bay-bay
Hurricane my Chris boy (hey-bay-bay)
Maison Margiel', I'm forever gon' drip, boy (hey-bay-bay)
Send my shooter on a hit, boy (brrt)
I'll middle-man a whole body (frr)
Straight thuggin', free Blick, fightin' triple homi' (frr)
Take a four, so I just yack
I think 12 inside a Scat
Swapped the VIN and got it wrapped (huh?)
Bitch, we bippin' overnight (yeah)
Shades on, I'm Boul Wit Da Glasses (yeah)
Bro say er 'cause he a savage (yeah)
So many dead opps, so many ashes (yeah)
You ain't catch that, I can't pass this
Shooter stay strapped, I don't need mine
Bro put belt right to they behind (come here)
The way that switch brrt, I know he dyin' (get him)
6-7, I just bipped right on the highway (damn)
Skrrt, uh (oh my God)
I just bipped right on the highway
Trackhawk, mm, sittin' in the driveway
Yeah, pull up, doot-doot, doo-doo-doo (oh my, oh my God)
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The problem however is that unless you are very good with Generation 
Alpha street slang, the lyrics are near impenetrable. So I decided to 
enlist the aid of Google's Gemini AI to help me understand the lyrics. 
It actually did a surprisingly good job.

Translate the rap song "Doot Doot" by Skrilla into standard English:

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This song, like a lot of rap, uses slang and coded language to tell a 
story. Here's a breakdown of what the lyrics mean in standard English.

"Yeah, it's Skrilla, yeah, it's Skrilla / Yeah, it's me"
The artist is introducing himself, asserting his presence and identity.

"Shades on, I'm Boul Wit Da Glasses"
He's wearing sunglasses and referring to himself as a tough guy ("boul" 
or "boul wit da glasses").

"Bro say er 'cause he a savage"
His friend (bro) is saying "errr" which is a vocal sound often made to 
express anger or an intimidating attitude.

"So many dead opps, so many ashes (brrt)"
He's talking about his many rivals ("opps" or opponents) who have been 
killed. The sound "brrt" imitates an automatic firearm.

"You ain't catch that, I can't pass this (come here)"
He's saying that if you don't understand his actions or threats, he's 
not going to explain it to you. The "come here" is a challenge.

"Shooter stay strapped, I don't need mine"
His friend, the "shooter," is always carrying a gun ("strapped"), so he 
doesn't need to carry his own.

"Bro put belt right to they behind"
This is a metaphor for his friend disciplining or punishing someone.

"The way that switch brrt, I know he dyin' (oh my, oh my God)"
The "switch" is a device that can be attached to a handgun to make it 
fire like an automatic weapon. The sound "brrt" is the gun firing, and 
the "oh my God" expresses the severity of the violence.

"6-7, I just bipped right on the highway (bip, bip)"
He's referring to Interstate 676 in Philadelphia. "Bipped" means to take 
or steal something, in this case, a vehicle, and drive it away quickly.

"Trackhawk, mm, sittin' in the driveway"
A Trackhawk is a high-performance SUV. He's showing off a stolen or 
acquired vehicle.

"Uh, pull up, doot-doot, doo-doo-doo"
This is a lyrical imitation of gunshots.

"Dump truck, baby shark, doot, doo-doo-doo"
"Dump truck" is slang for a large-capacity firearm magazine. The "baby 
shark" is a playful contrast to the serious nature of the violent 
threat, and "doot, doo-doo-doo" is a continued imitation of gunshots.

"I popped the Perc' and popped the blue"
He's saying that he has taken drugs, specifically a Percocet and another 
blue-colored pill, likely a Xanax.

"I geek-geek like a custy too"
He is acting excited and high, like a customer (a "custy") who has just 
acquired and used drugs.

"Say it in rap, bro, we can smack out"
He's saying that if someone talks tough in a rap song, he's ready to 
fight ("smack out").

"Pull up clean in my white tee, rollin' off a honey too"
He is arriving in a clean white T-shirt and is under the influence of 
drugs, as "honey" can be slang for certain substances.

"Diamonds VV, straight from Lex"
His diamonds are a very high quality ("VV" stands for VVS, a diamond 
clarity grade) and were purchased from a jeweler named Lex.

"Throw some D's up on that bitch like Rich Boy"
This is a reference to the song "Throw Some D's" by Rich Boy. "D's" 
refers to spinning rims on a car. He's saying he's going to put 
expensive rims on a vehicle.

"Hurricane, hey, bay-bay-bay-bay / Hurricane my Chris boy"
"Hurricane" is likely the nickname of his associate "Chris."

"Maison Margiel', I'm forever gon' drip, boy"
He's wearing clothes from the luxury fashion brand Maison Margiela. 
"Drip" is slang for a fashionable and cool outfit.

"Send my shooter on a hit, boy"
He's saying he will send his friend to go kill someone.

"I'll middle-man a whole body (frr)"
He's stating that he can arrange for a person to be killed, acting as a 
"middle man."

"Straight thuggin', free Blick, fightin' triple homi' (frr)"
He is talking about a friend named "Blick" who is in jail and has been 
accused of three counts of murder ("triple homi'").

"Take a four, so I just yack"
He's consumed a large amount of a drug ("four" refers to four ounces of 
lean or another substance) and is now throwing up ("yack").

"I think 12 inside a Scat / Swapped the VIN and got it wrapped (huh?)"
He's talking about the police ("12") in a Scat Pack, which is a type of 
Dodge Challenger or Charger. He's also saying that he has swapped the 
car's Vehicle Identification Number ("VIN") and had the car's exterior 
changed ("wrapped") to avoid being identified by the police.

"Bitch, we bippin' overnight (yeah)"
He says that he and his friends are stealing cars all night long.

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So the upshot of all this is that the 6-7 meme is in reference to 
Interstate 676 in Philadelphia and is triggered every time the sequence 
of numbers 6-7 coincidentally come up in the course of a 12 year old's 
life. I also find it comforting that Generation Alpha and AI will be 
able to understand and relate to one another in the upcoming decades.

Stuart LaForge