The Journey of "Six-Seven"

If you are a parent, teacher, or anyone who has been within earshot of a child in the

past year, you have heard it: "Six-seveeeen!" Shouted in hallways. Screamed at basketball

games. Whispered conspiratorially whenever a math teacher turns to page 67.

It is the sound of a generation. It is, according to Dictionary.com, the word of the

year. It means absolutely nothing. Or so we thought. The official story

goes like this: A Philadelphia rapper named Skrilla wrote a track called "Doot Doot (6 7)."

TikTok users paired it with highlight reels of Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball,

who happens to stand 6 feet, 7 inches tall. A young Overtime Elite player named