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Rapper Skrilla says his viral hit Doot Doot (6 7) is in Grand Theft Auto 6.
The soundtrack and radio listings in GTA games have long been something of a cultural phenomenon, boosting plenty of musical careers. In this instance, however, the song in question is already a mega hit that has inspired a global meme.
Skrilla's 6 7 blew up earlier this year on TikTok and Instagram. It's a slang term referring to gun violence but became popular when it began appearing in clips about basketball players like LaMelo Ball, who is 6ft 7 inches tall. It then went viral when a boy known as the 67 Kid used it in a meme, and now kids the world over are saying it.
Talking about the game on Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, Skrilla told the hosts (thanks, Dexerto): “I’m waiting for GTA 6 to come out… 6 7 is on there, too. Yeah, 6 7 is on there. I’m going to be my own person on there, playing my own music."
Rockstar has yet to announce any songs appearing in GTA 6, and it no-doubt won't until its good and ready. But Skrilla, at least, sounds convinced 6 7 is in there, and you'd like to think he'd know.
This isn't the first time GTA 6 song talk has hit the internet. In July, Travis Scott’s music video for '2000 Excursion' set tongues wagging after fans spotted what looked like a reference to GTA 6. That sparked speculation that that Travis Scott was set to appear in GTA 6 in some way, either with his own radio station (as celebs have done in previous GTA games) or as a character we see in the game.
Meanwhile, Faheem Rashad Najm, better-known as singer-songwriter T-Pain, confirmed that he's contributing to GTA 6 (in the course of bringing T-Pain aboard, it seems that Rockstar requested he stop role-playing on NoPixel, a popular GTA 5 role-play server that runs on third-party servers).
We do, of course, know at least one band that won't be appearing in the game. A founding member of British synth-pop band Heaven 17 alleged Rockstar offered the three writers of hit song Temptation $7,500 each for its use in Grand Theft Auto 6 — a figure that was flat out rejected. Founding member Martyn Ware tweeted to tell Rockstar to “go f*** yourself” after allegedly receiving what he called an “extremely low” offer to use 80s classic Temptation in GTA 6.
Development of GTA 6 began “in earnest” in 2020 following the success of Red Dead Redemption 2. It was originally slated to release in 2025, but suffered a high-profile delay from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026. Rockstar Games co-founder and writer of almost all the Grand Theft Auto games released to date, Dan Houser, has confirmed that he had no involvement in GTA 6, but insisted the game's story will be "great," even though it's "not going to be a story I wrote or a character set that I developed."
The release of GTA 6 Trailer 2 and Rockstar's accompanying info-dump has sparked all sorts of speculation about what to expect from what is sure to be the biggest video game of all time. While we wait to find out, we’ve got plenty more on GTA 6, including all the details we’ve discovered so far, a roundup of 70 brand new screenshots, and the expert opinion on how GTA 6 will look on PS5 Pro. As for how much will Grand Theft Auto 6 cost? Amid the speculation, new research has suggested that a $100 price point would actually earn Rockstar less money than if went for the “sweet spot” of $70.
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Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.