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Gillie Da Kid has revealed how he\u2019s attempting to save lives while moving forward from the fatal shooting of his son nearly three years ago.<\/p>\n
The Philadelphia-bred Hip-Hop veteran-turned-podcaster opened up about his heartbreaking struggle with his late son, Yng Cheese, during his raw and emotional interview with Shannon Sharpe on his Club Shay Shay podcast.<\/p>\n
As he reflected on their strained relationship before Cheese\u2019s tragic death in July 2023, Gillie uncovered how he\u2019s mobilizing his grief to affect the change he wants to see. He told Sharpe that part of his motivation is the way he left things with his son before his untimely death.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ain\u2019t gonna sugarcoat s### I was struggling with my son, trying to get him the f### out the streets,\u201d Gillie admitted. \u201cWe didn\u2019t even have the best relationship when he passed because he wanted to be a street n#### and I didn\u2019t believe in that s###.\u201d<\/p>\n .@gilliedakid<\/a>: “I was struggling with my son, trying to get him the f*ck out the streets. We didn’t even have the best relationship when he passed. He wanted to be a street n*gga, and I didn’t believe in that sh*t.”@ShannonSharpe<\/a>: “How did Cheese get involved in that life? At\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/QzUJ54rLO4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Club Shay Shay (@ClubShayShay) February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/d><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n As he continued, Gillie explained why his mission is no longer about his son.<\/p>\n \u201cIt ain\u2019t about Cheese no more,\u201d he said earnestly. \u201cCheese ain\u2019t here. It\u2019s about me saving somebody else\u2019s life and letting them know that you can die out here. Somebody will blow your brains out playing out here and thinking this sh*t is not serious when it is.\u201d<\/p>\n Gillie continued, maing it clear that the streets only lead to two outcomes.<\/p>\n \u201cIt ain\u2019t no successful drug dealers out here,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s not no successful criminals out here. No, they die and they go to jail. So if you want to be in jail for the rest of your life, that\u2019s cool. If you want to get the seeds knocked out your melon, that\u2019s cool. But I\u2019m here to tell you, that\u2019s what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Reflecting on how Cheese got caught up in the streets, Gillie pointed to the pressure of fitting into an image and how stories such as his son\u2019s are all too common amongst the youth.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing a follower, wanting to subscribe to some s### that\u2019s not really you,\u201d he said while remarking on how his son got caught up with the wrong people. \u201cAnd that\u2019s most of the kids out here. Most of the kids in the suburbs subscribe to s### that is not even really them, and then they got to prove themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n He also highlighted how peer pressure leads kids to make deadly choices.<\/p>\n \u201cThey don\u2019t want to be looked at as p*ssy, so that\u2019ll drive them to do some sh*t they had no business doing,\u201d he said. \u201cMy message to the youth is go ahead and do something that\u2019s beneficial to you. The streets don\u2019t love nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n Gillie also shattered the illusion of success in the drug game.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you could show me the drug dealer with the big house on the hill, I congratulate you,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you could show me 10 successful drug dealers, you could tell me 10 street n#####, I\u2019m going to show you nine that\u2019s going to tell. All of this s### is a myth.\u201d<\/p>\n Gillie ended with a sobering thought.<\/p>\n \u201cIt ain\u2019t even about Cheese no more. It\u2019s about saving some other lives that think this s### is more than what it is. I can\u2019t do nothing for Cheese. Cheese is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch the clip in the post above and also revisit the previous clip from the interview, during which Gillie reveals how his son is connected to the 17-year-old Philadelphia basketball star<\/a> who was recently fatally shot via the post below.<\/p>\n “These kids are influenced by all the wrong things. \u2026 These kids actually think that you can’t make it as a rapper unless you k*lled somebody. This is the mindset” \u2013 @gilliedakid<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1PTuRXeGoq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Club Shay Shay (@ClubShayShay) February 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/d><\/figure>\n\n
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