# Skrilla

Jemille Edwards (born June 3, 1999), known professionally as Skrilla, is an American rapper. He is based in Kensington, a neighborhood of Philadelphia. He was signed to Priority Records in 2023 and released two albums through the label: Underworld (2023) and Zombie Love Kensington Paradise (2024). His single "Doot Doot" became popular on TikTok in 2025.

## Life and career

Jemille Edwards was born on June 3, 1999 and raised in Kensington, a neighborhood known chiefly for its open-air drug trade. His mother is Mexican and from Texas, while his father is African-American and from Philadelphia. The two met in college. He described his childhood as "the best time of [his] life" and has stated that he began selling drugs in his neighborhood at around age 12. He also played basketball for the Amateur Athletic Union and ran cross country in his youth, but stopped playing sports in order to focus on selling drugs. As a teenager, he aspired to become a fashion designer and was a member of the Young Chances Foundation program. In 2013, he was involved in organizing a protest for the program against the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin. He has stated that, while in high school, he spent two and a half years under house arrest following multiple heroin-related charges against him. Edwards also practices santería.
He was inspired by fellow Philadelphia rapper RecoHavoc, his childhood friend, to begin rapping. He soon recorded "Dog Food", his first song as Skrilla. He released his debut single, "Green Snake", in 2018. His mixtapes Kutthroat and Gemini Season were released in 2022 and 2023, respectively. He was signed to Priority Records in 2023 and released his first single with them, "Booted", later that year. His singles "GD", released in January 2024, and "Chrome Hearts", released in August of that year, followed. His album Underworld was released in early 2024 and its follow-up, Zombie Love Kensington Paradise, was released on November 1, 2024, with a deluxe version released on February 28, 2025. He also appeared on 03 Greedo's 2024 album Crip, I'm Sexy.
A snippet of Skrilla's song "Doot Doot" was uploaded to TikTok by an anonymous account in September 2024. It was partially popularized by Taylor "TK" Kinney, a basketball player for the RWE team of the Overtime Elite league who recited the song's lyric "six, seven" in many of his interviews over several months, and through TikTok videos referencing basketball player LaMelo Ball's height. By February 2025, it had been used in more than 126 thousand videos on TikTok. It was released as a single that month with a music video. Later that month, he posted on his Instagram account, inviting fans to the filming of a music video with livestreamer N3on in Kensington. It amassed a crowd of more than 200 people that was soon broken up by Philadelphia police officers. In late February, Kyle Pagan of Crossing Broad called Skrilla "the hottest rapper in the city of Philadelphia right now".

## Musical style

Skrilla's music is largely drill and he is considered a prominent figure among Philadelphia drill artists. His lyrics often discuss his selling drugs and reference santería and his Mexican heritage. A.D. Amorosi of Metro called his melodies "raging and rough-edged" with "something swift and soulful about them", while Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork described his flow as "woozy", "swerving", and "punctuat[ed] ...with unexpected pauses and purposeful stutters", and his beats as "eerie". For Passion of the Weiss, Harley Geffner defined Skrilla's rapping style as featuring "onomatopoeic" ad-libs and switching between "delicate" and "heavy" flows and "speed[ing]" and "slow[ing]" the pace of his rapping. He has stated that he makes all of his music while under the influence of drugs.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown :
| Title | Details |
| Underworld | Released: February 16, 2024 Label: Priority Records Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Zombie Love Kensington Paradise | Released: November 1, 2024 Label: Priority Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Mixtapes

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown :
| Title | Details |
| Kutthroat | Released: October 30, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Thrilla (with Thwaglord) | Released: December 24, 2022 Label: Boujie Boyz Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Santos | Released: February 10, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Gemini Season | Released: June 7, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist with title, year, and album :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | US R&B/ HH | Album |
| "Green Snake" | 2018 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "187" | 2020 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "24" | 2020 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Murda Gang" (featuring 40ordy) | 2021 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Neighborhood Hot Boii" (featuring Jonny Esco) | 2022 | — | — | Kutthroat |
| "Mind Blown" (featuring Broadday PNB and FsdaBender) | 2023 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Geeked Up" | 2023 | — | — | Underworld |
| "Too Bloody" (featuring Quilly) | 2023 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Monsters Inc." | 2023 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Yeah Its Me" | 2023 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Free Young Thug" | 2023 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "The Recipe" (featuring Jaylanie, Quadie Diesel, and Bigrisky) | 2023 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Booted" | 2023 | — | — | Underworld |
| "Kick Door" (with Cel NoLackin) | 2023 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Blahdahdahdahdah" | 2024 | — | — | Zombie Love Kensington Paradise |
| "God Damn" | 2024 | — | — | Underworld |
| "How" (with Prince Dre) | 2024 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Dring" (with Jwles) | 2024 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Curtis Jackson" (with C Stunna) | 2024 | — | — | Still Stuntin |
| "Matte Black" | 2024 | — | — | Zombie Love Kensington Paradise |
| "Fitness" (with Quan'ta and D. Savage) | 2024 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Bhrome Heart" | 2024 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Slide Musik" (with Lefty Gunplay) | 2024 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Straight Striker" (with Baby Kia) | 2024 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Shirtoff" (with Perfect Timing) | 2024 | — | — | Everything Comes with Perfect Timing |
| "Resident" | 2024 | — | — | Zombie Love Kensington Paradise |
| "Judo" (with Guapo) | 2024 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Cadavers" (with Midnvght) | 2024 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Walking Dead" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) | 2025 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Doot Doot" | 2025 | 10 | 45 | Zombie Love Kensington Paradise (Deluxe) |

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album title :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Free Stoopid" (FSDaBender featuring Skrilla) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Striker" (Rich Sinners featuring Skrilla) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Praying to the Wrong God" (Rich Sinners featuring Skrilla) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Stars in the Mirror" (Rich Sinners featuring Skrilla) | | Non-album singles |
| "Money" (Sonata featuring Skrilla) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Harriet" (Shakur Smalls featuring Skrilla) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Bowls in the Underworld" (1mirs featuring Skrilla, Ybcdul, and YoungBagChasers) | 2024 | It Starts Here 2 |
| "MLK" (1mirs featuring Skrilla) | 2024 | It Starts Here 2 |
| "Dear YBC" (Rich Sinners featuring Skrilla) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Paradox" (Paradox Lab featuring Skrilla) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Shoestrings on Lanvins" (Philly Heat featuring Skrilla) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Auntie Ain't Playin'" (1900Rugrat featuring Skrilla) | 2024 | Porch 2 the Pent |
| "Party Pack" (Scooby Stackz featuring Skrilla) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "All on My Shit" (Bo Gotti and Kaz Miyagi featuring Skrilla) | 2025 | Non-album singles |

### Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released, other artists and album :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Exotic Hots" | 2023 | FSDaBender | Murder Music |
| "Nothing Else" | 2023 | FSDaBender | Murder Music |
| "Gunz N Butta" | 2023 | OT the Real | Red Summer |
| "Chase Em Til He Trip" | 2023 | FSDaBender | Murda Music 2 |
| "Meet the Reaper" | 2023 | 1mirs | It Starts Here |
| "Intuition" | 2023 | The Vybe | For Those Who Matter |
| "Not a Glock Party" | 2023 | Zy Benji | Grab the Belt |
| "Damn!" | 2024 | Cel NoLackin | Highspeed Music |
| "Same Night" | 2024 | Lil Tony | 2 Sides 2 Every Story (Deluxe) |
| "Trim" | 2024 | FSDaBender | Everything But Death |
| "Going Dum" | 2024 | Lil Scoom89 | Nightmares Over East |
| "Trouble Boys" | 2024 | Bloodie, DudeyLo, Roscoe G | Bloodbath |
| "Slide Musik" | 2024 | Lefty Gunplay | PreSeason |
| "Upstate Coke Bender" | 2024 | Chito Ranas | Hoodrich Hector |
| "Bippin' Great" | 2024 | DjSlimebxll, DoodiBabby | Tried to Tell Em |
| "Dribble" | 2024 | DjSlimebxll, Jwles | Tried to Tell Em |
| "Good Timing" | 2024 | 03 Greedo, GrindHard E | Crip, I'm Sexy |
| "Onomatopoeia" | 2024 | Zy Benji | In a Month of Sundays |
| "Glockboyz" | 2024 | Ola Runt | Backseat Muzik, Vol. 5 |
| "Do a Hit" | 2024 | MAF Teeski, Big Opp | Big Scoom (Vol. 1) |
| "Sanity" | 2025 | DoodiBabby, FSDaBender, RecoHavoc | I Am a Rich Sinner |
| "Lets Do It" | 2025 | Luh Monk | Archives (Act 2) |
| "Chosen" | 2025 | Lil Hawa | 1st Lady Trey |
| "Hat Collection" | 2025 | 1mirs, FSDaBender, Zy Benji | It Starts Here 2 |
| "Goyard" | 2025 | 1mirs, C Stunna, BabyQah, RahhForeign | It Starts Here 2 |
| "Fuego" | 2025 | KayGlizzy | Locked In |
| "Rick Owen's Glowin'" | 2025 | Reese Youngn | Pain or Problems |
| "Real" | 2025 | Brezzo | Impatient |