Skilla Baby Says Shooting "Shot the Gangsta Out of Me" — Detroit Rapper Calls Himself a Civilian

Skilla Baby says a 2025 8 Mile shooting "shot the gangsta out of me" and calls himself a civilian. CONFIRMED via XXL/Shade Room/Rap Griot/AllHipHop.

Skilla Baby just told the streets he is done with them.

On a recent livestream (Oct. 6, 2026), the Detroit rapper said surviving a May 2025 drive-by on 8 Mile in Redford Township "shot the gangsta out of me." He called himself a civilian, said he does "nothing street," and that he wants to be happy and live for God.

XXL / Townsquare (Marisa Mendez, Oct. 7), Shade Room (Oct. 8), Rap Griot (Oct. 7), AllHipHop (illseed, Oct. 5/6), MyMixtapez, and 97.7 The Beat all carried the same quotes. Assailants fired over 20 shots at his car; he crashed into a building, was hit in the hand with graze wounds to the head and back, then performed two days later at a 42 Dugg show in a sling. Police announced an arrest the following month.

His August 2026 album The Price of Fame leans into that survival story. This is a Detroit city-scene beat, not a new charge.

CONFIRMED — multi-desk coverage of the livestream quotes. Sources: XXL / Townsquare (Marisa Mendez, Oct 7); Shade Room (Oct 8); Rap Griot (Oct 7); AllHipHop (Oct 5/6); MyMixtapez; 97.7 The Beat.

You believe Skilla Baby really off the streets for good?

Sources: XXL/Townsquare; Shade Room; Rap Griot; AllHipHop; MyMixtapez; 97.7 The Beat. Photo: Skilla Baby at SiriusXM Studios, July 27 2026 (Michael Loccisano/Getty via Shade Room).