Gillie Da Kid Opens Up About His Son’s Killer: “He Had to Deal With God”
Gillie Da Kid has finally revealed the identity of the person who took his son’s life—a 17-year-old drill rapper named Noah Scurry, also known as JokerOTV. In a raw and emotional conversation on Club Shay Shay with Shannon Sharpe, Gillie detailed the tragic 2023 murder of his son, Devin Spady, better known as YNG Cheese.
When asked if he ever met his son’s killer, Gillie had a surprising response. “I’ve never met him,” he said. “The only reason I even knew was because the police called me and told me after he was murdered. The kid had just been shot 17 times while walking with his mom. He was about to be locked up for my son’s murder, but he got killed first.”
Sharpe, unaware of the connection at first, later mentioned Scurry’s death, prompting a stunned Gillie to confirm: “That’s who killed my son. Yeah, the 17-year-old basketball player that just got shot 17 times—that’s him.”
Scurry’s murder in Philadelphia last month made national news. A star athlete and straight-A student, he was gunned down while walking to school with his mother. Police have yet to determine if the two shootings were connected, but Gillie doesn’t believe his son was targeted.
“My son just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time,” he explained. “Those blocks are beefing. He was only there for five minutes before they came through and shot the block up.”
Sharpe expressed shock that a promising young athlete was involved in such violence, but Gillie didn’t hold back. “You don’t understand,” he said. “He got videos out wearing a Joker mask, holding a bunch of guns. These kids are influenced by all the wrong things.”
Gillie also opened up about his struggles trying to steer YNG Cheese away from street life. “I won’t sugarcoat it—I was struggling with my son,” he admitted. “We didn’t have the best relationship when he passed because he wanted to be in the streets, and I wasn’t with that.”
Previously, Gillie spoke about the painful but significant moment of washing his son’s body for an Islamic burial. “The worst moment was washing his body,” he shared on The Pivot Podcast. “But it was also the moment I became a man. Up until that point, I thought I was grown because I paid bills and took care of my family—but that day, I truly became a man.”
Despite the heartbreak, Gillie took solace in knowing he sent his son off the right way. “It was painful to see him lying there cold and stiff,” he said. “But in Islam, sending them off right is a big thing—and I know I did that.”