It has been simply over two years since Gillie Da Child misplaced his son, YNG Cheese, who was an aspiring rapper. He handed away at simply 25 years outdated after being one in every of three shot in Philadelphia on July 20, 2023. Since that day, the podcaster has struggled at occasions to maneuver on.
In September of that 12 months, he bravely spoke in regards to the hardest factor he went by after he handed. He emotionally shared on The Pivot Podcast, “The worst time needed to be once I needed to wash his physique. That was the worst, nevertheless it was additionally the very best as a result of I turned a person that day. I believed I used to be a f*cking man, however I wasn’t… I believed I used to be a person as a result of I did man s**t… paid payments… took care of my household.” He continued, “I took care of my sisters. I took care of my dad, my mother, and youngsters that’s not even my children as a result of they misplaced their dad.”
As he cried, he additionally stated, “Once I washed my son’s physique, it was a present and a curse. It was a very good factor and a foul factor as a result of it was a really painful factor to see your son laying there chilly and stiff, however I do know I despatched him off proper.”
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Gillie was met with tons of affection and help from his hip-hop contemporaries, together with fellow Philly native, Meek Mill. He was one of many first to succeed in out and communicate on the lack of YNG Cheese. “RIP CHEESE GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL! Its So [f***ing] exhausting to outlive in Philadelphia it’s a disgrace!”
With them each being from the town, having labored collectively, and bonding over this tragedy, the 2 have saved shut. That concord was deepened not too long ago as Mill stunned Gillie with an iced-out chain along with his late son’s portrait on it. The Shade Room caught the clip that the emotional father posted to his Instagram.
The 2 embraced, and Gillie thanked him repeatedly within the video and within the caption. “Love and recognize you my brother @meekmill [two smiling face with tear emojis blue heart emoji] Miss u kiddo #LongLiveCheese.”