Doechii
{{short description|American rapper (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Doechii
| image = Doechii performs at the Grammy Museum (Dec 2024; 3) (cropped).png
| caption = Doechii performing at the Grammy Museum in 2024
| birth_name = Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon
| alias = Iamdoechii
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|08|14}}
| birth_place = Tampa, Florida, U.S.
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
}}
| years_active = 2016–present
| genre = Hip-hop
| label = {{hlist|Top Dawg|Capitol}}
| website = {{URL|iamdoechii.com}}
| module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
| signature = Doechii sig.svg
}}
}}
Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon (born August 14, 1998), known professionally as Doechii ({{IPAc-en|'|d|oʊ|tʃ|i}} {{respell|DOH|chee}}), is an American rapper and singer. Her songs became viral videos on TikTok in 2021 and she signed recording contracts with Top Dawg Entertainment and Capitol Records in 2022. Her single "What It Is (Block Boy)" (2023), which features Kodak Black, became her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{Cite web |title=Spotlight: Doechii |url=https://grammymuseum.org/event/spotlight-doechii/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=grammy museum |language=en-US}} That same year, she made her acting debut with the drama film Earth Mama.
Doechii's second mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024), peaked inside the top 10 of the Billboard 200 and was met with critical acclaim. It won Best Rap Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, making her the third female artist to win in the category. It spawned the singles "Nissan Altima", "Boom Bap", and "Denial Is a River". Its bonus single, "Anxiety", became her first song to debut in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2025-03-24 |title=Kendrick Lamar & SZA's 'Luther' Leads Hot 100, Playboi Carti, Chappell Roan & Doechii New in Top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/kendrick-lamar-sza-luther-hot-100-number-one-fifth-week/doechiis-first-top-10/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} and the first to peak in the top 10.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2025-03-24 |title=Kendrick Lamar & SZA's 'Luther' Leads Hot 100, Playboi Carti, Chappell Roan & Doechii New in top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/kendrick-lamar-sza-luther-hot-100-number-one-fifth-week/doechiis-first-top-10/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} She was additionally featured on the remix of the Weeknd and Playboi Carti's "Timeless" in May 2025.
Doechii has guest appeared on several tracks including Tyler, the Creator's "Balloon" (2024) and Jennie's "ExtraL" (2025). Her accolades include a Grammy Award and nominations for two MTV Video Music Awards, a BET Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards. Additionally, Billboard Women in Music named her a Rising Star in 2023 and Woman of the Year in 2025.
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Early life
Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon was born on August 14, 1998, in Tampa, Florida, where she was raised. She is the daughter of mother Celesia Moore and father Snatcha Da Boss, a rapper who recorded professionally.{{Cite instagram |user=doechii |postid=CD4Tr4zBS8u |title=Cheers to 22 🤍 All I want for my birthday is for y'all to stream ALL my music! Tag me in your stories please 🥰 But if you're feeling like spoiling me CASHAPP $iamdoechii |date=August 14, 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://people.com/all-about-doechii-parents-8784807 | title=All About Doechii's Parents, Mom Celesia Moore and Dad Snatcha da Boss (And the Moment They Knew She Was Destined for Rap Stardom) }} Her uncle was also a rapper.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bjFEMRgOz8 |title=Nardwuar vs. Doechii |date=2024-12-20 |last=NardwuarServiette |author-link=Nardwuar |type=Video |access-date=2024-12-21 |via=YouTube}} She has younger twin sisters.{{cite magazine |url=https://issuu.com/diymagazine/docs/diy_125 |title=DIY Class of 2023 |date=December 2022 – January 2023 |pages=32–35 |magazine=DIY |access-date=November 10, 2024 |via=Issuu |archive-date=November 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110032420/https://issuu.com/diymagazine/docs/diy_125 |url-status=live }} She has described her upbringing as Christian.{{Cite web |last=Vujić |first=Katja |date=July 14, 2023 |title=Doechii Can Act, Too |url=https://www.thecut.com/2023/07/doechii-earth-mama-interview.html |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=The Cut |language=en-us |archive-date=August 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801050354/https://www.thecut.com/2023/07/doechii-earth-mama-interview.html |url-status=live }} Doechii attended Howard W. Blake High School and grew up performing ballet, tap dancing, acting, cheerleading, doing gymnastics, and playing soccer.{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2025-01-30 |title=Doechii Reconnects With Soccer-Playing Roots In MLS 'Game On' Ad |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/doechii-mls-season-pass-super-bowl-commercial-1235250662/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=February 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205051659/https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/doechii-mls-season-pass-super-bowl-commercial-1235250662/ |url-status=live }} She planned to become a professional choral singer until a friend encouraged her to produce and release her music online as an independent artist.{{Cite web |title=Doechii to the Front of the Class |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/doechii-crazy-persuasive-profile.html |access-date=September 13, 2024 |website=Vulture |date=July 18, 2022 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913075946/https://www.vulture.com/article/doechii-crazy-persuasive-profile.html |url-status=live }} In 2016, she sold hoodies with the phrase "Stay woke. Stay black." in protest of police brutality.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=IwJPqXZum4D4Ffii&v=cAW_7jY7ELI&feature=youtu.be |title=STAY WOKE STAY BLACK PRODUCT RELEASE!!! |date=2016-09-30 |last=Doechii |access-date=2025-03-23 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media|type=video |title=Nardwuar vs. Doechii |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bjFEMRgOz8&t=753s |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=YouTube | date=December 20, 2024 }}
Career
Doechii started writing poetry and rap lyrics in high school and had started making music by 2014. Doechii released her debut song "Girls" on SoundCloud in 2016 under the name Iamdoechii.{{cite web |last1=Elibert |first1=Mark |title=Top Dawg Entertainment Reportedly Signs 2022 HipHopDX Rising Star Doechii |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68452/title.top-dawg-entertainment-reportedly-signs-doechii |website=HipHopDX |access-date=March 23, 2022 |language=en |date=March 1, 2022 |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323011740/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68452/title.top-dawg-entertainment-reportedly-signs-doechii |url-status=live }}
File:Doechii at The Filmore 2.png
One of Doechii's first projects, Coven Music Session, Vol. 1, was released in 2019, and her debut EP, Oh the Places You'll Go, was self-funded and released in 2020.{{cite web |last1=Seabrook III |first1=Robby |title=The Break Presents - Doechii |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/doechii-interview-the-break/ |website=XXL |access-date=March 23, 2022 |language=en |date=August 20, 2021 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002234737/https://www.xxlmag.com/doechii-interview-the-break/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Rindner |first1=Grant |title=Doechii Is TDE's Newest Musical Maverick |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/doechii-tde-label-debut-album |website=Nylon |access-date=March 22, 2022 |language=en |date=March 21, 2022 |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323011740/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/doechii-tde-label-debut-album |url-status=live }} It was described by Rolling Stone as a mix of pop, dance, and hip hop.{{cite magazine |last1=Conteh |first1=Mankaprr |title='Yucky Blucky Fruitcake': How Iamdoechii Is Keeping Cool With a Scorching Song |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/yucky-blucky-fruitcake-iamdoechii-1168622/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=March 23, 2022 |language=en |date=May 12, 2021 |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318055431/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/yucky-blucky-fruitcake-iamdoechii-1168622/ |url-status=live }} "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake", a single from the EP released in September 2020, was inspired by her reading The Artist's Way and went viral on TikTok in 2021, earning her attention from record labels. Also in 2021, she released her second EP, Bra-Less; she was featured on Isaiah Rashad's song "Wat U Sed" from his album, The House Is Burning, which she performed with Rashad at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards; and was an opening act during SZA's 2021 tour.{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=20 New Rap and R&B Songs Out This Week |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/20-new-rap-and-rb-songs-out-this-week-15/ |website=BrooklynVegan |access-date=March 23, 2022 |language=en |date=March 19, 2022 |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323013331/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/20-new-rap-and-rb-songs-out-this-week-15/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Inman |first1=DeMicia |title=Isaiah Rashad, Doechii, And Kal Banx Perform "Wat U Sed" At The 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/isaiah-rashad-doechii-perform-wat-u-sed-2021-bet-hip-hop-awards-1234630952/ |website=Vibe |access-date=March 23, 2022 |language=en |date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323013331/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/isaiah-rashad-doechii-perform-wat-u-sed-2021-bet-hip-hop-awards-1234630952/ |url-status=live }}
In March 2022, Doechii was signed to Capitol Records by Chris Turner and to Top Dawg Entertainment, making her the first female rapper on the latter label.{{cite magazine |last1=Aderoju |first1=Darlene |date=March 31, 2022 |title=Doechii Signs With Capitol Records: 'My Music Starts Right Here' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/top-dawg-entertainment-artist-doechii-signs-with-capitol-records/ |access-date=April 3, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403205854/https://www.billboard.com/pro/top-dawg-entertainment-artist-doechii-signs-with-capitol-records/ |url-status=live }} That same month, she released "Persuasive", her first single published through Top Dawg,{{cite magazine |last1=Bouza |first1=Kat |date=March 18, 2022 |title=Doechii Celebrates Wild Nights, Getting High on New Single 'Persuasive' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/doechii-persuasion-signs-to-top-dawg-entertainment-1323282/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323011740/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/doechii-persuasion-signs-to-top-dawg-entertainment-1323282/ |url-status=live }} and appeared as a featured artist on David Guetta and Afrojack's song "Trampoline", alongside Missy Elliott and Bia.{{cite web |last1=Guttridge-Hewitt |first1=Martin |title=David Guetta and Afrojack drop track with Missy Elliott: Listen |url=https://djmag.com/news/david-guetta-and-afrojack-drop-track-missy-elliott-listen |website=DJ Mag |access-date=March 22, 2022 |language=en |date=March 8, 2022 |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323043226/https://djmag.com/news/david-guetta-and-afrojack-drop-track-missy-elliott-listen |url-status=live }} In April 2022, she released the song "Crazy" with a music video.{{cite web |last1=Cummings-Grady |first1=Mackenzie |title=Doechii 'Crazy' Video Banned From Trending On YouTube Due To Nudity |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69419/title.doechii-crazy-video-banned-from-trending-on-youtube-due-to-nudity |website=HipHopDX |access-date=April 9, 2022 |language=en |date=April 9, 2022 |archive-date=April 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409130610/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69419/title.doechii-crazy-video-banned-from-trending-on-youtube-due-to-nudity |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1166299611/doechii-youtube-nudity-body-policing |title='I'm coming to y'all with no armor' |date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=March 31, 2023 |website=NPR |last1=Madden |first1=Sidney |last2=Carmichael |first2=Rodney |last3=Bulgarelli |first3=Gabbu |last4=Leeds |first4=Sam |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330214459/https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1166299611/doechii-youtube-nudity-body-policing |url-status=live }} Her second EP and her first major label release, She / Her / Black Bitch, was released on August 5, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Kearse |first=Stephen |title=Doechii: she / her / black bitch EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/doechii-she-her-black-bitch-ep/ |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810051156/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/doechii-she-her-black-bitch-ep/ |url-status=live }} Her July 2022 performance of her song "Persuasive" was nominated for Push Performance of the Year at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |title=These are the nominees for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/entertainment/mtv-vma-nominations-2022/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=July 26, 2022 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928014103/https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/entertainment/mtv-vma-nominations-2022/index.html/ |url-status=live }}
In April 2023, Doechii performed at Coachella.{{Cite magazine |last1=Shannon |first1=Kimberly Aleah,Delisa |last2=Aleah |first2=Kimberly |last3=Shannon |first3=Delisa |date=April 16, 2023 |title=Doechii on Latest Single 'What It Is,' Her Coachella Debut and New Music |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-videos/doechii-on-latest-single-what-it-is-her-coachella-debut-and-new-music-the-green-room-1234715900/ |access-date=April 26, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426171519/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-videos/doechii-on-latest-single-what-it-is-her-coachella-debut-and-new-music-the-green-room-1234715900/ |url-status=live }} Also in 2023, she made her acting debut in Earth Mama, a drama film directed by Savanah Leaf. In the same year, she performed as an opening act on Doja Cat's The Scarlet Tour (2023).{{cite web|title=Doja Cat Announces 'The Scarlet Tour' With Support From Ice Spice and Doechii|website=Variety|date=June 23, 2023|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/doja-cat-ice-spice-doechii-scarlet-tour-dates-1235651310/|access-date=August 14, 2023|archive-date=June 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623223136/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/doja-cat-ice-spice-doechii-scarlet-tour-dates-1235651310/|url-status=live}}
In August 2024, she released her second mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal, to critical acclaim.{{Cite magazine |last=Lynch |first=Jessica |date=February 3, 2025 |title=Doechii Drops 'Nosebleeds' Following Grammy Win: Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/doechii-single-nosebleeds-grammys-win-1235890977/ |access-date=February 13, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=February 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207153622/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/doechii-single-nosebleeds-grammys-win-1235890977/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last1=Coates |first1=Lauren |last2=Murphy |first2=J. Kim |date=February 2, 2025 |title=Doechii Wows Grammys With Show-Stopping 'Catfish' and 'Denial Is a River' Performance After Best Rap Album Win |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/doechii-grammys-performance-catfish-denial-is-a-river-1236288752/ |access-date=February 13, 2025 |magazine=Variety }}{{Cite magazine |last=Finder |first=Moriel Mizrahi |date=February 2, 2025 |title=Doechii is Giving Office Siren in a Tie and Form-Fitting Gown at the 2025 Grammys |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a63543071/doechii-red-carpet-photos-grammy-awards-2025/ |access-date=February 13, 2025 |magazine=Elle }} Pitchfork called it "her most ambitious and musically diverse release" filled with "playful and melodic sides without skimping on hard-hitting hip-hop".{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lily |title=Doechii: Alligator Bites Never Heal |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/doechii-alligator-bites-never-heal/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=December 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208210042/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/doechii-alligator-bites-never-heal/ |url-status=live }} The mixtape won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, making her the third woman to win in the category.{{cite web |last=Weatherby |first=Taylor |date=February 12, 2025 |title=The 2025 Grammys Effect: Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish & More See Major Streaming Boosts After Inspiring Show |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2025-grammys-winners-performers-streaming-boosts-album-sales |website=Grammy.com |access-date=February 13, 2025}}{{cite magazine|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|date=February 2, 2025|title=Here's the 2025 Grammy Awards Winners List|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammys-2025-winners-complete-list-1235889365/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 3, 2025|archive-date=February 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250203043510/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammys-2025-winners-complete-list-1235889365/|url-status=live}} Shortly after the event finished airing, she released the song "Nosebleeds" as a celebration of her win. Throughout 2024, Doechii featured on multiple songs: Katy Perry's "I'm His, He's Mine" (from her album 143),{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Katy Perry and Doechii Set Release Date for First Collaboration 'I'm His, He's Mine' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-doechii-single-im-his-hes-mine-announcement-1235098586/ |access-date=October 3, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007092413/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-doechii-single-im-his-hes-mine-announcement-1235098586/ |url-status=live }} Tyler, the Creator's "Balloon" (from his album Chromakopia),{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Tyler, the Creator Releases New Album CHROMAKOPIA: Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-releases-new-album-chromakopia-listen/ |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=October 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241029045404/https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-releases-new-album-chromakopia-listen/ |url-status=live }} and Banks's "I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend" (from her 2025 album Off with Her Head).{{cite magazine|first=Tyler Damara|last=Kelly|date=October 18, 2024|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/banks-joins-forces-with-doechii-on-new-single-i-hate-your-ex-girlfriend|title=BANKS joins forces with Doechii on new single, "I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend"|magazine=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=January 24, 2025|archive-date=January 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122004116/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/banks-joins-forces-with-doechii-on-new-single-i-hate-your-ex-girlfriend|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Lyndsey|last=Havens|date=November 20, 2024|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/banks-new-album-off-with-her-head-announcement-1235832810/|title=Banks Announces New Album & Teases Its Close Relation to Debut 'Goddess'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 24, 2025|archive-date=January 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126114428/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/banks-new-album-off-with-her-head-announcement-1235832810/|url-status=live}} Variety named her the 2024 Hitmakers Hip-Hop Disruptor of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2024-12-06 |title=Doechii Reflects on Breaking Norms With Her Grammy-Nominated Mixtape: 'I Have to Do It, Because I'm an Artist' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/doechii-hitmakers-hip-hop-disruptor-alligator-bites-never-heal-1236237397/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |magazine=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123133545/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/doechii-hitmakers-hip-hop-disruptor-alligator-bites-never-heal-1236237397/ |url-status=live }}
Doechii appeared as a guest judge on a January 2025 episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 17, with her song "Alter Ego" featured in a lip-sync competition. The song's exposure in the episode resulted in significant chart increases across music streaming platforms.{{Cite web |date=January 14, 2025 |title=Doechii's 'Alter Ego' Catapults To The Charts After Drag Race Lip-Sync |url=https://gomag.com/article/doechiis-alter-ego-catapults-to-the-charts-after-drag-race-lip-sync/ |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=GO |language=en-US |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114182834/https://gomag.com/article/doechiis-alter-ego-catapults-to-the-charts-after-drag-race-lip-sync/ |url-status=live }} In February 2025, Doechii appeared as a feature on Jennie's song, "ExtraL".{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=February 21, 2025 |title=Jennie and Doechii Trade Their Worries for Funds and Foreign Cars in 'ExtraL' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennie-doechii-extral-music-video-1235274945/ |access-date=February 23, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} Doechii was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance, and won Best Rap Album for the 2025 Grammy Awards. She also received several nominations for the 2025 NAACP Image Awards, including Outstanding New Artist, Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album, and Outstanding Album.{{Cite web |title=GloRilla, Kendrick Lamar, Doechii & More Nominated For 2025 NAACP Image Awards |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2025-01-09-glorilla-kendrick-lamar-doechii-more-nominated-for-naacp-image-awards/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=iHeart |language=en |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114225142/https://www.iheart.com/content/2025-01-09-glorilla-kendrick-lamar-doechii-more-nominated-for-naacp-image-awards/ |url-status=live }} In 2025, Doechii became the second female rapper to receive the Billboard Woman of the Year award, following Cardi B in 2020.{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=March 10, 2025 |title=Doechii Named Billboard Woman of the Year for 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/doechii-billboard-woman-of-the-year-2025-1235918168/ |access-date=March 13, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=March 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311004706/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/doechii-billboard-woman-of-the-year-2025-1235918168/ |url-status=live }} In March of the same year, she officially released the single "Anxiety" to digital streaming platforms, which prominently samples Gotye and Kimbra's 2011 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" and was originally a part of her 2019 self-released mixtape, Coven Music Session, Vol. 1. It had first been sampled by Sleepy Hallow for his eponymous 2023 song before Doechii's original version became popular on TikTok.{{Cite magazine |last=Mamo |first=Heran |date=March 4, 2025 |title=Doechii Drops 'Anxiety' Single: Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/doechii-anxiety-single-listen-1235915226/ |access-date=March 7, 2025 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web |last=Chelosky |first=Danielle |date=March 5, 2025 |title=Doechii Shares New Song "Anxiety": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2299200/doechii-anxiety/music/ |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Stereogum}}{{Cite web |last=Watts |first=Marina |date=March 5, 2025 |title=Doechii Finally Releases 'Anxiety' — a Song That She Recorded in Her Bedroom in 2019 |url=https://people.com/doechii-releases-anxiety-song-11691188 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=People}} In May of that year, Doechii was featured on the remix of Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd and fellow rapper Playboi Carti's 2024 song "Timeless".
Musical style
File:Doechii performs at the Grammy Museum (Dec 2024; 2) (cropped) (cropped).pngRolling Stone{{'}}s Mankaprr Conteh described Doechii's rap delivery as "animated" and her song narratives as "quirky". Her music has been compared by critics to that of Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, and Missy Elliott.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/doechii-top-dawg-interview-1392277/ |title=Doechii Is Rap's Pointed, Provocative Next Big Thing |last=Conteh |first=Mankaprr |date=August 5, 2022 |accessdate=August 8, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |lang=en-US |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808065027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/doechii-top-dawg-interview-1392277/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/fans-on-social-media-are-comparing-doechii-doja-cat |title=Doechii Draws Comparisons to Doja Cat After Her Performances on NPR's Tiny Desk and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" |access-date=January 17, 2025 |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213210704/https://www.rap-up.com/article/fans-on-social-media-are-comparing-doechii-doja-cat |url-status=live }} Doechii has described her style of music as alternative hip hop, and credits Busta Rhymes for inspiring her expressive performance approach, stating, "There's so many different emotions that I feel like you don't have to emote in one way. Hip-hop gives you so much room to be animated. I'm a theater kid as well, so I like to create characters".{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2024-12-16 |title=Doechii on how being a theater kid has influenced her artistry: 'I like to create characters' |url=https://thebeat951.com/music-news/2024-12-16-doechii-on-how-being-a-theater-kid-has-influenced-her-artistry-i-like-to-create-characters/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=95.1 The Beat |language=en-US}}
Doechii has cited Lauryn Hill as her biggest inspiration and referred to her as a hero, stating that she grew up listening to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and Hill's 2002 song "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind".{{Cite web |title=Lauryn Hill and Doechii Perform "Doo Wop (That Thing)" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/treyalston/lauryn-hill-doechii-doo-wop-that-thing-jitg-music-fest |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Complex |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Doechii Shares The Lauryn Hill Song She Gravitates Toward "All The Time" |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/amp/doechii-lauryn-hill-2669959766 |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=OkayPlayer |language=en}} Reflecting on Hill's influence, she said, "Listening to her all the time as my influence…I feel like it built this [understanding] that I have about resonating and being vulnerable in my music even though it can still bop. It can still rock".{{Cite magazine |last=Boadi |first=Kwasi |date=2021-10-22 |title='My Pen is on Fire': How Doechii Won By Trading Perfection for Progression |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/doechii-won-by-trading-perfection-for-progression-9649059/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Her early viral track "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake" has drawn comparisons to the interludes on The Miseducation for its classroom-style introduction, in which a teacher figure prompts Doechii to introduce herself.{{Cite web |last=Melodrama |first=Delusional |date=2021-11-04 |title=Dochii: Oh The Places You'll Go Album Review |url=https://wknc.org/2021/11/04/dochii-oh-the-places-youll-go-album-review/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=WKNC 88.1 FM - North Carolina State University Student Radio |language=en-US}}
She has also named Nicki Minaj as a key influence, particularly on her rapping style, stating, "I always adored her and thought she was really incredible".{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=Get to know Doechii, the first female rapper from Kendrick Lamar & SZA's label |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/doechii-tde-label-female-rapper-listen-out-interview-sza/101338570 |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=triple j |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=NK |date=2025-01-08 |title=Doechii Credits Eminem and Nicki Minaj for Inspiring Her Animated Storytelling {{!}} Eminem.Pro - the biggest and most trusted source of Eminem |url=https://eminem.news/doechii-denial.html#:~:text=Doechii%20revealed%20that%20her%20creative,a%20lot%20of%20Eminem%20influence. |access-date=2025-03-29 |language=en-US}} In addition to Minaj, she has cited Kanye West, Tyler, the Creator, Kendrick Lamar, and SZA as her major musical influences,{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2023 |title=Doechii, TDE's First Female Rapper, Is Ready For Her 'Pop Era' |url=https://blackpromoterscollective.com/doechii-tdes-first-female-rapper-is-ready-for-her-pop-era/ |access-date=February 24, 2023 |website=Black Promoters Collective (BPC) |language=en-US |archive-date=February 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224112255/https://blackpromoterscollective.com/doechii-tdes-first-female-rapper-is-ready-for-her-pop-era/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite AV media |title=The Joe Budden Podcast Episode 758 Three Level Scorer feat. Doechii |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFhXm5mkqnY|type=video |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=YouTube |date=September 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917104524/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFhXm5mkqnY |url-status=live }} and expressed admiration for artists including Trick Daddy, Grace Jones, Paramore, Madonna, KRS-One, and MF Doom.
Personal life
Doechii currently resides in Los Angeles, having lived in New York City before the COVID-19 pandemic, during which she published YouTube vlogs about her daily life.{{Cite magazine |last=Pinillos |first=Ebbony |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Doechii Proves She's Fit to Carry The TDE Torch at Rolling Stone and Meta's Creators Issue Launch Party |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/doechii-carry-tde-torch-1357974/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909185844/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/doechii-carry-tde-torch-1357974/ |url-status=live }} Doechii is bisexual.{{Cite web |last=Dolan |first=Rebecca |date=October 3, 2022 |title=Doechii is persuasive |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/doechii-interview-2022 |website=GQ |access-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003172046/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/doechii-interview-2022 |url-status=live }} She disclosed in a 2024 interview with Joe Budden that she had recently become sober following years of heavy drinking.
At the BET Awards 2025, Doechii condemned US President Donald Trump for "ruthless attacks", referring to military deployment amidst the June 2025 Los Angeles protests. She also stated her support for Black people, Latino people, trans people, and people in the Gaza Strip amidst the Gaza genocide.{{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=McKinley |date=2025-06-10 |title=Doechii Calls Out Trump’s “Ruthless Attacks” Amid L.A. Protests in BET Speech: “What Type of Government Is That?” |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/doechii-ruthless-attacks-los-angeles-ice-protests-bet-speech-1236260346/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2025-06-11 |title=Doechii condemns Trump for 'ruthless attacks' on Los Angeles in BET Awards acceptance speech |url=https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2025-06-10/doechii-bet-awards-ice-los-angeles |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
Discography
{{main|Doechii discography}}Mixtapes
- Coven Music Session, Vol. 1 (2019)
- Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024)
Tours
Headlining
- Alligator Bites Never Heal Tour (2024)
Supporting
- Doja Cat – The Scarlet Tour (2023){{cite web|title=Doja Cat Announces 'The Scarlet Tour' With Support From Ice Spice and Doechii|website=Variety|date=June 23, 2023|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/doja-cat-ice-spice-doechii-scarlet-tour-dates-1235651310/|access-date=August 14, 2023|archive-date=June 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623223136/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/doja-cat-ice-spice-doechii-scarlet-tour-dates-1235651310/|url-status=live}}
Filmography
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Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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