It’s been a very long time coming for Doechii—what should have felt like an eternity for the 26-year outdated. However when she lastly broke by means of, it was as if she have been a model of the Kool-Assist Man, bursting onto the scene with unapologetic pressure. The Tampa, Florida-born singer/rapper emerged victorious in 2024, proving to be extra than simply an artist—she turned the final word disruptive pressure.
No disrespect to anybody else, however Doechii was a breath of recent air in a room we didn’t even notice had grown stale. A real pupil of the sport, she honored her inspirations whereas refusing to be confined by them. She introduced a recent perspective with out ever feeling like she was sporting a masks or being performative. Doechii’s authenticity was her superpower.
Her debut, Alligator Bites By no means Heal, was marketed as a mixtape, nevertheless it was an album with all of the trimmings. It did what her cult classics comparable to Coven Music Session Vol. 1 and Oh the Locations You’ll Go didn’t—place her firmly on the business stage. The second was monumental for diehard followers like us, who’d been quietly rooting for her for years. Again then, it was exhausting to foretell whether or not she’d totally emerge into the mainstream. Whereas she shared some qualities with different artists who mix singing and rapping, she additionally carried an abrasiveness that appealed to hardcore Hip-Hop purists.
On the identical time, Doechii’s music captured the emotions and experiences of a younger Black girl with unmatched relatability. She did so with out alienating all audiences or pandering to anybody. As an alternative, she invited everybody into her world, they usually joined her joyously, celebrating what may very effectively be the rise of a future nice.
In a Kendrick Lamar-driven world, many—together with this writer—puzzled if Kendrick is likely to be the final G.O.A.T. However Doechii offers us hope for the way forward for Hip-Hop. She’s obtained a huge vibrant character and dedication to authenticity. She challenges norms, discussing matters like psychological well being, empowerment and individuality. Nevertheless it by no means feels pressured. She embodies excellence, conventional values, creativity and the boldness to broaden the universe that’s Hip-Hop.
Lastly, congratulations are so as, as a result of that “mixtape” has Doechii up for 3 huge 2025 Grammy nominations: Greatest New Artist, Greatest Rap Efficiency and, after all, Greatest Rap Album.
Listed here are some lyrics:
“Wrist watch, drip drop, labels need the TikToks, now I’m makin’ TikTok music, what the f###?/
I would like cleanse, want a detox, however we ain’t obtained time to cease, the charts want us”
– “DENIAL IS A RIVER”
“Whoopsie, made a oopsie/One-hundred thousand greenback “oops” made me crazy/I ain’t a killer however don’t push me/Don’t wanna have to show a n#### guts into soup beans”
– “DENIAL IS A RIVER”
“Freaky little, sneaky little, creepy little wack b####/Creepin’ on me, speakin’ on me, sleepin’ on me, mattress/Now I obtained some bands to burn and bars to bend ’em backwards/It’s time to wake ’em up ’trigger they been sleepin’ on the tracklist/Physique so enticing/Y’all be giving catfish/Log ’em off the net and each gangster’s giving actress / Gangster’s giving actress and all these pretend activists/Depart me baffled, bewildered, loosen up a bit.”
– “CATFISH”
“However bougie imply she freaky, c##########, Dalai Lama /
Doechii cooler than a fan, however she get hotter than a sauna /
Make a journey out of Japan and I tsunami her v##### /
Wine and dine her, Benihana, I’m the brand new hip-hop Madonna /
I’m the brand new hip-hop Madonna, I’m the lure Grace Jones /
I don’t know what kind of m###########’ crack they on /
I’m like Carrie Bradshaw with a again brace on /
I been carrying you b###### now for means too lengthy /
I’m a Black b####, purple c### /
Stack chips, smoke a blunt /
All beef will get smoked”
– “NISSAN ALTIMA”
“Get High on the cellphone /
Inform him it’s a wrap n#### /
Get High on the cellphone /
Inform him it’s all rap, n#### /
Say it’s actual, and it’s rap /
And it growth, and it bap /
And it bounce, and it clap /
And it’s home, and it’s lure /
It’s every part /
I’m every part!”
– “BOOM BAP”