Doechii

Some Lesser Known Facts About Doechii

• Doechii grew up in Tampa, Florida, U.S.

  

• Her father and uncle were both rappers. Her father used to record music professionally.

• When she was a child, she experienced bullying, which led her to create a new character named Doechii.

• After completing her school education, she joined the Howard W. Blake School of the Arts, where she auditioned and was accepted.

• This opportunity opened the doors to ballet, tap dancing, singing, acting, cheerleading, soccer, and gymnastics for her.

• In 2014, Doechii began making music.

• She wanted to be a professional choral singer, but one of her friends encouraged her to release her music online.

• In 2016, Doechii released her first song, ‘Girls,’ on SoundCloud under the name ‘Iamdoechii.’

  

• She once sold hoodies with the phrase ‘Stay woke. Stay Black.’ to protest against the brutality of the police.

  

• Before the COVID-19 pandemic, she lived in New York City and shared YouTube vlogs about her daily life.

• In 2019, Doechii released her project, Coven Music Session, Vol. 1.

• In 2020, she released her first extended play (EP), Oh the Places You’ll Go. The song was a mix of pop, dance, and hip-hop.

• In 2021, her song ‘Yucky Blucky Fruitcake’ from the EP went viral on TikTok. The song was inspired by The Artist’s Way.

  

• In 2021, she released her second EP, Bra-Less.

• That same year, Doechii was featured in the song ‘Wat U Sed’ from The House Is Burning by Isaiah Rashad. They performed the song at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards.

• In 2021, she performed an opening act on SZA’s tour.

• In March 2022, she became the first female rapper signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. She then joined Capitol Records.

• That same month, Doechii released the song ‘Persuasive,’ her first single with Top Dawg.

• She then featured alongside Missy Elliott and Bia in the music video of the song ‘Trampoline’ by David Guetta and Afrojack.

  

• Doechii then went on to release many songs such as Crazy (2022) and She/Her/Black Bitch (2022).

• In July 2022, her performance in the song ‘Persuasive’ was nominated for Push Performance of the Year Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.

  

• In April 2023, Doechii performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

• That same year, she made her acting debut in the film Earth Mama. The film was directed by Savanah Leaf.

  

• In August 2024, she released her third mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal, which was praised by critics.

• Pitchfork, an American online music magazine, called her mixtape ‘her most ambitious and musically diverse release.’ It highlighted its mix of playful melodies and hard-hitting hip-hop.

  

• After winning the Best Rap Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, she became the third woman to win in the category.

• Doechii then released the song ‘Nosebleeds’ to celebrate her win, soon after she won the Grammys.

• In October 2024, Doechii was featured in the song ‘Balloon’ by Tyler.

  

• After that, she was featured in the ‘I’m His, He’s Mine’ from Katy Perry’s album 143.

• In 2024, in an interview with Joe Budden, she shared that she quit alcohol after years of heavy drinking.

• She has been featured on the covers of many magazines and tabloids. In 2024, she was featured as a gay man in Paper magazine.

  

• In January 2025, Doechii appeared as a guest judge on the reality show Drag Race Season 17 by RuPaul. During the show, her song ‘Alter Ego’ was used in a lip-sync competition. The song gained popularity after the episode.

  

• In February 2025, she was featured in the song ‘ExtraL’ by Jennie.

• Doechii was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance award at the 2025 Grammy Awards. She won the Best Rap Album award.

• In 2025, she received multiple NAACP Image Award nominations. It included Outstanding New Artist, Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album, and Outstanding Album.

• Rolling Stone’s Mankaprr Conteh described Doechii’s rap style as “animated” and her song narratives as “quirky.”

• Many critics have compared her music style to Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, Missy Elliott, and Azealia Banks.

• Doechii describes her music as alternative hip-hop.

• She is influenced by many singers including Nicki Minaj, Lauryn Hill, Kanye West, Tyler, The Creator, Kendrick Lamar, and SZA.

• Doechii admires artists such as Trick Daddy, Grace Jones, Paramore, Madonna, KRS-One, and MF Doom.

• She is often spotted smoking cigarettes.

  

• Once, during a media interview, she talked about her sexual orientation. She said,
  

  I always knew I was gay. I’m bisexual. I am with a woman now and I have always known that I loved women. I’ve been very, very aware from an early age.”

• She likes to wear her mother’s old clothes.