Doechii has dropped a new single, “Nosebleeds.” The swaggering track arrived only hours after the rapper scored the Grammy for Best Rap Album for her debut full-length Alligator Bites Never Heal.
The celebratory song, produced by Jonas Jeberg and executive produced by Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Anthony “Moosa” Tiffith, sees Doechii boasting about her victory. “Everyone wanted to know what Doechii would do if she didn’t win/ I guess we’ll never know,” she raps, adding, “Guess we’ll never see the day that Doechii crown falls/guess you’ll never live to see the day Doechii loses.”
Doechii not only won Best Rap Album during the Grammys last night, but she also offered one of the best live performances of the night. In her first-ever Grammys performance, Doechii mashed up her songs “Catfish” and “Denial Is a River,” dressed in a gray suit with shorts and surrounded by matching dancers, later stripping down to a white swimsuit for the high-energy showcase.
Last year, Doechii told Rolling Stone that she approaches music with a fresh perspective, often choosing not to box herself in with samples.
“There’s a space that I feel like that we need to fill in hip-hop right now,” she said. “This project, sonically, feels nostalgic, but it also feels forward and it feels fresh. I felt the importance of going back to the roots of hip-hop, even how I’m rapping. There’s importance and there’s honor and tradition and I think that that is important for hip-hop. I think we just need to take a beat for a second and get back to maintaining traditions in hip-hop, talking about our feelings, being vulnerable in hip-hop again, and making sure that the heart of hip-hop stays alive, which is the art and the skill of beat selection, rapping, and lyrical composition.”
During her acceptance speech for Best Rap Album, Doechii acknowledged her position as a potential role model. “So many Black women out there that are watching me right now,” she said. “I want to tell you, You can do it. Anything is possible. Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you that tell you that you can’t be here, that you’re too dark, or that you’re not smart enough, or that you’re too dramatic, or you’re too loud.”
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