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Doechii in 2022
Born	Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon (1998-08-14) August 14, 1998 (age 26) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Other names	Iamdoechii Swamp Princess
Occupation	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	2016–present
Works	Discography
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop R&B pop
Labels	Top Dawg Capitol

Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon (born August 14, 1998), known professionally as Doechii (/ˈdoʊtʃi/), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Following her 2020 release Oh the Places You'll Go, she rose to prominence on TikTok with the viral success of "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake" in 2021. Signing with Top Dawg Entertainment, in a joint venture with Capitol Records, she released the 2022 EP She / Her / Black .... Her 2023 single "What It Is (Block Boy)" (featuring Kodak Black) marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the RIAA. Her 2024 mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal garnered generally favorable reviews.

Doechii won the Rising Star Award from Billboard Women in Music in 2023 and has earned nominations for three Grammy Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, a BET Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards.

Early life

Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon was born on August 14, 1998, in Tampa, Florida, where she was also raised. She attended Howard W. Blake High School in Tampa and grew up doing ballet, tap dancing, acting, cheerleading, and gymnastics. In an interview with The Cut, she described her upbringing as Christian.

Career

She started writing poetry and rap in high school, and was making music prior to 2014. Doechii released her debut song "Girls" on SoundCloud in 2016 as Iamdoechii. She once sold hoodies with the phrase "Stay woke. Stay black." in protest of police brutality but received backlash.

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 the following year in 2020. It was described by Rolling Stone as a mix of pop, dance, and hip hop. "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. In March 2022, she was signed to Capitol Records by Chris Turner (A&R) and Top Dawg Entertainment, making her the first female rapper on the latter label. That same month, she released "Persuasive", her first single published through Top Dawg, and appeared as a featured artist on David Guetta and Afrojack's song "Trampoline", alongside Missy Elliott and Bia.

In April 2022, she released the song "Crazy" with a music video. ..... Her July 2022 performance of her song "Persuasive" was nominated for Push Performance of the Year at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.

Doechii performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023. Also in 2023, Doechii made her acting debut in Earth Mama, a drama film directed by Savanah Leaf.

In August 2024, Doechii released her third mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal to immense positive critical reception, Pitchfork opined it as "her most ambitious and musically diverse release" filled with "playful and melodic sides without skimping on hard-hitting hip-hop". The mixtape received a nomination at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.

In October 2024, Doechii featured on the song "Balloon" by Tyler, the Creator from his album Chromakopia. Doechii is also featured in Katy Perry's song I'm His, He's Mine.

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.

Achievements

Doechii was nominated for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance, and 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. Variety named her the 2024 Hitmakers Hip-Hop Disruptor of the Year.

Musical style

Rolling Stone's Mankaprr Conteh described Doechii's rap delivery as "animated" and her song narratives as "quirky". Her music has frequently been compared to that of The Notorious B.I.G.,Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, and Azealia Banks. She has described her music as alternative hip hop, and cited Minaj and Lauryn Hill as major musical influences.

Personal life

Doechii currently resides in Los Angeles but lived in New York City for some time before the COVID-19 pandemic. She also published YouTube vlogs about her daily life during this period. Doechii is bisexual. In a 2024 interview with Joe Budden, she disclosed that she recently became sober following a lifestyle of heavy drinking.

Discography

Mixtapes

• Coven Music Session, Vol. 1 (2019)
• Oh the Places You'll Go (2020)
• Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024)

EPs

• Bra-Less (2021)

Tours

Headlining

• Alligator Bites Never Heal Tour (2024)

Supporting

• Doja Cat – The Scarlet Tour (2023)

Filmography

Awards and nominations