Rapper and songwriter Doechii rises to fame as the newest household name in hip-hop after winning the 2025 Grammy for best rap album with her album “Alligator Bites Never Heal,” being the third woman in history to do so on Feb. 2. 

Doechii, born as Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmom in Tampa, Florida, started her musical career by writing poetry in high school. She began to upload her own music onto Soundcloud with the release of  “Cody Out the Roof with the Chop.” Doechii first gained fame with her song “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake” on TikTok back in 2020. She was fired from her retail job and released her debut EP “Oh The Places You’ll Go” that same year. 

Her rapid success over the past nine months has come in conjunction with a new sound for the rapper. Her single “What It Is (Block Boy)” featuring Kodak Black was her first song to enter Billboard’s Hot 100 in 2023. 

“I put my heart and soul into this mixtape,” Doechii said during her Grammy acceptance speech. “I’ve bared my life. I went through so much. I dedicated myself to sobriety and God told me that I would be rewarded and that he would show me just how good it can get.”

“DENIAL IS A RIVER” is a track on her album “Alligator Bites Never Heal” that is currently peaking at 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 as of Feb. 15. “NISSAN ALTIMA,” another track on the same album, was also nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 2025 Grammys. This song is at 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 as of Feb. 15. Her most recent song is a single called “Nosebleeds,” which was released on Feb. 3. 

“Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you, that tell you you can’t be here, that you’re too dark or that you’re not smart enough or that you’re too dramatic, or that you’re too loud,” Doechii said during her Grammy acceptance speech. “You are exactly who you need to be, to be right where you are and I am a testimony.”