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Doechii is definitely probably the most essential voices in Hip Hop proper now, and Tyler, The Creator agrees. Throughout his newest run-in with Nardwuar on Thursday (March 27), the “Yonkers” rapper talked about listening to the Swamp Princess for the primary time and, like lots of people, he was “blown away.”
“Genius. Love her. That lady’s an alien,” Tyler mentioned. Apparently, he shared his first run-in with Doechii’s music got here by YouTube suggestions — both “CATFISH” or “NISSAN ALTIMA,” each being gems from 2024’s Alligator Bites By no means Heals. “I used to be like, blown away, and I simply stored going and stored going and stored going,” the Hawthorne native mentioned.
“Then I DM’ed her like, ‘N**ga, I am gonna want you in a number of months’ or no matter, after which we linked, and yeah, she’s unimaginable,” he continued. The remainder is clearly historical past, with the 2 collaborating on “Balloon” from CHROMAKOPIA. They carried out the report dwell in November at Camp Flog Gnaw 2024.
Doechii Represents The Type Of Artistry We Can’t Afford to Lose
Moments later, Nardwuar introduced up Doechii successful Finest Rap Album on the Grammys in February. “I’m so glad that she did that, and he or she’s in people’ face. We’ve got to simply maintain supporting artists who care about issues,” Tyler mentioned.
He additional defined, “Each time she [steps] out, you see true care and love, and we gotta maintain pushing that s**t so we simply steadiness out with the quick bulls**t, which I additionally love, with s**t like this.”
Tyler is completely appropriate. In simply the previous few months, Doechii has shared the stage with the legendary Lauryn Hill, named JAY-Z and Ye as type inspirations and pushed again on critics attempting to “water down” Hip Hop. Whether or not it’s Alligator Bites By no means Heal or the brand new period she’s about to enter, the “Anxiousness” hitmaker is setting a brand new bar for what the subsequent era of artists might be.