DoechiitookAlligator Bites Never Healmaterial toThe Late Show WithStephen Colbert, performing Denial Is a River and Boiled Peanuts.
This one is for hip-hop, Doechiisaidof the groundbreaking performance on X (formerly Twitter).
I felt heavily inspired by the lineage of hip-hop and how it contributes to who I am today.
Doechii performing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a musical guestScott Kowalchyk/CBS
Doechii also praised her inspirations, Solange andthe late rapper MF Doom.
This is my take on the future of hip-hop, she added.
It landed at No.
9 onRolling StonesBest Albums of 2024, while Denial Is a River ranked at No.
68 on theBest Songslist.
In September, shetold usaboutAlligator Bites Never Healand her aim for a Grammy.
Theres 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 …