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.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and musical guest Doechii during Wednesday’s December 4, 2024 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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 …