Doechii has earned some well-deserved reward from fellow Southern rapper Killer Mike.
The 2 participated in a dialog with one another throughout a Grammy Museum occasion for Doechii’s Alligator Bites By no means Heal album, which is nominated for Finest Rap Album for subsequent yr’s Grammy Awards.
Through the chat, Mike acknowledged Doechii’s expertise, saying, “You really are an artist. You’re not a rapper aspiring to be.”
“You’ve been an artist. You select rap to inform a narrative however visually, [the cover of Alligator Bites Never Heal] is putting,” he continued. “It’s completely a sworn statement to me that the south has produced an artist such as you.”
“There are numerous different artists out of Florida, however you’re the tip of the spear proper now. I believe you’re the chief in rap proper now,” he added.
Elsewhere, the 2 additionally talked about the potential of Doechii presumably being the third lady to ever win Finest Rap Album. By way of solo feminine artists, Cardi B is the one artist to have received Finest Rap Album in 2019, whereas Lauryn Hill, as a part of The Fugees, received the award in 1997.
“I’m extraordinarily honored to be representing feminine rap on this hip-hop album class for the Grammys,” she mentioned. “It’s so obligatory and it’s such an honor. I believe Lauryn Hill and Cardi B have been the one ladies to win, proper? So what an honor it’s to have that chance.”
Together with Finest Rap Album, Doechii is nominated for Finest Rap Efficiency (courtesy of her tune, “Nissan Altima”) and Finest New Artist.
Final month, Doechii shared the Hill tune she gravitates towards “on a regular basis.”
“There’s additionally a tune of hers that I gravitate in the direction of on a regular basis that lots of people don’t know. It’s known as ‘Peace of Thoughts,’ from her final on-camera dwell efficiency.”
