Doechii Height, Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Doechii

• Doechii grew up in Tampa, Florida, U.S.
  

  A childhood picture of Doechii

• Her father and uncle were both rappers. Her father used to record music professionally.

• When she was a child, she experienced bullying, which led her to create a new character named Doechii.

• After completing her school education, she joined the Howard W. Blake School of the Arts, where she auditioned and was accepted.

• This opportunity opened the doors to ballet, tap dancing, singing, acting, cheerleading, soccer, and gymnastics for her.

• In 2014, Doechii began making music.

• She wanted to be a professional choral singer, but one of her friends encouraged her to release her music online.

• In 2016, Doechii released her first song, ‘Girls,’ on SoundCloud under the name ‘Iamdoechii.’
  

  Doechii in a still from the music video of the song Girls

• She once sold hoodies with the phrase ‘Stay woke. Stay Black.’ to protest against the brutality of the police.
  

  Doechii while promoting the hoodies and masks on one of her social media accounts

• Before the COVID-19 pandemic, she lived in New York City and shared YouTube vlogs about her daily life.

• In 2019, Doechii released her project, Coven Music Session, Vol. 1.

• In 2020, she released her first extended play (EP), Oh the Places You’ll Go. The song was a mix of pop, dance, and hip-hop.

• In 2021, her song ‘Yucky Blucky Fruitcake’ from the EP went viral on TikTok. The song was inspired by The Artist’s Way.
  

  Doechii in a still from the song Yucky Blucky Fruitcake

• In 2021, she released her second EP, Bra-Less.

• That same year, Doechii was featured in the song ‘Wat U Sed’ from The House Is Burning by Isaiah Rashad. They performed the song at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards.

• In 2021, she performed an opening act on SZA’s tour.

• In March 2022, she became the first female rapper signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. She then joined Capitol Records.

• That same month, Doechii released the song ‘Persuasive,’ her first single with Top Dawg.

• She then featured alongside Missy Elliott and Bia in the music video of the song ‘Trampoline’ by David Guetta and Afrojack.
  

  Doechii in a still from the song Trampoline

• Doechii then went on to release many songs such as Crazy (2022) and She/Her/Black Bitch (2022).

• In July 2022, her performance in the song ‘Persuasive’ was nominated for Push Performance of the Year Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.
  

  The poster of the song Persuasive

• In April 2023, Doechii performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

• That same year, she made her acting debut in the film Earth Mama. The film was directed by Savanah Leaf.
  

  Doechii in a still from the film Earth Mama

• In August 2024, she released her third mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal, which was praised by critics.

• Pitchfork, an American online music magazine, called her mixtape ‘her most ambitious and musically diverse release.’ It highlighted its mix of playful melodies and hard-hitting hip-hop.
  

  Doechii on the poster of the song Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024)

• After winning the Best Rap Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, she became the third woman to win in the category.

• Doechii then released the song ‘Nosebleeds’ to celebrate her win, soon after she won the Grammys.

• In October 2024, Doechii was featured in the song ‘Balloon’ by Tyler.
  

  The poster of the song Balloon by Tyler

• After that, she was featured in the ‘I’m His, He’s Mine’ from Katy Perry’s album 143.

• In 2024, in an interview with Joe Budden, she shared that she quit alcohol after years of heavy drinking.

• She has been featured on the covers of many magazines and tabloids. In 2024, she was featured as a gay man in Paper magazine.
  

  Doechii on the cover of Paper magazine

• In January 2025, Doechii appeared as a guest judge on the reality show Drag Race Season 17 by RuPaul. During the show, her song ‘Alter Ego’ was used in a lip-sync competition. The song gained popularity after the episode.
  

  Doechii on the poster of the song Alter Ego

• In February 2025, she was featured in the song ‘ExtraL’ by Jennie.

• Doechii was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance award at the 2025 Grammy Awards. She won the Best Rap Album award.

• In 2025, she received multiple NAACP Image Award nominations. It included Outstanding New Artist, Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album, and Outstanding Album.

• Rolling Stone’s Mankaprr Conteh described Doechii’s rap style as “animated” and her song narratives as “quirky.”

• Many critics have compared her music style to Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, Missy Elliott, and Azealia Banks.

• Doechii describes her music as alternative hip-hop.

• She is influenced by many singers including Nicki Minaj, Lauryn Hill, Kanye West, Tyler, The Creator, Kendrick Lamar, and SZA.

• Doechii admires artists such as Trick Daddy, Grace Jones, Paramore, Madonna, KRS-One, and MF Doom.

• She is often spotted smoking cigarettes.
  

  Doechii while smoking a cigarette

• Once, during a media interview, she talked about her sexual orientation. She said,
  

  I always knew I was gay. I’m bisexual. I am with a woman now and I have always known that I loved women. I’ve been very, very aware from an early age.”

• She likes to wear her mother’s old clothes.
  

  Doechii posing in vintage clothes