Doechii is Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon, a rapper and singer from Tampa, Florida, active since 2016 and the first woman signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. Her mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024) won the Grammy for Best Rap Album — only the third woman ever to take that category. Dig into Doechii vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon was born in Tampa, Florida on August 14, 1998. She launched her recording career in 2016 and signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2022. She became the first woman signed to TDE, the influential Los Angeles-based hip hop label home to Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, and others. Her 2024 mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2025, making her the third woman ever to win that category. Her 2025 single Anxiety became a viral cultural phenomenon, sampling Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know.
Doechii's sound combines hip hop, alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, R&B, and pop with stylistic versatility - moving between fast-paced rapping, melodic singing, and theatrical performance approaches. Her work has been widely praised for technical lyricism and conceptual ambition.
TDE/Capitol pressings of the Doechii catalog have been issued in color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Doechii typically start with Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024).
