In an emotional acceptance speech at the 97th Grammy Awards show held in Los Angeles Sunday night, Doechii praised God as she won her first Grammy for Best Rap Album. Doechii, whose real name is Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon, won the Grammy for Best Rap Album for her 2024 for “Alligator Bites Never Heal.”
“But this category was introduced in 1989, and two women have won … three women have won — Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and Doechii,” the 26-year-old rapper said in her acceptance speech. “I put my heart and my soul into this mixtape. I’ve bared my life.”
“I went through so much. I dedicated myself to sobriety, and God told me that I would be rewarded and that he would show me just how good it can get,” she added as she got emotional. “And I have to thank God. I need to thank my beautiful mother for coaching me.”
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She went on to thank her label, her fans, and “to the swamp,” before she explained why she is known as the Swamp Princess.
“There’s so many people out there who probably don’t know who I am. I call myself the Swamp Princess because I’m from Tampa, Florida,” the rapper said. “Tampa has so…
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