Florida native Doechii brought down the house during the 2025 Grammy Awards and made history. Here's what to know about rising star, her Florida roots.

If you hadn't heard of Doechii, you probably have now.Why it matters: The Tampa-born rapper's rising star went meteoric at Sunday's Grammy Awards, when she became the third woman ever to win best rap album — and every Tampeño should know her story.

Doechii’s Grammys 2025 speech after she won best rap album for her mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal was both poignant and celebratory. She noted that since the category was first introduced in 1989, only two women had won it, but then she corrected herself. Three women.