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.

During her emotional acceptance speech, the Blake High alum thanked her mother and sobriety and invited rap labels to check out the hip-hop talent and culture in Tampa.

Rapper and songwriter Doechii follows a classic dramatic arc to give a powerful motivational speech after her historic Grammy Award win.

Rising hip-hop star Doechii picked up her first career Grammy on Sunday night (Feb. 2) with an emotional win for best rap album, for her breakthrough mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. The set beat out a handful of longtime superstars in the genre,

The Tampa-born rapper's rising star went meteoric at the Grammy Awards, and every Tampeño should know her story.

Tampa’s own Swamp Princess is now a Grammy winner. Doechii, the 26-year-old local rapper born as Jaylah Hickmon, walked away with the Best New Rap Album trophy for her mixtape “Alligator Bites Never Heal.