Alligator Bites Never Heal
On Doechii’s 2024 release, the Tampa-born rapper showcases the blend of clever rhymes with deep, philosophical musings that have punctuated early releases like 2020’s *Oh the Places You\'ll Go* mixtape and 2022’s *she / her / black bitch* EP. Lead cut “STANKA POOH” finds the Top Dawg Entertainment artist wrestling with her artistic mortality and role as a Black woman in music. She raps: “Let’s start the story backwards/I’m dead, she’s dead, just another Black Lives Mattered/And if I die today I die a bastard/TikTok rapper, part-time YouTube actor.” Obviously, Doechii aims to be bigger than viral clips and TV shows so small they can fit on your computer screen. On *Alligator Bites Never Heal*, Doechii asserts herself as one of rap’s most impressive bar-for-bar MCs. “DENIAL IS A RIVER” is a classic narrative cut in the style of Slick Rick’s “Children’s Story,” while “NISSAN ALTIMA” is an electro-rap thriller designed to keep the dance floor hot and heart rates up. She sums it up simply enough when she raps: “All beef gets smoked/I’m a real fly bitch, you in coach.”
On her most ambitious and musically diverse release to date, the TDE rapper and singer meets the pressures of success with defiance and irreverence.
On her most ambitious and musically diverse release to date, the TDE rapper and singer meets the pressures of success with defiance and irreverence.
Doechii switches things up, sharing her truth on ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’, a reflective, honest mixtape – read the review
Doechii switches things up, sharing her truth on ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’, a reflective, honest mixtape – read the review
Warding off the wrath of sixth grade bullies, Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon woke up one morning and proclaimed to herself: ‘I’m Doechii!’ A small step in the
Warding off the wrath of sixth grade bullies, Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon woke up one morning and proclaimed to herself: ‘I’m Doechii!’ A small step in the