Coachella Line Up FEATURE WEEK 2023 - Doechii

DAY FIVE: Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon, known professionally as Doechii (previously known as Iamdoechii)

After releasing her debut EP, Oh the Places You'll Go (2020), she rose to prominence with the viral success of her song "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake" on TikTok in 2021. 

In 2022, she signed with Top Dawg Entertainment and Capitol Records, through which she released her sophomore EP, She/Her/Black Bitch, and was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award.

Doechii raised in Tampa, Florida, where she attended Howard W. Blake High School in Tampa and grew up doing ballet, tap dancing, acting, cheerleading, and gymnastics. 

She first started making music in 2015, and released her debut song "Girls" on SoundCloud in 2016 as Iamdoechii. Her project, Coven Music Session, Vol. 1, was released in 2019.

Doechii's debut EP, Oh the Places You'll Go, was self-funded and released in 2020.

It was described by Rolling Stone as a mix of pop, dance, and hip hop. "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake", a single from the EP released in September 2020, was inspired by her reading The Artist's Way and went viral on TikTok in 2021, earning her attention from record labels. 

Also in 2021, she released her second EP, Bra-Less; was featured on Isaiah Rashad's song "Wat U Sed" from his album, The House Is Burning, which she performed with Rashad at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards; and was an opening act during SZA's 2021 tour.

In March 2022, she signed with Capitol Records and Top Dawg Entertainment, making her the first female rapper on the latter label.

That same month, she released "Persuasive", her first release through Top Dawg Entertainment, and appeared as a featured artist on David Guetta and Afrojack's song "Trampoline" alongside Missy Elliott and Bia.

In April 2022, she released the song "Crazy" with a music video, which featured heavy nudity and violence.

Her sophomore EP and her first major label release, She / Her / Black Bitch, was released on August 5, 2022. Her July 2022 performance of her song "Persuasive" was nominated for Push Performance of the Year at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.

Doechii will be an exciting addition to this year's Coachella Line Up. Come back Sunday for my final Summer Music Lists Special. Counting down the top 20 2023's Coachella Line Up artists!