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DOECHII
Lo lus los ntawm Michael Cuby
Dluab ntawm Kanya Iwana
Doechii yeej ib txwm teev intentions rau nws tus kheej.
"Kuv tsis paub yuav piav qhov no, Tab sis kuv cia li xav tias intuitive heev thiab kuv paub thaum kuv npaj rau tej yam," Tus rapper qhia kuv teeb meem ntawm factly ib lub Xya hli ntuj tav su, Zaum hauv tsev nyob rau hauv Los Angeles thaum nws tau txais nws glam ua ntej ib hnub tibneeg hu tauj coob ntawm cov ntsiab lus creation thiab suab paj nruag ua. "Kuv muaj ib tug sib sib zog nqus sab ntsuj plig sib txuas nrog Vajtswv, Li ntawd, ntau kuv intentions yog cia li teev los ntawm visions uas kuv tau txais."
Muab nws lub npe, piv txwv. Yug Jaylah Hickmon, Cov ntaub ntawv artist pib mus los "Doechii" Nyob nruab nrab tsev kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv ib bold txav mus cais nws tus kheej los ntawm nws tus phooj ywg conformist. "Kuv twb nyiam, koj paub dab tsi? Kuv yuav muab leej twg kuv. Kuv yuav muab ib superstar thiab hom kuv tus kheej." Tab sis yog nws "Tsis txawm paub dab tsi 'branding' yog thaum lub sij hawm," Nws paub nws yog meant sawv ntsug. "Kuv pib hnav cov tutus thiab los nrog silhouettes, Cia li siv kuv creativity. Kuv pib pwm no poj niam uas Vaj tswv cia uas qhia kuv yuav. Thiab tam sim no, Kuv yog nws."
Txawm Vajtswv tsis pom kev zoo li cas los xij, Vajtswv yeej tsis pom kev zoo li cas?, Nws yuav tsum muaj nyob zoo kawg thiab. Dhau xya xyoo tas los no, Doechii muaj risen ntawm lub depths ntawm Soundcloud rau lub sab sauv mus txog ntawm cov Billboard charts. Tab sis yog nws tseem tsis tau tso ib tug neeg debut album, Nws twb and Far collaborations nrog nyuab li Janelle Monáe, Ravyn Lenae, thiab SZA. Doja Miv yog ib kiv cua loj loj, Raws li yog UGK bun B. Nws yog zoo li no ib tug kub hauv txoj cai tam sim no uas, nug txog kev cuam tshuam rau 2023 Kheej, Nws yuav tsum pause los refresh nws nco. "Coachella. Kuv thawj charting zaj kwv txhiaj. Thiab Billboard cov poj niam nyob suab paj nruag yog xyoo no ib yam nkaus thiab, Sab xis?" (Yog. Nws yeej lub hnub qub microscopic puav pheej.) Teem intentions muaj kom meej meej ua haujlwm rau Doechii deb li deb. Li ntawd, thaum nws hais tias, "Thaum kawg, Nws yuav zoo kawg thiab yog hais tias thaum neeg xav txog 'pop nyuas,' Lawv xav txog kuv," Nws tsis yooj yim tsis mus tsis muaj kev pom zoo.
Hnub peb hu, Doechii tus tseeb ib zaug xwb, "Nws yog dab tsi (thaiv tus tub)," Mus txog ib ncov tshiab rau cov kab kos, Inching puas closer rau hauv Billboard lub sab saum toj 50. Nws yog nws zaj kwv txhiaj ua li ntawd,. Zaj kwv txhiaj, a "nostalgic" R&B anthem that foregrounds her buttery soft vocals, Yog ib pivot ntawm lub nyuaj los tsoo rhymes nws exhibited rau cov hauj lwm ua raps li tsaib no "Vwm" Tab sis cov artist, Uas suav Lauryn toj thiab Erykah Badu li tseem ceeb inspirations, Yeej ib txwm tau ib yam dab tsi ntawm lub suab paj nruas chameleon. Cov Tampa, Florida haiv neeg versatility yog ib feem ntawm nws tsis txaus siab. Nws yog dab tsi tau txais nws pom los saum Dawg lom ze, Leej twg tsaib no kos npe rau nws ua tus thawj poj niam rapper rau lawv roster.
Doechii tsis pib nrog cov ntawv loj aspirations. Tus artist pib ua nws lub suab paj nruag suab paj nruag thaum nws twb tseem tuaj koom tau arts tsev kawm ntawv qib high school, Nws tus kheej tej yaam num uas nws ua los ntawm nws nrov YouTube channel thiab "Nyob Twj ywm, dub" hoodie lag luam. Tab sis tom qab lub homegrown zoo ntawm nws 2020 Huag qhov chaw koj mam mus EP (thiab nws cov TikTok viral ib zaug xwb "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake"), Doechii paub tias kos npe yog cov kauj ruam tom ntej. "Kuv tsis cia li xav ua ib tug neeg sab nraud artist, " Nws admits. "Kuv xav ua ib superstar ntiaj teb no superstar." Dua li ntawm teb txaus siab los ntawm ntau cov ntawv lo, Doechii landed nrog TDE vim nws txojsia thiab txoj kev ywj pheej nws muaj lawv muab. "Plus, Nws yog dub muaj," Nws ntxiv. "Thiab uas yog ib qho tseem ceeb heev rau kuv."
Nkawm khau los Alexander McQueen
Nyob rau ib daim ntawv lo ua nto moo rau rhuav hnub qub xws li Kendrick Lamar thiab SZA muaj, lawm, los nrog tus nqi ncaj ncees "siab zoo." Tab sis raws li ib tus gymnast qub gymnast, Doechii thrives los ntawm regimented qhuab qhia. Txij thaum kos npe, Nws tseem tsuas txhab nws tom qab, nkag mus rau kiv cua tshiab nrog lub puab tsaig titled, Tsib-nkauj EP nws / Nws / ntsis dub. (Lub npe originated ua tus cuav xwm nws yog ib tug siv rau ob Kendrick Lamar tus "Lub hom phiaj me me" Ntau lawm tuam txhab thiab Diahann Carroll infamous kab txog tau "Thawj dub bitch rau TV.") Nws tseem yog ib tug yuav tsum pom nyob ua ke. Tom qab annihilating lub Coachella theem no yav tas los lub plaub hlis tas los no (thiab cov BET txeeb dhau lub caij ntuj sov), Nws yog tam sim no gearing qhib rau Doja miv mas ntseg Scarlet ncig xyuas no lub caij nplooj zeeg.
Thiab uas yog tsis pav nws ua hauj lwm rau kev tshuaj ntsuam. Dhau lub xyoo no, Doechii nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb Mama, Savanah Leaf critically acclaimed A24 debut txog ib leej niam cev xeeb tub struggles nrog lub kaw lus raws li txoj cai. Ua si lub protagonist super kev cai dab qhuas (thiab lub sij hawm txiav txim) Phooj ywg zoo tshaj plaws, Doechii exhibited ib natural radiance rau kev tshuaj ntsuam tab sis yog tias tuaj raws li tsis surprise rau leej twg uas tau pom nws inventive suab paj nruag yeeb yaj duab. "Tib txoj kev uas kuv coj mus rhaub rau theem tiag yog tib txoj kev uas kuv coj mus rhaub rau lawv koob yees duab," Tus artist hais txog nws thawj kuj kev. "Kuv cia li qhib nrog kuv tig tau, Thiab kuv nyiam siv lawv thaum twg kuv ua tau zoo."
Nws yog zoo kawg li cas nws yog tiav thaum nyob kiag li muaj tseeb rau nws tus kheej. Ua ib tug kheej tuaj nyob textbook Leo, Doechii cops kom tau "nquag nquag thiab loyal thiab braggadocious, Tab sis kuj mus ntiaj teb." Ib tug yuav hnov nws Leo zoo li qoob loo nyob rau hauv txoj kev uas nws muaj qhov navigated nws tus kheej queer. Txawm tias tseem nyob hauv "redneck, racist, homophobic" Tampa, Nws txiav ntaqwm qhia nws tus kheej, "Xyua, Ntxhais, koj nyiam hluas nkauj. Leej twg muab ib fuck?" (Tsuas lwm queer tus neeg nws paub los ntawm nws hometown, Matthew, tseem yog nws cov plaub hau rau hnub no.) Thiab tam sim no, Raws li Doechii pushes puas closer rau hauv lub mainstream, Nws muaj tswj kom tus cwj pwm, Proudly tham txog nws bisexuality los ntawm nws lub suab paj nruag nyob rau hauv nws lyrics, ntaus yeej, thiab visuals, Thaum nws ua nrog lub ballroom cawv "persuasive." "Nws tseem tsis tau ib deal loj. Kuv nyuam qhuav hlub uas kuv hlub thiab uas yog nws."
Nws yog figured tawm ntau heev ntawm lub hnub nyoog tender muaj hnub nyoog 24 (Nws tseem yuav luag 25, Txawm tias nws nyiam cuav xwm tias nws yog hais txog tig 21), Tiam sis tseem muaj lwm yam Doechii xav kom accomplish raws li nws cov hauj lwm tseem. "Kuv tabtom qhib ua yuav luag txhua yam nyob rau hauv cov lom ze ua lag ua luam," Nws hais tias rau thrightly. "muaj ib hnub, Kuv xav mus ncaj nraim. Tej zaum kuv yuav nyob zam. Kuv tsis kaw minded rau dab tsi." Thaum pressed txog ib lub hom phiaj tsib xyoos, Nws hais tias nws xav kom "Hammer tawm ib album txhua xyoo rau peb xyoos tom ntej no." Thiab tom qab ntawd? "Noj ib xyoo tawm thiab rov qab los nrog ib fucking folk album rau piss neeg tua thiab muaj nws yog lub hated album txhua lub sij hawm."
Kuv xav tias nws yog joking, Tab sis nrog Doechii, Ib tug yuav tsum nco ntsoov cia siab tias tus npaj txhij txog. Nws qhia rau kuv npaum li cas thaum teasing nws yavtom ntej loj debut album, Nws insists tseem khiav rau ib tug 2023 Tso. ("Mas nws yeej ua ntej kuv mus ncig xyuas nrog Doja," Nws cog lus tias nws yuav cog lus.) "Y'tag nrho yuav tau dancing. Nws yuav yeej kev lom zem tiag tiag," Nws cia tawm. Nws yuav predictably nruj-lipped txog tas, Tsuas paub tseeb tias peb tes num tshiab yuav ho ntau conceptual dua lwm yam nyob rau hauv nws discography. Nws yuav tsis tau lwm pivot rau Doechii, Txawm tias ib yam muaj tseem nyob tib yam. "Kuv tsis xav muab dab tsi tam sim ntawd," Nws hais tias. "Tab sis kuv tsim nws nrog tswv yim heev."
