From the Swamp to the Stage

The Grammys, the Superbowl, the Met Gala: Tampa rap queen Doechii always knew she was ‘that girl’, now the whole world is catching up. But behind the superstar antics is a complex artist who finds life in the messy details

KACION MAYERS

Dialling in from New Orleans the morning after Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl half-time show, Doechii is in high spirits. Last night was, of course, a movie, and she has the photos – head-to-toe in Miu Miu – to prove it. She grins, clutching a copy of Jennifer Clement’s Widow Basquiat: A Memoir, as she struts out of her hotel. She blows kisses to the camera while hanging out the door of her Suburban SUV. She takes selfies and throws up matching peace signs with a rather sombre-styled Lady Gaga. “Oh my God,” she moans. “It was incredible meeting her. I’m the biggest, the hugest Gaga fan. I’ve watched every performance and every interview, so seeing her passion in person was cool.” She ended the party on a private jet, sprawled…

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Dazed & Confused (Digital) - 1 Issue, Spring 2025

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