Since winning the Grammy for Best Rap Album earlier this year, Doechii’s star power continues to reach new heights. She’s also received acknowledgment from her predecessors like Lauryn Hill, who recently brought the rapper on stage during her set at the Miami Jazz In Gardens Festival.
Doechii and Lauryn Hill are the first two women to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album. The iconic moment was caught on camera, as the pair were spotted on stage together performing a few hits from their perspective catalogs together like Hill’s iconic track, “Doo Wop (That Thing),” and Doechii’s “Denial Is River.”
Jazz In Gardens released its lineup in January, announcing that Boyz II Men would headline alongside The Fugees singer. The two-day festival will take place Saturday (Mar.8) and Sunday (Mar.9) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Other acts include Toni Braxton, Busta Rhymes, Doechii, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, and Remy Ma.
Doechii Remixes Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
In other news, on Thursday (Mar.4), Doechii released a remix to Belgian-Australian musician and singer Gotye’s 2011 hit, “Somebody That I Used To Know,” titled “Anxiety.”
Using the track’s haunting 808 drums, Doechii channels all her anxious thoughts amid her meteoric rise to fame. “Solo, no mojo/I bounce back, no pogo,” she raps. Unhappy, no homo/New brands, no logos.” For the track’s visualizer, Doechii kept it simple — standing back-to-back with herself against a black and white background, as her cornrows intersect with one another, reminiscent of a performance she had on Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
However, it’s the track’s chorus that truly elevates the somber track. It almost acts as a reminder to the rapper not to let her anxiety get the best of her. “Anxiety, keep on tryin’ me/ I feel it quietly,” Doechii raps in a melodic tone. “Tryin’ to silence me, yeah/ Anxiety, shake it off of me/ Somebody’s watchin’ me/ It’s my anxiety, yeah (Brrah).” The track is currently available on all streaming platforms.
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