Doechii has won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for Alligator Bites Never Heal. She makes history as the third woman ever to win in the category, having beat out records by Common and Pete Rock (The Auditorium Vol. 1.), Eminem (The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)), Future and Metro Boomin (We Don’t Trust You), and J. Cole (Might Delete Later). Doechii is also up for Best New Artist at tonight’s ceremony. Her Alligator Bites Never Heal single “Nissan Altima” was nominated for Best Rap Performance, but Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” snagged that trophy during the premiere ceremony. Doechii is also set to perform later this evening.
“This category was introduced in 1989,” Doechii said in her acceptance speech. “Three women have won: Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and Doechii.”
She continued:
I put my heart and my soul into this mixtape. I bared my life. I went through so much. I dedicated myself to sobriety and god told me that I would be rewarded and that he would show me just how good it can get. And I have to thank god, I need ot thank my beautiful mother for coaching me. I want to thank my label, my engineer Jada for everything she did, my fans the Swamp. There’s so many people out there who probably don't know who I am. I call myself the Swamp Princess because I’m from Tampa…Go to Tampa, there’s talent there. Thank you so much to my label TDE. Thank you to hip-hop. The last thing I want to say oh my god there’s [bleeped]. I know that there is some black girl out there...and I want to tell you that you can do it. Anything is possible. Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes onto you. You are exactly who you need to be to be right where you are and I am a testimony. Praise god.
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