Doechii has been yielding accusations of being an “industry plant” in recent months as she has finally began to see her years’ worth of work pay off in a major way.
And while accepting the honor for the 2025 Woman of the Year at Billboard’s Women in Music 2025 event on Saturday (March 29), the Grammy Award-winning star took a moment to remind the detractors of how long she’s been at this while shooting down the notion that her winning season is anything less than the direct result of her talent and the countless hours she’s put in the game.
“I cannot believe it was just two years ago I stood on this stage right here and accepted the Billboard Rising Star Award,” she said. “I had literally performed so hard I danced my shoes off and had to hop up to the mic. And here I am. That moment reflects how I approach my career – always go full out, always go hard and always be fab.”
Later in the speech, she added: “We are the creatives, we are the executives and we are the innovators who are just as central to this industry as the men. Clock it! And I want everybody to hear me clearly when I say that it is not a button, it is our brains. It is not a machine, it is our leadership. It is not a conspiracy, it is our vulnerability. And it is not an agenda, it’s God!”
Doechii seemingly addressed industry plant allegations during her Billboard Woman of the Year speech 👀
“It is not a button, it is our brains. It is not a machine, it is our leadership. It is not a conspiracy, it is our vulnerability. It is not an agenda, it’s God.” pic.twitter.com/NvAxtqLLMR
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Tyler, The Creator is among the many people who consider themselves a Doechii fan, and recently gave the Florida-bred artist all her flowers.
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In a new interview with the one-and-only Nardwuar, Tyler was quick to praise Doechii when her name came up and explained how he found out about her.
“Genius, love her. That girl’s an alien. She’s an alien,” he said, “I came across Doechii on something that YouTube recommended. It was the ‘Catfish’ record or ‘Nissan Altima.’ I was like, ‘What is this? Damn, this girl pretty as hell.’ And I clicked it and I was blown away and I just kept going and kept going and kept going.”
He continued: “I was like ‘Oh my God!’ and then I DMd her and I was like, ‘N-gga, I’m gonna need you in a few months!’ And then we linked and yeah, she’s incredible. I’m so happy that she [won a Grammy] and she’s in folks’ faces and we have to just keep supporting artists who care about things.”
The love is definitely mutual, as Doechii named Tyler as one of her favorite artists during an interview last September.
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The Swamp Princess chopped it up with Ebro Darden for Apple Music, and when the pair got into her current playlist, she had a handful of names she’s currently rocking with.
“Lately I’ve been into a lot of MF DOOM, rest in peace,” she began. “Westside Gunn — he’s so talented. So incredible. Tyler, The Creator, JAY-Z. I’m from the south so I didn’t grow up on a lot of JAY-Z, but I recently went through all of his discography. Oh my God! Everybody knows he’s crazy but damn! Hearing his growth?! Wow, so incredible. He’s so cool.”
