Doechii is untouchable, both literally and figuratively. Still riding high off last week’s Grammy win for Best Rap Album of the Year, the genre-bending superstar is celebrating that victory in the only way she knows how by releasing a fire new single, “Nosebleeds.”
“Nosebleeds” is a rollercoaster sonic ride, perfectly pairing her trademark Southern rap flow, clever lyrics, and contagious cadence. Right off the bat, Doechii establishes that she’s heard the whispers, the doubts, the side-eyes. But instead of ruminating on the noise, she flexes over a beat that warbles and reshapes itself under her hold; with effortless flow and playful jabs to the naysayers, she makes sure we pay attention.
The hook? Pure gold. A lightly ironic answer for those who expected her to falter: “I guess we’ll never know.” It’s cocky, it’s confident, and it’s just the type of energy that has made her one of the most exciting voices in rap today. When you think the track has settled into a groove, Doechii turns the whole thing on its head with a drum-and-bass-inflected breakdown that’s as mercurial as she is.
And if there was any doubt as to whether she’s fostering the next crop of artists, her speech at the Grammys made that clear “You are exactly who you need to be to be right where you are.” Doechii is at the forefront. “Nosebleeds” shows that she isn’t planning on slowing down.