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A recently resurfaced clip from five years ago shows Grammy winner Doechii talking about losing her job.
Rapper Doechii, who won Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammys for Alligator Bites Never Heal, recounts being fired from her job in a resurfaced 2020 YouTube video entitled, “I got fired thank God.”
“So, I got fired today,” says Doechii in the clip while eating some chips. “Either way, I’mma be straight,” she adds, before foreshadowing her now successful entertainment career. “I think, tomorrow, I’m just gonna go to a whole bunch of studios and ask if they have any internships open and also just ask questions.”
“I’m just gonna go in and ask,” she adds. “I have nothing to lose. I literally have nothing to lose. I have no place, I have no job, I have no children. Who gives a f—k? Who cares? Who f—ing cares? I’m just gonna do it. I’ll let you know how it goes.”
Doechii would release her self-funded debut EP, Oh The Places You’ll Go, later that year. She released two additional EPs in 2021 and 2022, and signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. 2024 saw her release her mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal, which earned her the Grammy for Best Rap Album this month, as well as a nomination for Best New Artist.
The rapper delivered a powerful message in her Grammy acceptance speech. “I know that there is some Black girl out there, so many Black women out there that are watching me right now, and I want to tell you: You can do it. Anything is possible.”
She performed her hits “Catfish” and “Denial is a River” at the 2025 Grammys, and was also nominated for Best Rap Performance for her track, “Nissan Altima.”