Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon, famed as Doechii, rose to fame as a singer and rapper, moving from a girl making raves on TikTok in 2021 to having her name on every major music award in 2025.
Her rise to becoming a great artist with a Grammy to her name is considered rather sudden to everyone, including the artist herself. She had given herself 5 years to reach the height she had reached in only two.
Here is a story of Doechii, capturing her growing up, the music business, and her life.
Who is Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon?
Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon is a rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress born on August 14, 1998, in Tampa, Florida.
Also referred to as Swamp Princess, she was one of the three daughters of her parents, Celesia Moore and Snatcha Da Boss. She was brought up in Tampa by a single mother whom she described as being very supportive.
Her mom, a devout Christian, made sure that Doechii went to church as much as possible. There was a time when she was in the church six days a week. She joined the church dance group and the music band, which influenced her musical sense.
The rapper went to Howard W. Blake High School, where she took part in the performing arts, while also getting involved in soccer.
Music has been a family thing for her
Doechii came from a family that has always loved music. Her father, Snatcha Da Boss, started as an artist himself before going on to hone talents and own his music label in Tampa.
Snatcha Da Boss revealed that he came from a family that spent nights listening to and enjoying great music across genres. This was what his daughter was born into, and since she was a little girl, she was not only observant of music, but she also showed interest in it.
Doechii began her career at 16
Even though she grew up around music and has always had a love for it, it was at the age of 16 when she was still in high school that she decided to start making music. This happened in 2014, and she began writing songs and poetry. Two years later, she dropped her first song, Girls, on Soundcloud under the name Iamdoechii.
She dropped more songs that blended hip hop, pop, and dance. One of the songs she released was Yucky Blucky Fruitcake. The song went viral on TikTok in 2021, opening her up to large music labels.
In 2022, she was signed to Capitol Records and Top Dawg Entertainment, making her the first female rapper to be signed by Top Dawg.
Doechii’s successes, BET, and other awards
Between 2022, when she was first discovered in a major way as an artist, and 2025, Doechii has recorded many successes both commercially and through awards. This is thanks to songs such as Crazy (2022), Persuasive (2022), What It Is (2023), Nissan Altima (2024), and Anxiety (2025).
She has three mixtapes thus far: Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024), Oh the Places You’ll Go (2020), and Coven Music Session, Vol. 1 (2019). The rapper also has two extended plays, Bra-Less (2021) and She / Her / Black Bitch (2022).
In 2022, she got her first award nomination and clinched the first with Crazy when she took home the UK Music Video Awards for Best Choreography in a Video.
In 2025, Aligator Bites Never Heal earned her first Grammy Award for the category of Best Rap Album. She was also nominated in the categories of Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance.
Doechii was nominated for the BET Awards in five categories for Alligator Bites Never Heal, Denial Is a River, and Alter Ego.
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She has struggled with drinking for a while
Doechii has had her fair share of struggles, one of which was a problem with drinking too much. She revealed that at one point, she found herself always drinking heavily. This got so bad that she could no longer make music in the studio without drinking.
The situation got her questioning her creativity and herself. It was believed that this was the motivation behind her song, Denial is a River, but she cleared the air that the album was because she was dealing with someone who was lying to themselves.
Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon is bisexual
Doechii is not married at the moment, but she has had her fair share of relationships, though private. She has made it known that she is bisexual. The rapper has been in various relationships in the past, including with women and men who were also bisexual.
The rapper stated that she could date anyone as long as the person is open to accepting who they are, without hiding themselves and their sexuality. In a 2024 interview, she revealed that she is in a healthy relationship with a girl.
