Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon was born on August 14, 1998, in Tampa, Florida, where she was raised. [2] [3] Her father and uncle were both rappers, though only her father recorded professionally. [4]She has younger twin sisters. [5] She has described her upbringing as Christian. [6] Doechii attended Howard W. Blake High School and grew up performing ballet, tap dancing, acting, cheerleading, doing ...

5 days ago · While 2024 saw a lot of successes, 2025 might be Doechii's year. The Florida native rapper just scored her first Grammy Award during Sunday's ceremony, making history as the third woman to win ...

5 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It was an electric night at the Grammy’s for rapper Doechii, who was a student at Blake High School not too long ago. The 26-year-old Tampa native won her first Grammy for Best Rap Album and garnered support from both Tampa’s mayor and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

5 days ago · Rapper Doechii is from Tampa, and graduated from Blake High School, a Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School; Doechii is one of only three women to win the Grammy for "Best Rap Album" since it ...

5 days ago · It was an exciting Sunday night for 26-year-old rapper and Tampa native Doechii after she won her first Grammy for Best Rap Album. Her album ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal,” won over artists like ...

4 days ago · Doechii, the 26-year-old born Jaylah Hickmon, was raised by a single mother moving between West Tampa, Sulphur Springs, Wesley Chapel, New Tampa and Temple Terrace.

6 days ago · Tampa’s own Swamp Princess is now a Grammy winner. Doechii, the 26-year-old local rapper born as Jaylah Hickmon, walked away with the best rap album trophy for her mixtape “Alligator Bites ...

6 days ago · Catch up quick: Doechii, 26, broke through on TikTok with her 2020 single "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake," which helped land her record deals with Top Dawg Entertainment and later, Capitol Records. But before that, she was hustling around Tampa, playing house shows and "every single venue in Ybor," she told the Tampa Bay Times in 2023.

6 days ago · Related: Tampa rapper Doechii, now a Grammy nominee, shouts out hometown on Colbert show Doechii performs a medley during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.

6 days ago · Tampa native Doechii just took home her very first Grammy Award. The Blake High School graduate won "Best Rap Album" at the 67th Grammy Awards for her album "Alligator Bites Never Heal." She is ...