Doechii chatted with Billboard on the red carpet of the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.
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00:00 I mean, I have so many things I want to say right now.
00:02 I want to say what it is, how it was, what's up.
00:05 I want to say let's get into this outfit you are giving.
00:08 It's, is that a, I mean, she's the gift that keeps on giving.
00:12 - Thank you so much.
00:16 - It's always an honor chatting with you.
00:19 Congratulations on a massive year.
00:22 You said that your first concert ever
00:24 was Formation Tour for Beyonce,
00:26 and then you just opened up for her at Renaissance.
00:29 What a full circle moment.
00:30 How did that make you feel?
00:31 - Incredible.
00:32 It is a full circle moment.
00:33 I think Beyonce is obviously the queen.
00:35 She's like my standard of performance.
00:37 So to perform for her, incredible.
00:39 - And I mean, is there a Beyonce-Dochi collab in the mix?
00:45 I mean, it could be an NDA, but you don't gotta say too much
00:47 but just give me a wink.
00:48 - No, not right now, but of course I would love to do that.
00:50 That would be amazing.
00:51 - I mean, you killed it.
00:52 You did your remix.
00:53 It was fire.
00:54 So last July, Billboard named you R&B Rookie of the Year,
00:58 Rookie of the Month, excuse me.
01:00 And then we honored you with the Rising Star in March
01:03 at Women in Music.
01:05 This was all before you debuted on the Hot 100.
01:08 And now with What It Is, you peaked at number 48.
01:12 Massive, congratulations.
01:15 I wanna know, what do you tell young Dochi
01:17 who wrote "Yucky, Blucky, Fruitcake"?
01:19 - Yeah, and actually, we just speak today at 41.
01:24 - What it is, how?
01:27 - So she's constantly rising.
01:29 But younger Dochi, what would I tell her?
01:32 Probably keep doing you, honestly.
01:34 I feel like I was doing everything right,
01:35 being myself, always.
01:37 - How does it feel to be, you know, no, you're all good.
01:39 How does it feel to be putting, I mean,
01:42 it seems so small, but putting Florida on the map.
01:44 Like, you are really the sound of the South right now.
01:46 - Thank you so much.
01:47 It feels amazing.
01:48 It feels like an honor.
01:49 Not a lot of people know about my city,
01:50 but I'm from Tampa, so Tampa, stand up, go.
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