Doechii Impresses With Jazzy Tiny Desk Concert Performance: Watch

Doechii is blossoming into a star. The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper checked off another box within her ascension on Friday (Dec. 6) by making her Tiny Desk concert debut at NPR’s headquarters.

The Swamp Princess didn’t disappoint with her set either, as she brought the Black Girl magic and some friends along for the magic carpet ride. The all-female band boasted a nine-person arrangement of horns, and vocalists rocking braids with beads styled to match Doechii’s for the jazz-tinged concert.

Most of the setlist stuck with Doechii’s acclaimed Alligator Bites Never Heal mixtape as the 26-year-old burgeoning rapper ran through the smooth “Boom Bap,” “Boiled Peanuts,” “Denial Is a River,” “Catfish” and fan-favorite “Nissan Altima” before moving into “Bullfrog” and “Hide n Seek.”

Prior to closing out her electric set with Oh the Places You’ll Go‘s “Black Girl Memoir,” Doechii glanced at the Black women in the room and delivered a poignant message.

“I decided to perform this record because I think there’s been a lot of heightened emotions with the current state of our country, and I wrote this song specifically for Black women. As a dark-skinned woman, there’s a very unique experience I’m trying to internalize,” she said ahead of the 2020 track. “This is a song I think other dark-skinned women will relate to. So this is dedicated to all the beautiful Black women in the room.”

It’s been a special year for Doechii, who is coming off the release of her Alligator Bites Never Heal mixtape, which came in at No. 10 on Billboard‘s Best Albums of 2024 List.

The Florida native’s rise also resulted in her jumping to No. 6 on the Hottest Female Rappers list for 2024 after not appearing on the first iteration earlier this year.

Watch her performance below.