Doechii emphatically shuts down rumours of miming
Doechii has branded critics of her Grammy Awards performance who questioned if she was singing live "stupid as hell".
Doechii has branded critics of her Grammy Awards performance "stupid as hell".
The 26-year-old singer gave a dazzling performance of her tracks 'Catfish' and 'Denial is a River' - which included acrobatics, a costume change, and multiple dancers - at the ceremony earlier this month but she's been dogged by claims she was lip-syncing, so she's taken to TikTok to shut down the rumours.
She screamed and said: "I can't possibly get on here and say this calmly or nicely: y'all are stupid as hell.
"So slow! That is my DJ's voice picking up on the lines that I can't say because I'm doing A SOMERSAULT.
"That entire performance was live!"
And Doechii revealed she was "sick as a dog" at the time but still battled through.
She said: "I was sick as a dog with bronchitis and the flu, performing my ass off in a straddle on top of human men."
The rapper went on to point out that the audience could heart her hair beads slapping against the microphone, proving it was switched on.
She added: "Worked my a** off to build the stamina for that, for y'all to play in my face.
"I don't lip-sync. Don't ever f****** play with me like that. Ever!"
Doechii became only the third woman to win Best Rap Album at the Grammys.
Accepting the prize for her record 'Alligator Bites Never Heal', she broke down in tears as she said: "I don't wanna make this long but this category was introduced in 1989 and two women have won, three women have won [now] - Lauryn HIll, Cardi B and Doechii.
"I've put my heart and my soul into this mxitape, I bared my life, I Went through so much, I dedicated myself to sobriety and God told me that I would be rewarded. That he would should me just how good it can get. And I have to thank God.
"I need to thank my beautiful mother for coaching me. I wanna thank my label, my engineer Jada for everything she did."
After overcoming her emotions, the rapper gave an inspiring shoutout to the black women watching the show.
She said: "The last thing I wanna say, I know there is some back girl out there, so many black women out watching me and I want to tell you you can do it. Anything is possible Don't allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you that tell you you can't be here, that you're too dark or you're not smart enough or too dramatic or too loud. You are exactly who you need to me to be right where you are and I am a testimony."
