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\n\tDoechii<\/a> 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\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Swamp Princess didn\u2019t 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\u2019s for the jazz-tinged concert.<\/p>\n \n\tMost of the setlist stuck with Doechii\u2019s acclaimed Alligator Bites Never Heal<\/a><\/em> mixtape as the 26-year-old burgeoning rapper ran through the smooth \u201cBoom Bap,\u201d \u201cBoiled Peanuts,\u201d \u201cDenial Is a River,\u201d \u201cCatfish\u201d and fan-favorite \u201cNissan Altima\u201d before moving into \u201cBullfrog\u201d and \u201cHide n Seek.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tPrior to closing out her electric set with Oh the Places You\u2019ll Go<\/em>\u2018s \u201cBlack Girl Memoir,\u201d Doechii glanced at the Black women in the room and delivered a poignant message.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI decided to perform this record because I think there\u2019s 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\u2019s a very unique experience I\u2019m trying to internalize,\u201d she said ahead of the 2020 track. \u201cThis 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.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s been a special year for Doechii, who is coming off the release of her Alligator Bites Never Heal <\/em>mixtape, which came in at No. 10 on Billboard<\/em>\u2018s Best Albums of 2024<\/a> List.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Florida native\u2019s rise also resulted in her jumping to No. 6 on the Hottest Female Rappers list<\/a> for 2024 after not appearing on the first iteration earlier this year. <\/p>\n \n\tWatch her performance below.<\/p>\n