\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tDoechii performs at Osheaga 2025 in Montreal.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharlotte Rainville @jailli<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tFor a full hour, Doechii kept the energy up. She rapped a mile a minute, all live with almost no reliance on a backing track. She showed off her full skill set, from pure hip-hop to sung R&B\/pop hooks, and comedic banter to thought-out stagecraft. She brought unbridled charisma, taking time to dance and twerk and show off some vogue moves as well. She showed off a reverence for classic hip-hop, rapping over Wu-Tang\u2019s \u201cC.R.E.A.M.,\u201d and later screaming over a distorted guitar sample \u2014 almost veering towards nu-metal. She showed she can do it all.<\/p>\n \n\tThe audience stayed captivated, rapping along and matching her energy throughout. It was Doechii\u2019s first time in Canada, and you could tell she was impressed by the reaction. \u201cAs an artist, you can get so much hate and negativity,\u201d she said. \u201cThen you go out in real life and see your real fans.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tShe took some time to thank her gay fans, her female fans, and the fans who brought their boyfriends. \u201cIf your boyfriend hates female rappers, then leave him immediately,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \n\tSeeing all the phones out, she seized her moment. \u201cYa\u2019ll can\u2019t be scared to stand up for what you believe in, you can\u2019t be scared to say what matters,\u201d she said. \u201cFree Palestine.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tDoechii performs at Osheaga 2025 in Montreal.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharlotte Rainville @jailli<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tDoechii broke out her biggest hit, the Billboard Hot 100 top-10 charting \u201cAnxiety,\u201d and thanked all her fans for streaming it. The \u201cSomebody That I Used To Know\u201d sampling song is a bit of an outlier in her catalogue, but it\u2019s a viral TikTok favourite, and she\u2019s found a way to fit it perfectly into her set. After playing the song, she thanked Gotye for approving the sample.<\/p>\n \n\tThe true highlight of the set was \u201cDenial Is a River.\u201d The song, which features Doechii rapping with her internal monologue, took on a whole new call-and-response dimension with fans chanting along to every word.<\/p>\n \n\tIt felt like she was still just getting started when, midway through the next song, the beat cut out. \u201cF\u2014 that, they cut me off!\u201d she yelled. She put her thumbs down, inciting the crowd to boo, then threw her hands up. \u201cWhatever,\u201d she said, walking off the stage.<\/p>\n \n\tUnfortunately, Osheaga has a hard 11 p.m. noise curfew. It\u2019s clear the next time she\u2019s back, she\u2019ll have to have a longer headliner-length set.<\/p>\n \n\tDoechii performs tonight (Aug. 2) at Lollapalooza in Chicago, where she\u2019s\u00a0teased a special guest<\/a>. If Osheaga was anything to go by, her set will likely be all over social media soon.<\/p>\n \n\tThis article originally appeared on <\/em>Billboard Canada<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Doechii](\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/doechii-osheaga-2025-cr-charlotte-rainville-billboard-1800-2.jpg?w=300\")
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