Tampa-born rapper Doechii took home the Grammy for Best Rap Album, dedicating her win to Black women and emphasizing the talent within her hometown. In her emotional acceptance speech, Doechii highlighted her personal journey and thanked God, her mother, her label, and her fans. She encouraged Black women watching to believe in themselves and defy stereotypes.
. In her acceptance speech, the Tampa -born rapper dedicated her win to Black women whose dreams have been doubted.."I don't want to make this long, but this category was introduced in 1989, and two women have won: Lauryn Hill—three women have won!," she corrected herself."Lauryn Hill,. Cardi passed the torch to Doechii by presenting her with this year's award."I put my heart and my soul into this mixtape," Doechii said in her speech."I bared my life.
The first-time winner went on to introduce herself to any viewers who still didn't know her background. "There's so many people out there who probably don't know who I am. I call myself the Swamp Princess because I'm from Tampa, Florida. There's so much culture in Tampa. Whenever people think about Florida, they only think about Miami, but Tampa has so much talent. Labels, go to Tampa. There's talent there, okay? Thank you so much to my label, TDE, and everybody that helped put this together. All the producers on the project, I thank you. Thank you to hip-hop.
"I know that there is some Black girl out there, so many Black women out there that are watching me right now, and I want to tell you, you can do it, anything is possible. Anything is possible! Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you that tell you that you can't be here, that you're too dark or that you're not smart enough or that you're too dramatic or you're too loud.
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