In 2024, Doechii went from being a relative unknown with a handful of viral hits to a legit Grammy nominee and Billboard hitmaker with the release of her debut mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. To ...

Doechii is emerging as a 2025 Grammys MVP contender. She already beat out Eminem, Future & Metro Boomin, J. Cole, and Common & Pete Rock for Best Rap Album, and gave a moving acceptance speech in ...

Doechii stole the show at the Grammy Awards on Sunday evening with a dual performance of “Catfish” and “Denial is a River,” capping off an evening that already saw the rapper win the award for best ...

The "NISSAN ULTIMA" singer won the Grammy for best rap album on Feb. 2 Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on ...

Doechii is not throwing away her shot at Broadway. After taking home her first Grammy for Best Rap Album on Sunday night, a video has resurfaced of the rapper dancing to a mashup of of her song ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 2: Kendrick Lamar wins the award for ...

Outside of those three near-sure bets, who else is in contention? GloRilla could become the eighth woman to earn a nomination for best rap album thanks to her debut studio album, Glorious. After ...

The prodigious producer was up for a Best Rap Album trophy for his collaboration with Common, “The Auditorium Vol. 1,” and Best Rap Performance for “When the Sun Shines Again” featuring Posdnuos. On ...

Getting the discourse started for 2027 Grammys in the Rap Field, since we’ve all accepted Kendrick is sweeping for 2026 and there’s not much left to discuss! Cardi B’s latest album was pretty big in ...

Kendrick is not winning in GF next year. Billie Eilish treatment after SOTY. He will sweep rap anyway. The “13,000 voting members of the recording academy” MIGHT think differently. We might be in the ...

The rapper, nominated for best rap performance this year, showed her sartorial stripes in Roberto Cavalli Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

From record-breaking tours to seismic comebacks, it’s been quite a year for hip-hop. Below, we assess the state of the three single-focused categories in the rap field at the 2026 Grammys: best rap ...