Doechii reveals when her “genre-bending” debut record is coming: “All I can think about is this album”

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Doechii has finally revealed that she will be releasing her long-awaited debut album in 2025.The Florida star was recently interviewed by Variety after being named Hip-Hop Disruptor Of The Year at their annual Hitmakers Brunch.

In the feature, she spoke about how 2024 became her breakout year after dropping her critically acclaimed debut mixtape, ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’, and shared that she is working towards releasing her first-ever album next year.Doechii explained that she created ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ with “pure presence and creativity” and hoped to “carry that with all of my projects and have that mentality moving forward” – including her upcoming album, which will incorporate live instrumentation.“All I can think about is this album,” she said, “so I’m just looking forward to making more hits, making more music and achieving more of my goals.

That’s it.”The 26-year-old also shared the thought process behind making ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’, and why it isn’t her debut album: “I woke up one day and told my label, ‘I’m just going to make a mixtape'” – adding that she felt the pressure of officially declaring a project a “debut album”.In a recent interview with ABC Audio, she also teased that “there are big features” on her album. “You can expect a lot of genre-bending and it’s going to be a very upbeat album, super fun,” she continued.