Doechii has had a huge year, but she isn’t focused just on herself. She called out Donald Trump and ICE for their recent immigrant arrests in Los Angeles at the 2025 BET Awards.
The 26-year-old artist had just been given the award for Best Female Hip-Hop artist, beating out Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, Sexyy Red, GloRilla, Doja Cat, Latto, and Rapsody. However, her thoughts were elsewhere. “I do want to address what’s happening outside of the building,” she began.
“There are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order. Trump is using military forces to stop a protest, and I want y’all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our Democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us. What type of government is that?”
Doechii reflected on immigrants being separated from their families and expressed her desire to use her platform to bring awareness to the horrific acts. “For Black people, for Latino people, for trans people, for the people in Gaza,” she added. “We all deserve to live in hope and not in fear, and I hope we stand together, my brothers and my sisters against hate, and we protest against it.” Watch the speech above.
The TDE artist added this BET award to her trophy case that already boasts a Grammy for Best Rap Album. Her 2024 mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal began as a cult favorite and slowly climbed up the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 10.
The project had one featured artist, Fetish, and included production from Camper, Childish Major, Kal Banx, Monte Booker, and more. Her most recent single, “Anxiety,” has taken over social media and peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Check out Alligator Bites Never Heal below.
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