Doechii on Opening for Beyoncé, The Success of "What It Is" & More | 2023 MTV VMAs - video Dailymotion

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Doechii chatted with Billboard on the red carpet of the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.

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00:00 I mean, I have so many things I want to say right now.

00:02 I want to say what it is, how it was, what's up.

00:05 I want to say let's get into this outfit you are giving.

00:08 It's, is that a, I mean, she's the gift that keeps on giving.

00:12 - Thank you so much.

00:16 - It's always an honor chatting with you.

00:19 Congratulations on a massive year.

00:22 You said that your first concert ever

00:24 was Formation Tour for Beyonce,

00:26 and then you just opened up for her at Renaissance.

00:29 What a full circle moment.

00:30 How did that make you feel?

00:31 - Incredible.

00:32 It is a full circle moment.

00:33 I think Beyonce is obviously the queen.

00:35 She's like my standard of performance.

00:37 So to perform for her, incredible.

00:39 - And I mean, is there a Beyonce-Dochi collab in the mix?

00:45 I mean, it could be an NDA, but you don't gotta say too much

00:47 but just give me a wink.

00:48 - No, not right now, but of course I would love to do that.

00:50 That would be amazing.

00:51 - I mean, you killed it.

00:52 You did your remix.

00:53 It was fire.

00:54 So last July, Billboard named you R&B Rookie of the Year,

00:58 Rookie of the Month, excuse me.

01:00 And then we honored you with the Rising Star in March

01:03 at Women in Music.

01:05 This was all before you debuted on the Hot 100.

01:08 And now with What It Is, you peaked at number 48.

01:12 Massive, congratulations.

01:15 I wanna know, what do you tell young Dochi

01:17 who wrote "Yucky, Blucky, Fruitcake"?

01:19 - Yeah, and actually, we just speak today at 41.

01:24 - What it is, how?

01:27 - So she's constantly rising.

01:29 But younger Dochi, what would I tell her?

01:32 Probably keep doing you, honestly.

01:34 I feel like I was doing everything right,

01:35 being myself, always.

01:37 - How does it feel to be, you know, no, you're all good.

01:39 How does it feel to be putting, I mean,

01:42 it seems so small, but putting Florida on the map.

01:44 Like, you are really the sound of the South right now.

01:46 - Thank you so much.

01:47 It feels amazing.

01:48 It feels like an honor.

01:49 Not a lot of people know about my city,

01:50 but I'm from Tampa, so Tampa, stand up, go.

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Doechii on Opening for Beyoncé, The Success of "What It Is" & More | 2023 MTV VMAs

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