Doechii Warns Fans Of Anybody “Talking S##t” About Hip-Hop: “Ask Yourself What They Gain”

TDE rapper Doechii has shared her perspective on what she believes is the essence of Hip-Hop by emphasizing its profound connection to Black culture and its deeper purpose. On Thursday (December 12), the Alligator Bites Never Heal lyricist shared a lengthy tweet packed with a series of powerful statements and calls-to-action for fans and creators to resist efforts to strip the genre of its soul and meaning. “Hip-Hop has always been deep,” Doechii wrote in the tweet. “It’s always been complex and soulful. “We use Hip-Hop to evolve, to protest, to celebrate. Art and music play a role in why a lot of us are proud to be Black today. Our culture is all through these genres.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by AllHipHop (@allhiphopcom) Doechii soon pivoted to warn against what she described as a growing trend to disconnect Hip-Hop from its roots by diminishing its inherent depth. “Don’t let these people brainwash you into disconnecting from the soul of Hip-Hop by convincing you it isn’t cool or it’s ‘too deep,’” she wrote. “It’s always been that deep for us, and it should stay that way. We created it! Once we lose the soul, we’ve lost...