Rising hip-hop star Doechii picked up her first career Grammy on Sunday night (Feb. 2) with an emotional win for best rap album, for her breakthrough mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. The set beat out a handful of longtime superstars in the genre,

After Cardi B revealed that Doechii won the award for best rap album for Alligator Bites Never Heal, she instantly burst into tears. Once she took to the stage, the rapper noted that only three women have won in the category since being introduced in 1989, including Lauryn Hill, Cardi B and now, Doechii.

Doechii is the winner of the 2025 Grammy Awards’ Best Rap Album for her mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal Wins Best Rap Album Grammy The 67th annual Grammy Awards is going down live from Crypto.