Doechii Credits MF DOOM and Solange For Inspiring Performance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

December 6, 2024 16

Turns out that two very impactful artists inspired Doechii’s Thursday night performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Following her performance of “Denial is a River” and “Boiled Peanuts” off her album Alligator Bites Never Heal, in which the TDE artist, alongside two dancers, had their braids connected while making syncopated moves together, Doechii took to Instagram to speak further on the performance — including how the late MF DOOM and Solange inspired it.

“This one is for hip-hop,” Doechii said on X. “I felt heavily inspired by the lineage of hip-hop and how it contributes to who I am today. This is my first self-choreographed performance, and one of the most important things I wanted to highlight was my connection to black women through hip-hop. With the help of hair artist Malcom Marquez, we were able to make this symbolic art performance come to life in just a short week.”

She then gave a special shoutout to DOOM, Solange and Carlota Guerrero, a Spanish photographer, filmmaker and art director.

“This is my take on the future of Hip Hop. This is blackness. This is luxury. This is history,” she added.

Doechii’s Colbert performance comes right as her NPR Tiny Desk Concert dropped on Friday.

Backed by a full band, the Florida artist’s almost 25-minute set included “Boom Bap,” “Catfish,” “Nissan Altima” and more.

In an interview from last month, Doechii revealed that the breaths she takes at the end of “Denial is a River” were inspired by famed beatboxer Doug E. Fresh.