IamDoechii Is Determined To Blaze Her Own Path

Celebrating the six month of anniversary of her single ‘Yucky Blucky Fruitcake,’ the song continues to experience success as she steadily builds her profile on social media, and Doechii has been in her happy place, the studio, and focused on regularly creating content for her fans. This week’s Monday to Monday special guest, the artist chats with host Mike Boyd about her early success, what songs mean the most to her, the lesson she’s learned from GaryVee, and more during their 20-minute conversation.

Boyd starts the conversation by asking Doechii about her recent freestyle over Doja Cat’s ‘Kiss Me More’ remix. “I was in the studio and had just come from a meeting—I loved the song, I love Doja Cat, and I just wrote it really quickly. It was fun!” Boyd then takes it back in time as the two talk about her childhood, and passion for the arts. “I started off acting a lot,” she tells Boyd as she recalls her early days in entertainment. “My mom signed me up for every sport there is, and I did ballet, tap, jazz—pretty much everything in fine arts as I went to a performing arts school. As far as drama and theater—doing TikToks and skits with my friends is my way of expressing myself in that avenue. I’ve always loved the arts!”

Boyd and Doechii then discuss the development process behind her 2020 EP Oh The Places You’ll Go and what she was thinking as she put the project together. Referencing Julia Cameron’s 1992 self-help book The Artist’s Way, she explains how the book inspired her artistry. “I read the book, did all the weeks, and it was basically a creative recovery course for those that don’t know.

I felt like I was stuck in a rut creatively and used this book to help me get through it,” she tells Boyd before going into the overall concept of the record. “One of the things talked about was mending the relationship with your inner child, and I realized growing up I wasn’t very nice to myself. As I started doing that inner work and forgiving myself and other people, I was able to be fearless within my work and not focus on being perfect. I started writing from the perspective of my inner child.”

Artists are continuously pulling from inspiration, and Boyd then goes on to ask Doechii what she personally has learned from GaryVee. “I was following Gary before the GaryVee channel even started,” she tells Boyd. “He was doing these business lessons, and at the time I was selling fried chicken at school. I wanted to learn more about expanding my business, so I started watching his videos. I literally had a GaryVee notebook where I would take notes and study him. I believe that GaryVee and Sophia Amoruso are two people that influenced why I have that ambition and ‘screw you’ attitude.”