{"product_id":"doechii-alligator-bites-never-heal","title":"Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnown for her brash, animated style, Tampa, Florida-born rapper and singer Doechii is equally likely to make aggressive club tracks and introspective narratives. After releasing music independently for several years, her confessional song \"Yucky Blucky Fruitcake\" became a viral hit in 2021, leading to performances on the BET Hip Hop Awards and a major-label deal. Her 2022 EP\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eshe \/ her \/ black bitch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e included collaborations with \u003c\/span\u003eSZA\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003eRico Nasty\u003cspan\u003e. \"What It Is (Block Boy)\" with \u003c\/span\u003eKodak Black\u003cspan\u003e appeared in 2023 and became her first Billboard Top 40 hit. In 2024, she collaborated with \u003c\/span\u003eCity Girls\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003eJT\u003cspan\u003e on \"Alter Ego\" and released additional songs like \"Nissan Altima\" before she offered her multifaceted first mixtape for Top Dawg Entertainment, the Grammy-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlligator Bites Never Heal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she released \u003cem\u003eAlligator Bites Never Heal\u003c\/em\u003e, her first TDE mixtape, Doechii was coming off the Top 40 hit \"What It Is (Block Boy),\" also her first platinum-certified recording. The Tampa dynamo doesn't just daringly reference the pop-R\u0026amp;B smash on the tape, she makes it the basis of \"Boom Bap,\" quoting its title nine times as she mocks those who expect her to be \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/trina-mn0000025335\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eTrina\u003c\/a\u003e more so than \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/kelly-rowland-mn0000073682\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eKelly Rowland\u003c\/a\u003e. From the blown raspberries to the screams of \"I'm everything!,\" it's a comic and brilliant act of contrarian autonomy. Rest assured, there's plenty of rappity rap-rap on Alligator Bites as Doechii lays bare her paradoxical qualities -- declarations of dominance, examinations of self-doubt, both the pressures and exploits of her fame brought to light -- in vivid style. Her microphone control and wordplay are in top form on \"Nissan Altima,\" a swift and booming track where the self-dubbed \"trap \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/grace-jones-mn0000161920\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eGrace Jones\u003c\/a\u003e\" alternately motivates and intimidates with belligerent verses that include a shrugging note of her replacement of a man with a woman. The humorous if vulnerable \"Denial Is a River\" is storytelling on the level of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/mc-lyte-mn0000220590\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eMC Lyte\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/slick-rick-mn0000748713\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eSlick Rick\u003c\/a\u003e with late-'80s production touches to match. She's just as effective making stealth moves over a lithe bassline on \"Bullfrog,\" her delivery both winding and precise. The songs that put Doechii's singing voice at the fore -- the slippery 808-fest \"Slide,\" the calmly cathartic \"Beverly Hills,\" and the psychedelic folk-soul title song -- are highly appealing as well. — via Label\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/60UzB8mOCMpc7xkuJE6Bwc?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Top Dawg Entertainment, Capitol Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Mixtape, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Hip Hop, Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Hip-hop 2000 \u0026amp; beyond\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Top Dawg Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45404534440094,"sku":"602475859116","price":55.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/91NOBngyL3L-_UF1000-1000_QL80.jpg?v=1746782633","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/doechii-alligator-bites-never-heal","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}