Doechii is closing out a monumental 2025 with yet another hit. Fresh off five GRAMMY® nominations and a sold-out “Live from the Swamp Tour,” the Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) rapper has teamed up with SZA for her new single, “girl, get up.” The track serves as the finale to her viral “Swamp Sessions” writing challenge and a direct response to the “industry plant” discourse that followed her meteoric rise.
Written alongside SZA, Jahlil Gunter, and Darius Scott, “girl, get up.” delivers a message rooted in resilience, transforming defeat into defiance.
“All that industry plant s**t whack / I see it on the blogs, I see you in the chats,” Doechii raps, cutting through the noise with razor-sharp lyricism. Her lyrics confront the scrutiny head-on, underscoring an artistry forged through years of grinding rather than overnight success.
SZA’s warm, effortless vocals glide over a melody that samples “What Happened To That Boy” by Baby featuring Clipse, amplifying the song’s bold energy. Together, they manifest a mantra of self-belief: “F*ck a limitation, leave me, girl, get up/Somеhow, I know that I’ll have everything that’s minе.”
The message is matched in the video, directed by James Mackel, who was also behind the visual for Doechii’s “Anxiety.” Filmed in Australia, the video opens on Doechii silhouetted by dim lights, dancing solo on a yacht before it transitions to Doechii sitting atop Allianz Stadium.
Like the video’s closing shot, Doechii remains at the top of her game. Despite persistent online scrutiny, Doechii’s lyrics reveal that she “got a cosign from K. Dot,” aka, Kendrick Lamar, claiming that the fellow rapper has dubbed her “Baby Keem,” a nod to Lamar’s cousin and resident “musical genius.”
Although there’s no official date for her 2026 album, Doechii assures listeners, regarding the misogyny she’s faced: “I’ll address it on the album.”
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