Doechii has shared a trailer for what she’s describing as a new “show”, Denial Is A River – watch it below.
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Last night (December 26), the rapper took to social media to share a Family Matters inspired trailer for Denial Is A River, which is due to premiere on January 2, 2025. Little information has been shared of the “show” apart from the trailer, which stars herself and a roster of other musicians.
In the trailer, we get ’90s sitcom-inspired introductions of each member of the supposed show’s cast – albeit without laugh tracks. Also set to star in Denial Is A River are the likes of Zack Fox, ScHoolboy Q, Rickey Thompson, Teezo Touchdown, Earl Sweatshirt (billed as Brad Pitt), H Wood, DJ Miss Milan, Baby Tate and SiR.
Watch the trailer below.
Denial Is A River Show | Premiering January 2nd 2025 pic.twitter.com/OM8u2mtGSR
— Swamp Princess🐊 (@officialdoechii) December 26, 2024
It is currently unclear if the trailer hints at an actual show or music video, though Doechii directed fans to follow @DenialIsARiverShow on Instagram.
‘Denial Is A River’ was one of the standout tracks from her mixtape ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’. Back in August, NME awarded ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ four stars, writing: “Doechii gets into the nitty gritty on this release, but – by the end – she finds solace and strength, making the mixtape feel more like a sonic diary of her emotional journey.”
Since the release of the mixtape, the Top Dawg Entertainment signee has hit multiple milestones, including going on a sold-out world tour, performing on the main stage at Camp Flog Gnaw with SZA, and collaborating with Katy Perry and Tyler, the Creator on their respective albums, ‘143’ and ‘Chromakopia’.
Doechii then received four nominations at the 2025 Grammys: Best Rap Album for ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’, Best Rap Performance for ‘Nissan Altima’, Best Remixed Recording for ‘Alter Ego (Kaytranada Remix)’ featuring JT and Kaytranada, and Best New Artist. This made her the first woman to be considered in the categories while only having a mixtape out. Check out all the nominations for next year’s Grammys here.
She also did a colourful debut performance of ‘Denial Is A River’ and ‘Boiled Peanuts’ on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, paying homage to MF Doom, hip-hop and Black women.
Doechii’s ‘Nissan Altima’ was ranked Number 23 on NME‘s The 50 Best Songs of 2024 list, with Seth Pereira calling the song “a white-knuckled ride of braggadocious brilliance from Top Dawg Entertainment’s heir to the throne.”
Meanwhile, she made the BBC Sounds of 2025 longlist alongside Chappell Roan, English Teacher, Kneecap and more.
In other news, Doechii has spoken about how Paramore “made a huge impression on me and my style”, and that the Hayley Williams-fronted band were her “first introduction to rock music”.
