AsDoechii’s season of wins continues, she’s treating fans tofavorites from her catalog. On Wednesday, March 7, theGrammy-winning rapperfinally sharedher song “Anxiety” to streaming services. While this comes as a new gift,Doechii’s core fans are especially excited, as they have loved this song for years.
“Anxiety” first appeared onDoechii’s self-released mixtape,Coven Music Sessions, which she recorded in her home bedroom and dropped back in 2019. The song, along with the mixtape, was not available on digital streaming platforms — until now.
Following demand from fans,Doechii re-recorded her vocalsand released the song through her label Top Dawg Entertainment / Capitol Records. Sheteased the release of “Anxiety” last week on TikTok, with fans responding in excitement. Within 24 hours of her tease, the video spawned over 80,000 TikToks featuring a clip from the song. A week later, the clip has since pulled inover 2.7 million views, as well as severalfans sharing their struggles withanxiety.
ThoughDoechii is known for her fire raps, “Anxiety” featuresDoechii displaying her singing chops. She details her struggles with anxiety and mental health over asample of Gotye and Kimbra’s 2012 hit single, “Somebody That I Used to Know.”
“Anxiety / Keep on trying me / I feel it quietly / Tryna silence me / My anxiety / Can’t shake it off of me / Somebody’s watching me / And my anxiety,” she sings on the song’s chorus,showing a raw, soft side of herself.
Backin February, Doechii won theBest Rap Album Grammy Awardfor her2024 mixtapeAlligator Bites Never Heal. The mixtape spawned hits like “Nissan Altima,” “Catfish,” and the viral “Denial is a River.” During her acceptance speech, she thanked her fanbase, who are known asthe Swamp. The Swamp largely inspired Doechii’s2024 Swamp Sessions series, during which, she wouldspend an hour writing a song, and thenwould drop the song online.
Since the release ofAlligator Bites Never Heal,Doechiihas beenhard at work on her debut album. In an interview withVarietypublished in December 2024, she revealed thatthe album would arrive this year, and thatshe would experiment with more live instrumentation.
“All I can think about is this album,” she said, “so I’m just looking forward to making more hits, making more music and achieving more of my goals. That’s it.”
But for now, fans can throw it back with a Doechii deep cut while we wait for what’s bound to be an incredible album.
