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Doechii and JT are two ladies in hip-hop whose stars have been on the rise. In 2022, Doechii signed with Prime Dawg Leisure and launched her breakout EP She / Her / Black B***h later that yr. JT, in the meantime, is greatest often known as one half of the Metropolis Women, however she’s continued to ascertain herself as a solo artist prior to now yr.
The 2 artists simply linked up for the brand new single “Alter Ego.” When talking in regards to the observe previous to its launch, Doechii declared that it was not like something individuals have heard. “I unintentionally created my very own style with this one,” she wrote on Instagram. “This document doesn’t sound like something out proper now.” She went on to dub it “editorial rap,” or “if hip-hop and home music had a child.”
Within the music video for the observe, the 2 Florida natives are proper at house within the swamp as Doechii raps on an airboat and JT lies in mud. Each rappers ship one intelligent punchline after one other, although as Doechii famous, it’s an upbeat observe that’s seemingly more healthy for the dance ground than many different conventional rap songs.
A snippet of the observe first emerged final April, so it’s been within the vault for a while now. When talking to one another for Interview, Doechii instructed JT that she was her first selection for the function.
“You recognize when you’ve got a music for therefore lengthy, you get sick of listening to it? So I didn’t actually prefer it, and I used to be simply sitting at some point. I used to be like, ‘You recognize who would slide on this? Any person surprising.’ There was lots of names that was thrown out, however I used to be like, ‘No. JT.’ Since you stability it out,” she recounted to the Metropolis Women star. “It’s one thing about your essence and your vitality. You actually made me re-love this music over again.”
Doechii teased that the observe is welcoming in her new “period,” although her debut studio album has but to be formally introduced.
