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Doechii at Glastonbury review – an education in rap from the greatest teacher in the game
Theatrical, flirtatious and athletic, this debut UK festival performance from the US MC is unrelentingly brilliant
The 26-year-old performer’s schoolgirlish styling – giant lockers, rows of desks, Doechii’s long braids and exceedingly brief kilt – is immediately obvious as a feint: she may be a relative newcomer to the scene, but she is no rookie. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The GuardianShould you catch yourself wondering where this force of nature sprung from, she’s eager to tell you, peppering her set between snippets of Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Missy Elliott and even Daft Punk. Doechii’s back and forth with her DJ/hype woman Miss Milan adds to the party atmosphere; by the time she launches into Nosebleeds from atop of a giant pair of speakers with her dance troupe way below, the crowd is hanging on her every word.
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