Doechii slid straight into viral territory for all the wrong reasons after a string of awkward stage moments during her Live From the Swamp Tour left her stuck mid-performance—and now she’s speaking out.
The Tampa rapper took to Instagram to shut down rumors that her recurring slide mishaps are part of a gimmick.
During her performances of “Denial Is a River,” Doechii has repeatedly gotten caught halfway down a mechanical desk slide, creating a series of unintentionally hilarious moments that have flooded social media feeds and even caught the attention of 50 Cent.
“I wanna talk about what’s going on with the slide,” she said in a video posted to her Instagram. “Because some of you are speculating that I’m doing it on purpose, which I’m not.”
According to Doechii, the issue stems from the safety modifications to the stage prop. The mechanical desk she uses during the performance moves abruptly, so her team added grip tape to prevent her from sliding off. But the solution created a new problem.
“This mechanical desk jerks when it moves, and in order for me to not fly off of it — which I did a couple times in rehearsal — we had to put grip tape on the desk. The grip tape is basically like sandpaper, so when I’m standing on it or sitting on it, I don’t move and fall over,” she explained.
That sandpaper-like surface has been tearing through her performance stockings, leaving her skin exposed to the rough material. Add sweat and movement, and the result is a sticky situation—literally.
“So by the time I get to the part in the song for the slide, my bare ass cheeks are sticking to the slide because I’m sweating. They put the towel there, but as soon as I put the towel there, the wind from my big fat booty blows the towel away,” she said.
50 Cent Trolls Doechii Over Slide Mishap
The viral mishaps have become a running joke online. 50 Cent joined in, sharing one of the videos on Instagram with the caption: “LOL OH S###. I would got up and said [ninjas] jump me man. Hit me in the back of the head, and bush me down the slide. LOL.”
Despite the embarrassment, Doechii is taking it all in stride and promised a fix is on the way. “We will find a cure for this dilemma by the end of tour,” she wrote. “I promise.”
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