She simply received’t cease profitable! After securing a Grammy, being named BillBoard’s 2025 Girl of the 12 months, and now having a viral dance pattern, it’s clear Doechii is right here to remain.
If you happen to’ve been dwelling beneath a rock, the rapper— actual title Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon — formally dropped her tune titled “Nervousness” after followers have been demanding the complete model for weeks. The story behind the rise of “Nervousness” is extra intricate than you would possibly assume. And with “The Recent Prince of Bel Air” stars Will Smith and Tatyana Ali co-signing the tune, we might be taking a look at Doechii’s greatest hit but in her profession and one of the viral developments in TikTok historical past. Right here’s the story behind all of it…
The Actual Story Behind the Track?
Doechii broke all of it down on TikTok explaining the tune’s journey. She wrote the unique model of the tune over 4 years in the past. “Nervousness” samples Gotye’s 2011 tune, “Any individual That I Used to Know.” Doechii mentioned she “took that beat, ‘Any individual I Used To Know,’ and I made my very own tune on prime of it known as ‘Nervousness.’ So then I dropped that tune on YouTube.”
However in 2023, one other artist, Sleepy Hallow, received a maintain of it. “It [”Anxiety”] by no means hit streaming, and then Sleepy Hallow sampled that, it received accepted, after which that tune blew up,” the rapper continued. “Now, persons are discovering the unique model that I did on YouTube, and that’s blowing up on TikTok.” The tune is now going viral, so Doechii determined it’s the proper time to drop the complete model on streaming companies, and people have been consuming it up!
How is “The Recent Prince of Bel Air” Wrapped Into This?
With folks on-line beginning to take heed to the Sleepy Hallow model, one person, @mobraun created a fan edit of Doechii’s authentic tune with a clip from the ‘90s traditional sitcom “The Recent Prince of Bel Air.” Within the video from the present’s second ever episode, Ashley— performed by then 11-year-old Ali— is dancing when her massive cousin, Will— performed by Smith— is available in her room and joins in on the enjoyable.
As of this writing, the fan edit has over 2.3 million views on TikTok, which helped Doechii’s tune get a fair larger buzz. This prompted the “Nervousness pattern” the place lots of have recreated the “Recent Prince” x “Nervousness” dance for themselves.
“Nervousness” Will get Greater Than Ever
Because the pattern’s creation, “Nervousness” has taken over the app. User @viral_.arcadia even gathered the preferred “Nervousness” movies and ranked them so as, with the no. 1 video raking in over 50 million views. However… that was till former solid mates of “The Recent Prince” received concerned.
Will Smith and Tatyana Ali Be a part of In
Actor Will Smith noticed all the excitement the fan edit was getting. On March 5, he wrote “I’ve been watching y’all and each video has been higher than the final!! Love that observe @Doechii. @Tatyana Ali keep in mind this?” And earlier than lengthy, Doechii and Smith linked up to make their very own “Nervousness” video.
However whereas followers thought this might be the top of Smith’s involvement, he was later joined by Doechii and “Recent Prince” co-star Tatyana Ali to recreate the present’s iconic second. Now, their video, which is sitting at 211.3 million views, is probably the most considered “Nervousness” video. Ali and Smith later reminisced on the unique “Recent Prince” second saying “we love this.”