BLACKPINK‘s Jennie has praised Doechii after the two collaborated recently.
The ‘Anxiety’ singer featured on Jennie’s latest album ‘Ruby’, with the Korean artist previously revealing that she had “been manifesting” a collaboration with Doechii “for the longest time”.
During a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Jennie reflected on working with the “amazing” Grammy-winning artist on ‘Extral’, the album’s fourth single release following ‘Mantra’, ‘Zen’ and ‘Love Hangover’ featuring Dominic Fike.
“She is the sweetest, the nicest, the most talented and [it was] so much fun working with her,” she said. “Like, we would add on different details from what we both wanted. We wanted to share and make sure we both felt good about it.”
“It was so much fun. I love you, Doechii!”
In a four-star review of ‘Ruby’, NME shared: “After years of being scrutinised for everything from her dating life to her facial expressions, Jennie flips the lens back onto herself with ‘Ruby’, where she seizes control of her own mythos with staggering clarity. She asserts herself not just as a global star, but as a fully realised artist, shaping her sound and vision with an intentionality that signals real growth.”
The record marks Jennie’s first body of work under her own label, Odd Atelier, under a partnership deal with Columbia Records. The former was established in late 2023, shortly after YG Entertainment announced that she and her BLACKPINK bandmates would not be renewing their solo contracts with the company.
Jennie has become the third BLACKPINK member to release their debut studio album. Rosé released ‘rosie’ in December and Lisa dropped ‘Alter Ego’ last month. Meanwhile, Jisoo dropped the mini-album ‘Amortage’ in early February. The quartet are scheduled to embark on a group world tour later this year.
Meanwhile, Doechii’s mixtape ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ earned her the trophy for Best Rap Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards this year, with NME writing that she “gets into the nitty gritty on this release, but – by the end – she finds solace and strength, making the mixtape feel more like a sonic diary of her emotional journey.”
