Rising hip-hop star Doechii picked up her first career Grammy on Sunday night (Feb. 2) with an emotional win for best rap album, for her breakthrough mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. The set beat out a handful of longtime superstars in the genre,

Rapper and songwriter Doechii follows a classic dramatic arc to give a powerful motivational speech after her historic Grammy Award win.

“I put my heart and my soul into this mixtape,” she said during her acceptance speech. “I bared my life. I went through so much. I dedicated myself to sobriety, and God told me that I would be rewarded and that he would show me just how good it can get.”