Doechii's Glastonbury slot is all part of her five-year plan

The Florida-born rapper and singer is a Grammy Award-winner and a top act at Glastonbury.

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"By year five I want to be at my peak," she told Billboard magazine.

"I want to be in my Sasha Fierce era, the top of my game with still a long way to go - but I want to reach my prime and never leave it."

Back then, it felt like a bold claim.

The Florida-born rapper and singer had scored a couple of viral hits - most notably Persuasive, an ode to marijuana that ended up on Barack Obama's summer playlist - but nothing that had crossed over to the mainstream charts.