Doja Cat: The Full Profile

October 2, 2020

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The latest musician to turn everything she touches into social media gold, a protege of Lil Nas X, and the talk of big-name musicians like Selena Gomez and Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat has been rocking the music world since 2018.

Read on to find out who Doja Cat is and maybe give her a listen. You never know. Her latest single could be your daily jam!

Who is Doja Cat?

Doja is a Jewish-American musician on a mission to make rap more vibrant. Her real name is Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini. Doja knew a little bit about fame even before she herself became famous. Her dad is a South African actor who starred in Sarafina! and The Lion King on Broadway. Her mom is the artist Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer. 2

Doja was born in Tarzana, California and moved between the east and west coast while growing up. She grew up with a dance background in ballet, jazz and tap. At age eleven, Doja was break dancing and danced in a crew that competed in battles around Los Angeles. Also, why she was break dancing, she and her mother were also living in an ashram and practicing Hinduism. 2

Doja’s mom and dad ended up separating and in an interview, Doja said her dad comments on her social media posts which she finds weird, but says she doesn’t hold a grudge against him and it’s fine. 4

As a teen, before she became enveloped in the music world, Doja did makeup tutorials and created Youtube videos. At age 17, Doja dropped out of high school to pursue music. In the beginning, it was more to hang out with friends than to actually make music but eventually, she got into platforms like Garageband and began making beats and writing songs that ended up on Instagram and SoundCloud.

Now, Doja sings, raps, and makes visually appealing music videos that are hard to look away from. Her music videos and lyrics are full of sexual innuendos. She has performed half-naked, or less, on her social media platforms.

She acknowledges the fact that her music and lyrics are very “tongue in cheek” and sexually driven.

The stage name Doja Cat came about because of her relationship with weed and weed culture when she first started her music career and her obsession with cats. Hence, the cat ears and other cat-related accessories she can be seen sporting. She also tried to imitate the Japanese culture early on in her career.

Social Media Vibe

Doja grew her fan base very early by using social media. She’s known for collaborating music-making sessions with her followers and hilarious internet antics. 2

“So High” was one of her first tracks to hit SoundCloud in 2013. Doja says her musical influences are D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lil Kim, Amy Winehouse, Rihanna, and Jamiroquai. She would practice her different musical talents while at home.

Her latest single “Say So” is popular on Youtube and inspired a TikTok craze. She became a viral internet sensation after releasing her song “Moooo!” The song was accompanied by a homemade music video in which Doja shoved french fries up her nose and rapped “B**ch, I’m a cow” and drank a milkshake dressed in cow print.

Haley Sharpe, an enthusiastic TikToker, choreographed a dance to Doja’s “Say So” and uploaded it to TikTok. It was so popular, more people started doing their own dance moves to the song and uploading them to TikTok. Doja paid homage to the viral dance craze when she made the actual video for “Say So” and invited Haley to dance in it.

Doja even got a few backup dancers and danced Sharpe’s choreographed dance on “The Late Show With Jimmy Fallon”.

Doja currently has 2.5 million viewers to interact with her social media pages on a regular basis. Doja goes live and on Instagram and improvises songs for fun. Some of her improvised music includes getting strep throat, animals, or anything else that she’s got going on that day or a particular moment.

Say What?!

Doja Cat is known to say anything that comes to mind. We can tell this by some of the vulgar lyrics in some of her songs.

In 2018, Doja tweeted a derogatory remark towards the LGTBQ community as she was describing Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, the Creator. She immediately responded with an apology, of sorts, saying that she uses the word frequently and doesn’t think that anyone should assume that she’s being mean or unkind. She later confessed that she used the term out of ignorance and doesn’t want anyone to see her as a role model per se. She really just wants people to get joy out of her music.

The fact that she even made these derogatory remarks is strange because Doja admits that she has relationships with both men and women. Her first known relationship was with Johnny Utah, who is an Indie artist. The two met online when Doja Cat watched his music video for “Honey Pie” and made a weird comment about his dance moves and his pants. Johnny Utah was quoted saying that Doja hated the song while Doja swears she was attracted to his style.

The couple became an official couple when Johnny told Doja that he had shown a picture of the two of them to his little cousin and told him that they were together.

“Don’t make me look like a liar now. He looks up to me.” 6

Their love fizzled out after several issues, one being Doja making racist comments on social media.

The Music

Doja has been catching the eyes, and ears, of big-name musicians as well as Twitter and Instagram fans. Singer Ariana Grande said that she and Doja have created a track together, but there is currently no release date for it. Grande also says, “I love her so much; I love her personality, I love what she brings to the table musically.”

Doja released an extended play album of sorts in 2014 called “Purrrr!” right after she signed deals with RCA Records and Kemosabe Records at age 17. It featured songs such as:

Beautiful
Nunchucks
So High
No Police
Control

Doja’s first album was released in March 2018. Her label announced the release on Twitter which helped spread the word.

“Amala” tracklist:

Go To Town
Cookie Jar
Roll With Us
Wine Pon You
Fancy
Wild Beach
Morning Light
Candy
Game
Casual
Down Low
Body Language
All Nighter
Juicy
Tia Tamera
Mooo!

“Hot Pink” is Doja’s second album. It was released in November 2019 and ventured from the dancehall and psychedelic nature of “Amala” and entered a more Pop, R&B, and Funk vibe with elements of Soul. The album features two remixes with Nicki Minaj and other guest appearances from Smino, Tyga and Gucci Mane.

“Hot Pink” tracklist:

Cyber Sex
Won’t Bite
Rules
Bottom Bitch
Say So
Like That
Talk Dirty
Addiction
Streets
Shine
Better Than Me
Juicy

Lyrics

Let’s talk a little bit about the over the top, sometimes extreme, lyrics Doja Cat has come up with.

Candy:

I can be your sugar when you’re fiendin’ for that sweet spot

Put me in your mouth, baby, and eat it ’til your teeth rot

I can be your cherry, apple, pecan, or your key lime

Baby I got everything and so much more than she’s got

And it’s such a typical thing

Running over a billion men

Running through a difficult place

You don’t need no blood on your hands, no

She’s just like candy, she’s so sweet

But you know that it ain’t real cherry, know that it ain’t real cherry

She’s just like candy, she’s so sweet

But you know that it ain’t real, know that it ain’t real

She’s just like candy, she’s so sweet

But you know that it ain’t real cherry, know that it ain’t real cherry

She’s just like candy, she’s so sweet

But you know that it ain’t real, know that it ain’t real

Juicy:

He like the Doja with the cat, yeah (cat, cat, cat)

He like it thick, he like it fat, yeah (fat, fat, fat)

Like to keep him wantin’ more

He ask me “Doja, where you at, huh?” (“Doja, where you at, huh?”)

And all the n—as wanna know

How long it take to pull my pants up

Broke a fingernail and then some

Trynna squeeze into my True Religion denim

Celibate don’t want a cellulite (I don’t want your cellulite)

I don’t buy it, where the cellulite? (yeah, where that, where that at?)

He said the body unbelievable

Can’t trust a big butt and a Gemini-i-i-i

I keep it juicy, juicy, I eat that lunch (yeah)

She keep that booty, booty, she keep that plump (yeah, yeah)

That natural beauty, beauty, yeah, yeah

If you could see it from the front

Wait ’til you see it from the back

Back, back, back, back (wait ’til you see it from the)

Back, back, yeah, back, back, back (wait ’til you see it from the)

Back, back, back, back, back (wait ’til you see it from the)

If you could see it from the front, wait ’til you see it from the back

Moooo!:

Old McDonald had a farm

I give him a titty, tryna keep him calm

I’m just tryna turn up in the country

I ain’t in the city cause they ain’t got lawns

Suck a nigga dick or somethin’, E-I-O

Shittin’ on these bitches only thing I know

Tippin’ on his dick, I see the chickens and the pigs

They wanna catch us ridin’ dirty with them fiends, I knowI ain’t a moose, bitch, get out my hay

Get out my hay, bitch, get out my hay

I ain’t a moose, bitch, get out my hay

Get out my hay, bitch, get out my hay

I ain’t a moose, bitch, get out my hay

Get out my hay, get out my hay

I ain’t a moose, bitch, get out my hay

Get out my hay, bitch, get out my hay

Milkshake brings all the boys to the farm

And they’re like, it’s better than yours

Damn right, it’s better than yours

I can treat you, but I have to charge

My milkshake brings all the boys to the farm

And they’re like, it’s better than yours

Damn right, it’s better than yours

I can treat you, but I have to chargeIt’s better than yours (hey, hey, hey, hey)

It’s better than yours (hey, hey, hey, hey)

But I have to charge (hey, hey, hey, hey)

(Hey, hey, hey, hey)

It’s better than yours (hey, hey, hey, hey)

But I have to charge (hey, hey, hey, hey)

(Hey, hey, hey, hey)

I got a cheeseburger, fucking vegans

Doja’s “Hot Pink” tour was scheduled for 2020 but ended up being canceled due to the pandemic.

The tour was supposed to be a two-month trip scheduled to make stops in the following cities:

Chicago, Illinois
Detroit, Michigan
Toronto, Canada
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
Brooklyn, New York
Charlotte, North Carolina
Nashville, Tennessee
Atlanta, Georgia
Dallas, Texas
Austin, Texas
Los Angeles, California
San Francisco, California

She was also supposed to be at Coachella for two weekends in April.

Just in case you’re fiending for some of Doja Cat merchandise, check out her online store here! Now, you’ll be ready to attend a post-pandemic Doja concert.

Fun Facts

Doja made an appearance on the hit show “Empire”. She’s briefly in episode three of the first season.
One thing she wants in a future partner is someone with a big nose.
Rain and 90’s cartoons make Doja feel nostalgic. Her Instagram is also littered with photos of fashion shots that closely resemble the outfits in the movie “Clueless”.

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Doja Cat: The Full Profile

Who is Doja Cat?

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Say What?!

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