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18 Things to Know About Doja Cat

Rapper and singer-songwriter Doja Cat — real name Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini — broke through with a viral song simply titled “Mooo!” Her stage name is Doja Cat because, “I was heavily addicted to weed and weed culture, so when I began rapping I thought of the word ‘doja’ and how it sounds like a girl’s name.”

We’re here to give you 18 things to know about Black Jewish rapper Doja Cat.

1. Amala was born in Tarzana, California in 1995 to a Jewish American mom, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer, and a non-Jewish South African dad, Dumisani Dlamini.

2. “My mom was a painter and loves to sing behind closed doors. My father is a South African actor who danced in Broadway musicals for Lion King. I took a little bit of everything from both of them,” she explained.

3. Her mom raised her as a single mom; her dad wasn’t very present growing up. She lived in Rye, NY, and at an ashram in Sherman Oaks, CA.

4. Her dad now comments on her Instagram posts, to which she says, “I don’t hold grudges against him or anything in any way, but obviously it’s a little weird.”

5. “My mom was kinda a hip-hop head, really ironic because like — I’m Jewish, my grandma’s Jewish, she’s white, and she was never exposed to music like that until she started meeting people and was like, wow I really love this,” Doja Cat explained. “Once she had me, she would play a lot of Erykah Badu, a lot of Fugees, and Jamiroquai and Seal, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane, a lot of stuff like that…”

6. Oh, also, these are not her parents:

7. At around age 11, she took up break dancing, and danced in a crew in Los Angeles. She also went to surf camp growing up.

8. She dropped out of high school in 11th grade and took up music. She started recording songs on GarageBand and posted them on SoundCloud. (Her soundcloud, amalaofficial, is still live.)

9. Her debut single, “So High,” was released on SoundCloud in 2013 and then re-released as a single once she signed to a label.

10. Inspired by a cow print tour outfit, she made the song “Mooo!” in less than a day. It went viral in August 2018, featuring lyrics like “Bitch, I’m a cow / I’m not a cat / I don’t say meow.”

11. Her debut album, Amala, came out in March 2018. On that album? A song called “Juicy,” which she later remixed with Tyga in August 2019:

I like butts and I think about butts and I felt like making a butt song” is why she made “Juicy.” This is a very fun video:

12. Her second album, Hot Pink, came out in November 2019.

13. She was featured on the Birds of Prey soundtrack (a film that starred, among others, Black Jewish actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell). The video is very fun:

14. We haven’t even talked about her Instagram yet!! Her style is amazing:

Doja Cat

Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born; October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat is a South African-American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. At age 17 she signed a contract with Kemosabe and RCA Records, subsequently releasing her debut EP Purrr! in 2014.

After a hiatus from releasing music and the release of her debut studio album Amala (2018), Doja earned viral success with her single “Mooo!”, which gained notoriety for its novelty nature. In 2019 her second studio album Hot Pink dropped, becoming her first effort to reach the top ten on the Billboard 200. “Say So”, the album’s fifth single, went viral on social media app TikTok and topped the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2020, following the release of a remix with rapper Nicki Minaj. In 2021 Doja released her third studio album Planet Her, which marked an artistic and sonic progression from Hot Pink. The album spawned five singles, “Kiss Me More” (featuring SZA), “You Right” (featuring The Weeknd), “Need to Know”, “Woman” and “Get Into It (Yuh)”, all of which were commercially successful and charted within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Her fourth studio album, Scarlet (2023), adopted a hip hop-oriented sound and peaked within the top five of the Billboard 200, while its lead single “Paint The Town Red” became her most successful song to date, as it marked her first solo number-one on the Hot 100 among eight other countries.

Doja has been avowed for her versatility, blended rap and pop music, humorous public image, and her reception in social media platforms, such as TikTok. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including a GRAMMY Award, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, and three MTV Video Music Awards.

Contents

  • 1 Early Life
  • 2 Career
    • 2.1 2012–2017: Career beginnings and label signing
    • 2.2 2018–2019: Amala and “Moo.”
    • 2.3 2019–2021: Hot Pink and breakthrough
    • 2.4 2021-2022: Planet HER
    • 2.5 2023: Scarlet

    Early Life

    Doja Cat as a small child (left) with her mother Deborah above her, and her brother (right)

    Doja was born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini on October 21, 1995 in the neighborhood Tarzana, in Los Angeles. Her mother, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer, is a Jewish-American graphic designer. Her father, Dumisani Dlamini, is a South African actor, composer and film producer of Zulu ethnicity. Doja has stated that her father was absent from her childhood and has claimed that she has “never met him.”

    Following her birth, Dlamini and her mother moved to Rye, New York, where they lived for five years. She returned to Oak Park, California with her single mother, where she experienced a “sporty childhood”, often skating and visiting Malibu for surf camps. It was during this time when she participated in ballet, tap and jazz lessons. Her mother played music from artists such as D’Angelo, Jamiroquai, Tupac, Earth, Wind & Fire and Erykah Badu in the house. She returned to Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles at the age of 11 and a half, where she lived in an ashram and practiced Hinduism for four years. During this time she also took part in breakdancing classes, further joining a competitive troupe. She would frequently skip school to participate in online chatrooms. She told Paper that she had a near-“religious” obsession with the unnamed chat room, and would still participate years later.

    Career

    2012–2017: Career beginnings and label signing

    Doja dropped out of high school at age 16 while in junior year, and spent time downloading beats from YouTube to create her own music. She taught herself to use GarageBand. She has mentioned that life after dropping out of high school was “messy.” For the first few months, she would upload songs onto SoundCloud and quickly take them down, until “So High” in late 2012, which she remembers crying over after attracting 12 views. She got her stage name, “Doja Cat”, from one of her cats and her favored strain of marijuana. She stated, “I was heavily addicted to weed and weed culture, so when I began rapping I thought of the word ‘doja’ and how it sounds like a girl’s name.”

    At age 17, Doja signed to RCA Records with a joint venture deal with Dr. Luke’s vanity label, Kemosabe Records, in 2014. She signed to them in late 2013 but the deal was finalised in early 2014. She has declined to comment on her connection with Luke through Kemosabe. Later that year, Doja released her debut EP, Purrr!, which was described as “spacey, eastern-influenced R&B” by The Fader. “So High” was re-released as a single prior to the EP’s release. The song was also featured on the TV series Empire in the third episode of the first season. She continued to release music on SoundCloud as she started gaining more attention. In mid-2015, OG Maco announced via Twitter that Doja Cat had signed to his label, OGG. Following the reported signing, in late 2016, the two artists collaborated on “Monster” off of Maco’s mixtape, Children of the Rage (2017). By then she had also started collaborating with other artists, such as her Kemosabe label-mate Elliphant, and Soundcloud-based rappers frumhere .

    2018–2019: Amala and “Moo.”

    On February 1, 2018, Doja released the promotional single “Roll with Us”, which entered Spotify’s Global Viral 50 chart upon release. On March 9, 2018, she released the lead single, “Go to Town”, which was released with an accompanying music video on the same day. “Candy” was released as the album’s second single on March 23, 2018. Consequently, the single charted in countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States, the latter having the song peak at 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it her first solo entry on the chart. On March 30, 2018, Doja’s debut studio album Amala was released, including the three singles. She later claimed to have been under the influence for most of the production of the album. NPR described the album as a “manifesto of a young woman striving to take ownership of her craft, her image and her sexuality, mixing genres like dancehall, trap, house and R&B with a healthy dose of sass and humor.” Most of the tracks on Amala were co-produced by her frequent collaborator, Yeti Beats, who also executively produced the album. At the time of its release, the album was largely ignored by critics and failed to chart within the top 200 selling albums released that week. Doja Cat continued to promote the album herself on social media platforms as well as touring for the album with the Amala Spring Tour and Amala Fall Tour respectively throughout 2018 and 2019.

    Doja for Genius in 2018, where she discussed her viral song “Mooo!”

    On August 10, 2018, Doja uploaded the completely self-produced music video “Mooo!” on YouTube. The single is a novelty song with absurdist lyrics where she fantasizes about being a cow. The video gathered attention and praise from popular artists such as Chance the Rapper, Katy Perry and Chris Brown. Due to popular demand following the music video’s viral success, Doja Cat released a single version of “Mooo!” on August 31, 2018. In February 2019, Doja Cat released the single and accompanying video for “Tia Tamera” featuring Rico Nasty, which preceded the release of a deluxe edition of Amala. The re-release of the album included three new songs, including “Mooo!” and “Juicy”, the first song released by Doja Cat that was co-produced by her label boss, Dr. Luke. Her ColorsXStudios performance of the latter song from March 2019, garnered over 21 million views on YouTube. A remix of “Juicy” featuring Tyga and its accompanying music video were released in August 2019. Following the release of the remix, the song debuted at 83 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Doja Cat’s first entry on the chart, and ultimately peaked at 41. The song would eventually be certified Platinum in the United States. It led to Doja debuting for the first time on the Billboard 200 album chart in August as well.

    2019–2021: Hot Pink and breakthrough

    Doja at the release party for Hot Pink in 2019.

    On October 3, 2019, Doja Cat released “Bottom Bitch” which was the second single from her sophomore album. The single, co-produced by Doja herself, would be noted for sampling the Blink-182 single “What’s My Age Again?”. On October 24, 2019, she released the single “Rules” and announced her second studio album Hot Pink. Hot Pink was released (along with the single “Cyber Sex”) on November 7, 2019 to generally favorable reviews. The album would eventually peak at number 9 on the Billboard 200. Her debut album, Amala, also reached a new peak on the Billboard 200 at number 138 around the time of Hot Pink’s release. On December 15, 2019, Doja Cat contributed “Boss Bitch” to the soundtrack of the superhero film Birds of Prey on January 23, 2020. The single entered the charts of 28 countries including United States, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

    On January 28, 2020, Doja Cat’s song “Say So” was sent to radio becoming the fourth single off of her album Hot Pink. The song was originally released alongside the album in November 2019. Doja Cat performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on February 26, 2020. The next day, Doja Cat released the music video for the song, directed by

    Doja for VEVO Lift in 2020

    On August 7th, 2020, the song “Freak” which had been on SoundCloud since 2018, was officially released on digital platforms. She was credited as a lead artist on the remix for Chloe x Halle’s song “Do It” which also featured City Girls and Mulatto, the following month, and was featured alongside Australian musician Sia on the track “Del Mar” from Puerto Rican singer Ozuna’s 2020 album Enoc, also released in September. The “Juicy” remix featuring Tyga was nominated for Top R&B Song at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. Doja Cat was featured on American singer Bebe Rexha’s single “Baby, I’m Jealous”, the lead single from Rhexa’s second studio album.

    In October 2020. She performed a medley of “Juicy”, “Say So” and “Like That” at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, inspired by Chicago and Moulin Rouge.

    The collaboration with Ariana Grande was revealed to be called “Motive” when she posted the tracklist of her sixth album Positions on October 24th. The track peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming both her highest debut and second-ever top 40 entry.

    Doja performed “Say So” at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony, where she also won the award for Best New Act. She also won both New Artist of the Year and Favourite Soul/R&B Female Artist at the 2020 American Music Awards ceremony, where she performed “Baby, I’m Jealous” with Bebe Rexha.

    Rolling Stone ranked her at number one on their list of the ten biggest breakthrough artists of 2020. Cosmopolitan declared Doja Cat “hip-hop’s most fierce upcoming rapper.” Forbes named Doja Cat “one of the top breakout stars of 2020” while including her on their annual 30 Under 30 list. The Kyiv Post called her “one of the biggest rising female artists in the U.S. music scene.” Doja Cat was the fourth most-Googled musician of 2020 in the United States. On December 24th, 2020, Doja released a series of videos on her YouTube channel named “Hot Pink Sessions” where she performed three songs twice with two different “looks”.

    On January 7, 2021, Doja Cat was featured on the single “Best Friend” by American rapper Saweetie and appeared in the accompanying music video. The following week, Doja Cat appeared alongside Megan Thee Stallion on the remix of ” 2021-2022: Planet HER

    Doja at the 2021 VMAs, where she hosted & performed

    Back in September 2020 Doja Cat said that her third studio album was complete and “all ready” for release, although in March 2021, she revealed to V Magazine that it was “nearly done”. In this same interview, Doja Cat revealed the album’s official title, Planet HER, and its prospective release window of summer 2021. She also revealed that it would feature a collaboration with SZA titled “Kiss Me More”. The song debuted at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and later reached a new peak of 5. With an accompanying music video, the song was released as the lead single from the album on April 9, 2021. On April 22nd, she revealed that the song “You Right” featuring Canadian singer The Weeknd will serve as the second single from Planet Her. This was proven false when Doja announced the second single off the album, “Need To Know” on June 8th, by tweeting “need to know 6/11”, hinting at it being released on June 11th. “Woman”, was released on December 3. According to Billboard, Doja Cat closed 2021 as the bestselling female R&B and hip-hop artist in the US, and the fourth bestselling female artist overall, additionally placing six songs on the year-end Hot 100. Planet Her was also the sixth best-selling album in the US, and the fifth most streamed album globally on Spotify in 2021. In 2022, Doja Cat won the awards for Female Rapper of the Year and Performer of the Year at the 2022 XXL Awards. She received nominations for eight awards at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, the most for any female artist. “Kiss Me More” won the award for Best Pop Duo Performance, while her other nominations included Album of the Year (Planet Her and Montero), Record of the Year (“Kiss Me More”), Song of the Year (“Kiss Me More”), Best Pop Vocal Album (Planet Her), Best Rap Song (“Best Friend”) and Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Need to Know”).

    In February 2022, Doja Cat released a cover of the song “Celebrity Skin” by American rock band Hole, as part of a Taco Bell commercial in which she starred, and premiered it at the Super Bowl LVI. The cover contains reworked lyrics written by Doja Cat and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. Later that month, her second collaboration with Tyga, entitled “Freaky Deaky”, was released as a single alongside a music video directed by Christian Breslauer. She contributed to the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann’s biographical film Elvis (2022) with the song “Vegas”, released on May 6, 2022, as its lead single. In June 2022, the track “[[I Like You (A Happier Song)” by Post Malone featuring Doja Cat was released as the third single from the former’s fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache (2022). The track would later earn Doja Cat a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, where she also earned nominations for Record of the Year (“Woman”), Best Pop Solo Performance (“Woman”), Best Music Video (“Woman”), and Best Rap Performance (“Vegas”).

    Doja Cat later began sharing her experiences of career burnout, expressing her disdain for “unnecessary” obligations, while admitting that she was no longer enjoying her career. Doja Cat continued to publicise her frustrations during a South American festival tour in March 2022. After an incident involving Paraguayan fans, which followed a storm that prompted the cancellation of her scheduled show, she posted to Twitter: “Everything is dead to me, music is dead, and I’m a fucking fool for ever thinking I was made for this. This shit ain’t for me so I’m out. Y’all take care.”

    Doja at the 2022 Grammys

    2023: Scarlet

    In early 2023, Doja Cat began teasing her fourth studio album with the working title of Hellmouth. Prior to this, she had asserted that the album would be “predominantly rap”, a callback to the musical style of her earliest works, and an effort to diverge from the “pink and soft things” and “pop and glittery sounds” that she has become noted for, notably denouncing her previous two albums as “cash grabs” and “digestible pop hits”. She also adopted a darker aesthetic and appearance, which she described as “punk”, “experimental” and “manic”, while some fans deemed these changes “demonic”, and accused her of being a Satanist, and a member of the Illuminati. In mid-June 2023, she released the album’s first promotional single, titled “Attention”, alongside an accompanying music video directed by Tanu Muino. Later that month, Doja Cat announced the opening North American leg of her first arena tour, The Scarlet Tour, featuring rappers Doechii and Ice Spice as supporting acts. The album’s lead single, “Paint The Town Red”, was released in early August 2023 to commercial success, breaking a number of streaming records,and becoming her first solo song to top the charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom, among several other countries and the Billboard Global 200. The album’s title was later revealed to be Scarlet in mid-August 2023. The second promotional single, “Demons”, was released in early September 2023, alongside a music video directed by Christian Breslauer and co-starring American actress Christina Ricci.

    Controversy

    After achieving mainstream recognition in 2018 with “Mooo!”, Doja Cat sparked controversy on social media when her Twitter account history revealed the usage of homophobic slurs. In a tweet dating back to 2015, Doja Cat used a homophobic slur to describe hip hop artists Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt, members of the musical collective Odd Future. Doja Cat initially defended her past remarks. She stated, “I called a couple people f*****s when I was in high school in 2015 does this mean I don’t deserve support? I’ve said f***** roughly like 15 thousand times in my life. Does saying f***** mean you hate gay people? I don’t think I hate gay people. Gay is ok.” Her response was met by even more backlash, including a critical tweet from Will and Grace actress Debra Messing. In her statement, Messing expressed disappointment with Doja for defending past ignorance and implored her to use her fame and platform for good. Doja Cat has since issued a series of apologies for her derogatory words and deleted her tweets. The controversy generated much discourse regarding the limits of “cancel culture”, the growing trend of outcry on social media resulting in celebrities being deserted and careers abruptly derailed following publicized historic misconduct. [

    In May 2020, a 2015 song by Doja Cat titled ” Discography

    Trivia

    • Doja Cat has siblings, but we currently don’t know their names
    • Her fandom is known as “kittenz”

    External links

    • Doja Cat on Instagram
    • Doja Cat on Twitter
    • Doja Cat on Facebook
    • Doja Cat’s webpage

    Doja Cat: 28 facts about the ‘Streets’ rapper you probably never knew

    Find out Doja Cat’s age, height and everything else about her here.

    1. Who is Doja Cat? Everything you need to know about the ‘Streets’ rapper.

    Doja Cat is one of the biggest musicians and stars in the world right now. The singer and rapper is known for making a viral hit and, since starting her career in 2013, she’s given us ‘Mooo!’ and ‘Say So’, which exploded on TikTok back in 2020. Get to know the superstar here. [Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for TIDAL]

    2. How old is Doja Cat? When is her birthday?

    Doja Cat is 27 years old. She was born in 1995 and her birthday is on October 21st. [@dojacat via Instagram]

    3. How tall is Doja Cat?

    Doja Cat is 5 feet 5 inches tall, which is around 165cm. [Scott Dudelson/Getty Images]

    4. Where is Doja Cat from? Is she American?

    Doja Cat is American. She was born and raised in a place called Tarzana in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. Her father is also from South Africa. [Steven Ferdman/Getty Images]

    5. What is Doja Cat’s real name?

    Doja Cat’s real name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini. She chose the stage name Doja Cat because of her love for marijuana (doja is another name for weed, btw) and… cats. [@dojacat via Instagram]

    6. What is Doja Cat’s zodiac sign?

    Seeing as Doja Cat’s birthday falls on October 21st, she is a Libra according to the zodiac. She’s also a Virgo moon and a Libra rising. [Johnny Nunez/WireImage]

    7. Doja Cat’s birth chart: Her sun, moon and rising signs revealed

    Doja Cat revealed her Big Three in a behind-the-scenes video for ‘You Right’. Doja is a Libra Sun thanks to her October 21st birthday. And based on the location (Los Angeles) and the time she was born (7:14AM), she’s also a Virgo Moon and a Libra Rising. In the video, she reads that her birth chart reveals that she is “committed and assertive” with an “edgy temperament” that some might find “too unpredictable and hard to contain”. [Getty]

    8. Who is Doja Cat’s father?

    Doja Cat’s father is Dumisani Dlamini, an actor, composer and film producer best known for 1992 South African film Sarafina!, which stars Whoopi Goldberg. Doja says she has never met her father, adding: “He’s an incredible dancer and great actor, but yeah, I don’t know him very well.” [Multimedia LIVE via YouTube]

    9. Is Doja Cat Jewish?

    Doja Cat is Jewish through her mother, Deborah Sawyer, who is an American graphic designer of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. Doja has not opened up about her Jewish heritage in a lot of detail, but in an old interview, she said: “My mom was kinda a hip-hop head, really ironic because like — I’m Jewish, my grandma’s Jewish, she’s white, and she was never exposed to music like that.” [Frazer Harrison/Getty]

    10. Doja Cat opened up about her racial identity amid criticism over past offensive comments

    Doja Cat is biracial. Her father, Dumisani Dlamini, is South African and Black, and her mother, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer, is Jewish-American and white. While addressing past offensive comments made online, Doja opened up about her racial identity, saying: “I am a Black woman. Half of my family is Black from South Africa and I’m very proud of where I come from.” [@dojacat via Instagram]

    11. Who is Doja Cat’s boyfriend?

    Doja Cat is currently single since splitting from ex-boyfriend Johnny Utah in February 2020. She has not shared any information about her private life on her public Instagram account so she could be dating someone privately. [@dojacat via Instagram]

    12. Doja Cat and Johnny Utah broke up in February 2020

    Doja Cat confirmed that she had split from musician Johnny Utah in an Instagram Live video in Feb 2020. The couple started dating in 2019 and the break up appears to have been amicable. “Everything is ok. I unfollowed my ex-boyfriend and everything is ok. We have been cool,” she said in the Instagram Live. “Nothing weird going on. No drama, or weird shit going on. Shit just didn’t work out.” [@jawnyutah]

    13. Has Doja Cat had plastic surgery?

    Doja Cat has been outspoken about speculative conversation surrounding whether or not she has had cosmetic surgery. In March 2022, she clapped back at YouTuber Lorry Hill misleading and false claims that she had got plastic surgery. Later, in November 2022, Doja confirmed that she set to undergo surgery to have her “titties pulled up cuz some of my tops don’t fit the way I want them to.” In a 2018 interview with Vlad TV, Doja also said that she had been shamed for her natural body before.

    14. Doja Cat sings Boss Bitch on the Birds of Prey soundtrack

    In January 2020, Doja Cat released ‘Boss Bitch’, the third single from the soundtrack for 2020 movie Birds of Prey. The track was written by Doja and Ashnikko with producers Sky Adams and Imad Royal. Doja’s track features on the album for the film alongside Megan The Stallion. Normani, Saweetie and Halsey. [DC Films]

    15. Doja Cat has worked with Dr Luke on several songs on her album Hot Pink

    Doja Cat signed to controversial songwriter Dr Luke’s (real name Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald) Kemosabe Records when she was just 17. Dr Luke (who is no longer CEO of Kemosabe Records) was accused of sexual assault and abuse by singer Kesha, however, the case was dismissed. Despite being shunned by many artists, he has produced songs for Doja Cat like her hits ‘Juicy’, ‘Say So’, and ‘Rules’. [Kemosabe]

    16. ‘Say So’ by Doja Cat became a TikTok challenge

    ‘Say So’ was the fifth single from Doja Cat’s second album Hot Pink. The song spawned a number of TikTok dance challenges – the biggest created by Haley Sharpe a.k.a. @yodellinghaley – and became a massive hit. The official music video was released on 27 February 2020, and Haley even made a cameo appearance. [@yodelinghaley via TikTok]

    17. Doja Cat responds to homophobia accusations

    Doja Cat received backlash in September 2018 for her use of homophobic slurs towards rappers Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler the Creator. The tweets dated back to 2015 when Doja was in high school. Her response earned her even more backlash, as she tweeted: “Does saying f****t mean you hate gay people? I don’t think I hate gay people. Gay is ok.” After the internet “cancelled” her, she actually apologised and deleted the offensive tweets. [Ethan Miller/Getty Images]

    18. Doja Cat got COVID-19 after calling people who were scared of it ‘p*ssy’

    In July 2020, Doja Cat contracted coronavirus after referring to those scared of it as ‘p*ssy’. In an interview with Capital Xtra she said: “I got COVID. Honestly, I don’t know how this happens but I guess I ordered something off of Postmates and… I don’t know how I got it but I got it.” She was previously slammed for saying, “I’m gonna get corona and then I’m gonna get a Corona, cause I don’t give a f*ck about corona, bitch. It’s a flu.”

    19. Doja Cat has opened up about her sexuality before

    Doja Cat has openly dated men, but she has also said that she is gay in the past. In an Instagram Live video from August 2019, Doja opened up about her sexuality. She said: “I like both. I like dicks and I also like, um, I like people that I can have sex with. You can kind of have sex with anybody, right?” Doja also spoke about being “cancelled” for her homophobic comments despite being “gay” herself. [@dojacat via Instagram]

    20. Doja Cat has denied doing cocaine and other drugs

    Doja Cat was accused of doing cocaine after she shared an Instagram Live video where she appeared to be slurring and wiping her nose. Doja denied being on drugs and said she doesn’t even smoke weed anymore. She also said she had drunk so much that night that she had given herself alcohol poisoning. [@dojacat via Instagram]

    21. Doja Cat called out Noah Schnapp for exposing her Joseph Quinn DMs

    Back in July 2022, Doja Cat called out Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp after he shared private DMs she sent him asking if Joseph Quinn had a girlfriend. On Instagram Live, Doja addressed the situation, saying: “The fact that Noah did that, like went and posted a private conversation between me and him, is so unbelievably socially unaware and whack.” The pair later settled the situation in private and Noah apologised to her. As for Joseph, he told GQ that he “was flattered” anyway. [Getty]

    22. How many Grammys has Doja Cat won?

    Doja Cat won her first Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance) alongside SZA for ‘Kiss Me More’. The historic win makes Doja and SZA the first Black female duo to win in the category. It’s also the first Grammy Award for both artists. As on January 2023, Doja currently has 1 Grammy and 16 nominations. [Getty]

    23. How many Grammy nominations does Doja Cat have?

    Doja Cat has 16 Grammy nominations in total. In 2020, she was nominated in three categories: Best New Artist, Record Of The Year (‘Say So’) and Best Pop Solo Performance (‘Say So’). Sadly, Doja lost in all categories. In 2021, she picked up another 8 nominations, winning 1 for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with SZA. In 2022, she was nominated for a further 5 awards. The winners of the 65th Grammys will be announced on February 5th 2023. [Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for dcp)]

    24. Doja Cat hosted the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards

    Doja Cat hosted the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12. It was the singer’s first hosting gig at an awards show and she also performed on the night. Doja scooped five 2021 VMA nominations: Video of the Year and Best Collaboration for ‘Kiss Me More’, Best Art Direction for ‘Best Friend’, Best Visual Effects for ‘You Right’ and Artist of the Year. [Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Doja Cat]

    25. Doja Cat won two MTV Video Music Awards in 2021

    Doja Cat won two MTV Video Music Awards in 2021. Doja, who hosted the event, won Best Collaboration for ‘Kiss Me More’ featuring SZA and Best Art Direction for ‘Best Friend’ featuring Saweetie. In total, Doja was nominated in five categories: Video of the Year and Best Collaboration for ‘Kiss Me More’, Best Art Direction for ‘Best Friend’, Best Visual Effects for ‘You Right’ and Artist of the Year. [Alamy]

    26. Why wasn’t Doja Cat’s ‘Vegas’ nominated for an Oscar?

    Doja Cat had a hit on her hands when she released ‘Vegas’ from the Elvis soundtrack, but due to the fact that the song interpolates Elvis Presley’s ’Hound Dog’, it was unfortunately not eligible for Oscar consideration. Academy rules state that any submissions for Best Original Song must consist of “words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the motion picture.” [RCA]

    27. Did Doja Cat retire from music?

    Doja Cat has revealed that she would be retiring from the music industry. The whole thing stemmed from an issue Doja had with her fans in Paraguay in March. Doja had planned to perform at the Asunciónico festival but it was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. Doja Cat got into it with her fans on Twitter and following backlash, she decided to quit music. Although she has now apologised to her fans, Doja will retire after finishing on The Weeknd’s After Hours tour. [Getty]

    28. Where can I buy Doja Cat merch?

    You can find Doja Cat merch on her website, where she has hoodies, t-shirts and even a skate deck. [https://dojacat.com/collections/]

    29. Is Doja Cat on TikTok?

    Doja Cat is on TikTok – and her videos are absolutely hilarious. Her TikTok handle, as expected, is @dojacat. [@dojacat via TikTok]

    30. Is Doja Cat on Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat?

    Doja Cat is on Instagram (@dojacat) and Twitter (@DojaCat). She doesn’t appear to have a public Snapchat account. [@dojacat via Instagram]