Doja Cat is one of hip-hop’s brightest new stars. One can say that “new” is a stretch since she has had music out for years. However, she is part of the new school. Doja is the sound for Generation Z. From her songs being in Taco Bell commercials to headlining award shows, she has the juice.
She covers the latest issue of Rolling Stone, where she touched on quite a few interesting topics. One of them is that she dislikes her stage name.
“My image was the pothead hippie girl, and I’m not that,” she said. “[SNL] made a joke the other day that Doja Cat sounds like a Pokémon. And, you know, it didn’t hurt my feelings, but it definitely hurt my feelings.”
According to Rolling Stone, her name comes from adoring cats and a type of ganja. The magazine states this saying:
Doja’s stage name derives from both her love of felines (she has two, Alex and Ray) and a marijuana strain (she has since quit smoking weed). But she says she doesn’t love her name, and has in fact tried to change it a few times over the years. An old manager convinced her not to.
Doja Cat also touched on her record deal with producer Dr. Luke. For those who don’t know, Luke was accused of sexually assaulting Kesha but ended up dropping the lawsuit. Eventually, he sued her for defamation. People criticize Doja for working with Dr. Luke so, she made it clear that she doesn’t plan to in the future.
She also “hinted” that she believes Dr. Luke is unfairly credited for some of her songs, in Rolling Stone. Doja followed up with an apology saying that her comments were due to people attributing her success to others, specifically, men.
Hmm, sounds similar to some of the grievances Nicki Minaj has been dealing with during her career.
Doja Cat’s honesty and quirkiness makes her a fascinating hip-hop artist to pay attention to.
Love Doja Cat? Read more retrospective articles here.
Written by Amber Alexander
Twitter: Ambernofetari
