Amala Ratna Zandile
Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (/ˈdoʊdʒə/ DOH-jə), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song "So High" caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records, with which she signed a joint record deal at the age of 17, subsequently releasing her debut EP Purrr! in 2014.
After a hiatus from releasing music and the uneventful rollout of her debut studio album, Amala (2018), Doja Cat earned viral success as an internet meme with her 2018 single "Mooo!", a novelty song in which she makes satirical claims about being a cow. Capitalizing on her growing popularity, her second studio album, Hot Pink (2019), reached the top 10 of the US Billboard 200 and spawned the single "Say So", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart following the release of a remix featuring Nicki Minaj. This album was followed by Planet Her (2021), which spent three consecutive weeks at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the top 10 singles "Kiss Me More" (featuring SZA) and "Need to Know".
Described by The Wall Street Journal as "a skilled technical rapper with a strong melodic sense and a bold visual presence",[5] Doja Cat is known for creating music videos and songs that achieve popularity on social media applications such as TikTok. She is also well-versed in the internet herself, and is famed for her absurdly humorous personality and online presence.[6][7][8][9] Apart from nominations for eleven Grammy Awards, Doja Cat has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including a Guinness World Record, a Billboard Music Award, five American Music Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards..
Based in Los Angeles, she signed a recording contract with RCA Records in 2014, subsequently releasing her debut extended play, Purrr!, and a series of singles, including “Go To Town”, “So High” and “Tia Tamera”. Doja Cat rose to prominence in 2018 with her single “Mooo!”, which became a viral success on YouTube.
More About Her
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…”
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.
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:
12. Her second album, Hot Pink, came out in November 2019.
15. In 2018, right after “Mooo!”, people found old tweets of hers that had homophobic slurs. Doja Cat initially doubled down (eek), then apologized, writing, “I’ve used horrible derogatory and hateful words towards people out of ignorance. I just want you guys to know that you’re incredibly special and I hold you dearly to my heart. I’m sorry for anyone I’ve offended or hurt deeply. You all are worth love and support.”
16. She loves cursing people on Twitter. (Seriously, she talked about it in an interview.)
15. In 2018, right after “Mooo!”, people found old tweets of hers that had homophobic slurs. Doja Cat initially doubled down (eek), then apologized, writing, “I’ve used horrible derogatory and hateful words towards people out of ignorance. I just want you guys to know that you’re incredibly special and I hold you dearly to my heart. I’m sorry for anyone I’ve offended or hurt deeply. You all are worth love and support.”
16. She loves cursing people on Twitter. (Seriously, she talked about it in an interview.)
18. “I never stopped thinking about what I can do next,” Doja said. “So, as much as I may seem like I’m kind of going throughout life blindly, I know what I want.”
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