Scarlet Doja Cat Audacious Departure: Before Doja Cat released her fourth record, “Scarlet,” which was a risky move and made her an internet star, she played with the status quo.
In her own way, she told her fans, who she called “kittens,” to “get a job” on social media. Some fans demanded an explanation, and when they didn’t get one, a few of them shut down their accounts. Doja Cat, who never follows the rules, discussed how celebrities and their fans interact. Did she owe them something? Were her fans wrong to think that she did?
In her first song, “Attention,” she talked about parasocial relationships, especially the one she has with her fans. The beat, which sounds like hip-hop from the 1990s, pulses as she sings, “Look at me/Look at me,” then, after a pause, “You lookin’?”
Pop music with many clichés is often driven by fame, but Doja Cat flips the script. She moves away from the glossy pop of her last two albums, “Planet Her” (2021) and “Hot Pink” (2019), and goes for lyrics with a harder edge. Even though it hurts, her humor stays the same. On “Ouchies,” she makes fun of herself by saying, “A humid Billies/I’m the goat/No Eilish.”
The idea that fans could be bad guys keeps appearing in “Scarlet.” “F—- the Girls” is “Attention’s” less compromising sister. It’s a fiery, cathartic way to let off steam. It’s like writing an angry letter to someone who hurt you, but instead of throwing it away, she shares it with the whole world, scorched earth-style.
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The days of “Say So” and silly songs like “Mooo!” that became popular are over. In its place is the shimmering “Shutcho,” which uses a sample of 10cc’s soft rock hit “I’m Not in Love,” the new jack swing charm of “Agora Hills,” which was inspired by Troop’s 1989 hit “All I Do Is Think of You,” and the emotional romance of “Can’t-Wait.”
In September, “Paint the Town Red,” the first song on the record that used a sample of Dionne Warwick, became the first rap song to top the charts in over a year. It broke the country music monopoly and was the most extended break since 2001. Doja Cat’s willingness to break the rules seems ready to test how things are.
In “Scarlet,” she doesn’t see the color as wrong but as a badge of pride.
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Our Reader’s Queries
Why did Doja Cat name her album Scarlet?
She explained the new title by saying, “I’m always changing my mind. And ‘Scarlet’ just felt right, because it pays homage to ‘Hot Pink’. I used the name of a color, but it’s more than that; when you think of Scarlett, you think of it as a person’s name, not just a color. That’s the twist behind it.”
What is Doja Cat’s real name?
Born on October 21, 1995, Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, also known as Doja Cat, is a talented American rapper and singer. She goes by the stage name Doja Cat.