Doja Cat

Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini born October 21 1995 known professionally as Doja Cat 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 she released her second studio album Hot Pink in the following year It 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 two on the Billboard 200 and spawned the top 10 singles Kiss Me More featuring SZA Need to Know and Woman Described by The Wall Street Journal as a skilled technical rapper with a strong melodic sense and a bold visual presence Doja Cat is known for creating music videos and songs that achieve popularity on social media applications such as TikTok She is also wellversed in the internet herself and is famed for her absurdly humorous personality and online presence Doja Cat has received numerous accolades throughout her career including one Grammy Award from eleven nominations five Billboard Music Awards five American Music Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards