Doja Cat
Doja Cat Drops Out Of The Weeknd’s Summer Tour, Slated To Have Surgery
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Doja Cat charmed her way into the hearts of music fans with her personality and outsized talent, but it’ll be a while before she hits stages again. The “Say So” singer shared that she’ll drop out The Weeknd’s summer tour in order to recover from tonsil surgery. Doja Cat Takes Performance Break Doja Cat shared the news with her legion of fans via an Instagram Story post explaining why she’s shutting down performing for the summer. From Instagram: Related Stories Hi guys. I wanted you to hear it from me first. Unfortunately I have to have surgery on my tonsils ASAP. The surgery is routine but the recovery is going to take awhile due to swelling. That menas I have to cancel my festival run this summer as well as The Weeknd tour. ...
Cat’s Out The Bag: Doja Cat Joins JBL As A Global Brand Ambassador
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jacob Webster / JBL Doja Cat, ahead of notching her Grammy Awards win for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance alongside SZA for the track “Kiss Me More,” another cat was let out of the bag. Via social media, the Planet Her star made a nod towards her new role as a global brand ambassador for audio tech brand JBL as only she can. Sporting a custom bejeweled JBL Clip 4 Bluetooth speaker on the red carpet, Doja Cat’s stunning evening attire was already enough to turn heads but the ante was upped to new levels via the glittery audio device. Related Stories Via a video posted on TikToko, Doja thrilled fans with a video showing off the custom Clip 4 while noshing on some food backstage as she was getting ready. The now-viral video garnered a flurry of responses from...
Feet Flasher Doja Cat Quits Music After Paraguay Twitter Battle Goes Full Racist
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: JAVIER TORRES / Getty Doja Cat has quit music, allegedly. The rapper who has been doing more crooning more than spittin’ lately has allegedly called it a career after getting into a Twitter battle with what seems like all of Paraguay that quickly went racist. Apparently, a Doja Cat performance was canceled in Paraguay. Despite it being due to flooding, it seems that people had a problem with her not interacting with fans outside her hotel room as if it was disrespect. She did perform in Brazil, but after tweeting that the show wasn’t up to snuff and she would do better, which caused Paraguay Twitter to go nuclear in her mentions. Know what, we’ll let TMZ recap the struggle: Doja copped to not putting on “a good enough show,” but promised she’d...
Nicki Minaj Crosses Out Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, & Doja Cat’s Names In Op-Ed Praising Her, Twitter Senses Shadiness
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Nicki Minaj’s latest social media antics have many, including the Barbs thinking she was being really shady to other female Hip-Hop artists. Queen Barb Nicki Minaj raised eyebrows on social media after sharing a HotNewHipHop Op-Ed written by Joshua Robinson titled Why Nicki Minaj Is One of the Greatest of All Time. Of course, it’s a no-brainer that Minaj would share a piece praising her, and acknowledging her contributions to the genre, but it’s what she did with the screengrab from the post that even has her Barbz asking why? The original paragraph in the piece read: “Yet, what’s most astonishing and powerful about Nicki’s impact on Hip-Hop is her presence and, sometimes, the lack thereof. Whether she’s going on an unexp...
Doja Cat Covers Hole’s ‘Celebrity Skin’ for Taco Bell Super Bowl Commercial
Raise your hand if you saw this coming. OK, put it down. Doja Cat has teamed up with Taco Bell and performed a cover of Hole’s “Celebrity Skin” for the fast-food joint’s Super Bowl commercial this year. The commercial deemed “The Grande Escape,” features the 1998 song that includes newly reworked lyrics in partnership with Courtney Love herself. The single arrives on streaming services on February 11, via RCA Records. Prior to the big game, Doja and Taco gave us a sneak peek today by releasing the commercial’s behind-the-scenes video. [embedded content][embedded content] [embedded content][embedded content] “It’s no secret I’m a major Taco Bell fan which has made my role with this campaign all the more fun,” Doja Cat said in a statement. “I’ve enjoyed every moment of this campaign, especia...
The 30 Best Songs of 2021
A pair of rappers pulling off the best Tom Tom Club sample since Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” (G Perico & Rucci), an iconic New Wave band trafficking in tongue-in-cheek nostalgia (Duran Duran), a blackgaze act embracing their love of vocal harmony (Deafheaven), and psych-rockers using the shopping mall as a metaphor for capitalist greed (My Morning Jacket) — SPIN‘s 30 Best Songs of 2021 offer something for everyone. For our latest year-end track recap, we kept our overall sorting process the same as 2020: For a cut to be eligible, it needed to be one of two things: 1) a stand-alone single released in 2021 or 2) part of an album issued in 2021. 30. Beatrice Deer – “The Storm” The sound is so simple that, at first, it feels almost formless: a primal drum groove, shards of metallic elect...
Doja Cat Pulls Out Of Concerts After Positive COVID-19 Diagnosis
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Daniel Boczarski / Getty Doja Cat has made the move to bow out of her scheduled concert appearances in the coming weeks after testing positive for COVID. The “Say So” rapper broke the news via a social media post on Sunday (December 12th). She expressed that she’d be missing the remaining dates for the iHeart Radio Jingle Ball Tour which were to be in Philadelphia, Atlanta and the last stop being Miami on December 19th. “While my spirits are down since I can’t be there to celebrate the holiday with my fans in Philly, DC< Atlanta, and Miami, I’m doing ok and look forward to recovering and getting back out there as soon as I can!” she wrote. This marks the second time that Doja has tested positive for the coronavirus, the first time being in July 2020. R...
Hangout Music Festival Announces Massive 2022 Lineup With Zedd, ILLENIUM, More
Hangout Music Festival has officially punched its ticket to 2022. The three-day oceanside music festival is set to return to the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama for the first time since 2019 from May 20-22, 2022. Organizers have put together a massive lineup of EDM, pop, rock, hip-hop, and country artists for the momentous fest. Zedd, SLANDER, ILLENIUM, Madeon, Louis The Child and more will rep the electronic music scene. Major contemporary music artists to perform include Post Malone, Tame Impala, Megan Thee Stallion, Oliver Tree, Post Malone, Halsey, and Fall Out Boy, among many others. Hangout Music Festival Recommended Articles Registration for pre-sale tickets to Hangout 2022 is now active on the festival’s official website and they’ll be available on December 10t...
Clap For Him: JAY-Z Surpasses Quincy Jones To Become The Most Grammy Nominated Artist Ever
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty JAY-Z is having himself one hell of a year because the accomplishments keep rolling in. The Grammy nominations were revealed on Tuesday (Nov.24). The living Hip-Hop legend from Brooklyn has become one the most-nominated artists in Grammy Awards history after receiving three Grammy nods. JAY-Z passed Quince Jones. Before the news, the rapper and iconic multihyphenate both had 80 nominations. The news comes fresh off JAY-Z’s historic induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the release of The Harder They Fall, the Netflix film he produced that is garnering a lot of buzz in Hollywood. JAY-Z hasn’t released a solo project since 2017’s 4:44. His nominations come in the way of guest features on his “little brother,” Kanye ...
Doja Cat Edges Out Drake For Most Streamed Rapper On Spotify
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty All signs are pointing to the Certified Lover Boy wave starting to slow down. Doja Cat has officially surpassed Drake on Spotify to take the reigns as the most streamed rapper on Spotify. As spotted on Rap-Up Magazine the Los Angeles, California native might be October’s new very own. According to the platform she has put the most numbers on the board for this calendar year for any rapper. On average Doja has enjoyed nearly 64 million streams per month versus Champagne Papi’s 63 million streams per month. Lil Nas X also had an impressive run but falling a bit short under the 6 God’s metrics. Even though she started making a name for herself on a national level in 2018 it seems Doja is just starting to hit her stride. Earlier th...
Doja Cat Details Her Rise To Fame With Missy Elliott In New Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Doja Cat is embracing her imperfections to the fullest. In a new feature she speaks with Missy Elliott to discuss her rise to fame and more. The Los Angeles, California native recently spoke to the Rap legend in-depth for the newest issue of Interview Magazine. The two performers talked about Doja’s artistry which admittedly has come under question the Hip-Hop community. “When it comes to rap I could be better. I think everybody feels that way with their own art, in all kinds of ways. But I see all these incredibly talented rappers around me, and I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’m doing pop, but I should focus on my pen now more than ever.’ I’m good, and I can be funny and charming, and I can do little punchlines here and there, but I need to ta...
Saweetie Admits Having Regrets Working With Dr. Luke
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Saweetie is caught up in the middle of some controversy thanks to her collaboration with the notorious producer Dr. Luke, which came up in a recent interview. The “Back To The Streets” rapper sat down to talk with New York magazine for a multi-part profile interview. In discussing her work on her upcoming album Pretty B—- Music, writer Hunter Harris asked her about working with Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, who had been embroiled in a legal battle with Kesha which included the singer alleging that he sexually assaulted her in addition to emotionally abusing her. To that question, Saweetie responded, “I’m so green. Maybe that’s a double-edged sword because I’m coming into the studio and I’m not knowing who these people are. I was able to ...
