Doja Cat

Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, widely known as Doja Cat, was born on October 21, 1995. This American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer has earned the title of the 'Queen of Pop-Rap' due to her remarkable musical versatility and engaging live performances. With a humorous presence on the internet, she has captured the hearts of millions, leading Billboard to recognize her as one of the world's biggest pop stars and a defining figure of her era. In 2023, Time magazine included her in its list of the world's most influential people.

Doja Cat's journey in music began in her teenage years when she started releasing tracks on SoundCloud. Her breakout moment came with the song 'So High,' which attracted the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records, resulting in a recording contract before the release of her debut extended play, 'Purrr!' in 2014. After a brief hiatus and a less impactful rollout of her debut studio album, 'Amala' in 2018, she gained viral fame with the novelty track 'Mooo!', which humorously claimed her identity as a cow.

Building on her newfound popularity, Doja Cat released her second studio album, 'Hot Pink,' in 2019. The album achieved significant success, reaching the top ten of the US Billboard 200 and featuring the hit single 'Say So,' which topped the charts following a remix with Nicki Minaj. Her third studio album, 'Planet Her,' released in 2021, spent forty-one weeks in the Billboard 200's top ten and became the tenth best-selling album globally that year, producing several top ten singles, including 'Kiss Me More' featuring SZA.

In 2023, she released her fourth studio album, 'Scarlet,' which embraced a hip-hop-oriented sound and peaked within the top five of the Billboard 200. The lead single, 'Paint the Town Red,' achieved remarkable success, topping the Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200. Her upcoming fifth album, 'Vie,' set to release in 2025, marks a return to her pop roots and is also expected to reach the top five of the Billboard 200.

Doja Cat has solidified her status as one of the best-selling female rappers of all time, with over thirty-four million records sold between 2018 and 2022. In 2024, Billboard ranked her as the twenty-fourth top woman artist and the second female rapper of the twenty-first century, just five years after her first charted record in 2019. Since 2020, she has amassed numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award from nineteen nominations, six Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, six MTV Video Music Awards, and eight iHeartRadio Music Awards.