The story of Doja Cat

Brut America

She's a cat lover, an internet troll and the first artist to have a song go viral on TikTok.   This is the story of Doja Cat.

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00:00It being 2020, like, I expect the worst every day.

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00:26I acknowledge that I have worked really hard this year,

00:30but it's like I'm not working for me.

00:35And that's why every time I walk up there or accept anything,

00:38I'm just like, y'all, thank you,

00:41and I'm just gonna go back to doing this

00:44and, you know, being creative and doing what I love to do.

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01:12I know my brother listened to a lot of music and we loved music,

01:15but my mom wasn't really a singer.

01:18She would sing, but she wasn't a singer.

01:20And my dad was a dancer and I wanted to dance,

01:23so I took up dancing,

01:24and I didn't really do music like that as a kid.

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02:04I would say, go on, girl.

02:07Post it. Do it.

02:09Put that out.

02:11Just keep doing whatever you're about to do.

02:15Maybe take some singing lessons,

02:17but keep doing what you're doing.

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02:30The beginning of my career, I used to sit at home

02:32and make beats and, you know, music all day,

02:36so it's not too crazy, and I have a lot of fun at home.

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03:10Usually when I go in to make an album,

03:12it's not about, we need to talk about my life

03:15and my personal, you know, problems and my,

03:19you know, things like that,

03:20because usually it just starts with the music

03:23and just how it sounds.

03:24It's a lot more just, like, musical

03:27and just fun to listen to.

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04:25It's the most creative I feel like I've been

04:27because of that.

04:28I'm really, really happy about everything,

04:30and I feel blessed, like I said.

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04:38♪ Put your head on my shoulder ♪

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04:59Sometimes I kind of joke around,

05:01or, I mean, most of the time I'm joking around.

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05:38So quarantine has definitely been a challenge

05:42for me in a lot of ways.

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06:03Like, if it's the Grammys,

06:04one, my friend has to get a tattoo of my name on his...

06:08Wait, who's his friend?

06:09You got to give me more names than that.

06:11My DJ from day one

06:13has to get a tattoo right on his whatever...

06:16Can I say the A word?

06:18On his...cheek.

06:19He has to get...

06:21On his booty, on his booty-ooty.

06:23And he has to get it on there and prove it,

06:26and I'm going, I'm going to see it.

06:27And I'm just, I'm really excited if that does happen,

06:30if we do win something.

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