Many people wonder if Doja Cat became famous entirely by accident. But the truth is that the artist has been a big presence in the hip-hop community ever since she began dropping songs like Mooo!, Juicy, and Rico Nasty. Her music videos slay on YouTube, racking up millions upon millions of views whenever she drops a new one with her trademarked brand of goofy humor. Thanks to this, the singer has amassed a net worth of $5 Million. On top of that, the rapper doubled her fortune in 2021 after releasing her third studio album Planet Her.
On the other hand, one of the things fans love the most about Doja Cat is just how relatable, goofy, and down-to-earth she is. Sometimes it's hard for people to link this talented artist who has created hits like Need To Know and Woman with the quirky Doja on TikTok. Fans have been pointing this out to the artist for ages, and now she's addressing it in a new TikTok video. Even with all her success, Doja Cat says she hasn't gotten the hang of being a celebrity just yet. Perhaps this is why she didn't want to choose her fandom name. Here are all the details.
The Real Reason Doja Cat Didn't Want To Name Her Fandom
Several fanbases have their own names and accessories that set them apart from other fan communities. For example, Miley Cyrus already has the Smilers, and Ariana Grande's Arianators tend to wear cat ears to the singer's live performances. Then there are Doja Cat's fans, who tend to change their fandom name with frequency. Doja has jokingly tweeted in the past about this, saying, "Okay, the fan base name is now Spagoogalongs. Next week we'll be changing it to Shomblongers. We will be changing it every week now, so just try to keep up. Thanks."
Surprisingly, Doja Cat's fandom now has an official name: Kittenz. The star twitted, "Because I don't feel morally right pet-naming you guys, I need you all to pick one and stick with it because I see this question floating around too much. What do we wanna be?" She took the two most popular fandom names suggested by fans, Kittenz and Cubs, and created a Twitter poll to let fans decide. With a 74,6%, the name Kittenz won. Although the singer initially didn't want to choose her fandom name, she was sweet enough to help her followers to come up with one.
Doja Cat Gained Her Stage Name From One Of Her Cats
Doja Cat's real name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, but she took on the stage name and persona of Doja when she started making music. She told Dazed that her stage name came from one of her cats and her love for marijuana. The singer revealed, "I was heavily addicted to w*** and w*** culture, so when I began rapping, I thought of the word 'doja' and how it sounds like a girl's name."
Doja has been open about her marijuana addiction and how she was doing her best to recover. She's spoken openly about how quitting w*** helped her with her music. Doja told Genius, "I thought it'd be cool to be that person smoking so much w*** that it was the only way to be respected. Then I realized, 'Oh, yeah, I can just be myself.' I'm making so much more music now."
Doja Cat Reveals Feeling Rundown And Overworked
From the outside, the life of a celebrity may seem all glitz and glamour. But at times, the pressure is simply too much for anyone to handle. Even for some of the biggest names in the game. Doja Cat is no exception to the exhaustion as she took to Twitter to vent to fans in a series of since-deleted tweets about how overworked and rundown she is.
She started out by saying, "I'm just tired, and I don't want to do anything. I'm not happy :\ I'm done saying yes to motherf****** cuz I can't even have a week to just chill. I'm never not working. I'm f****** tired. Alex is getting old. He's 68 years old, and I can't even be there for him. I wanna be alone."
Doja went on to admit that her sadness and exhaustion is nobody's fault but hers, adding, "just keep agreeing to s*** I don't wanna do in the future. It's my own dumb a** fault. And then I'm too tired to put any effort into this s*** because cuz I'm so run down from everything else." She continued on her tweet spree with comments like, "I like don't care anymore, man," and when one fan responded to her suggesting she just not to her upcoming shows, Doja said, "I have to."
The rapper's confession immediately sparked an Internet-wide debate among her fans, many of whom quickly supported her, especially after a year of such extreme mental health awareness.