Doja Cat: I have to defend my creative choices
Doja Cat has explained why she engages with trolls on social media.
Doja Cat feels compelled to defend her "creative choices" on social media.
The 30-year-old rap star is well-known for reacting to online criticism, and Doja admits that she feels compelled to respond whenever she feels "threatened".
The Paint the Town Red hitmaker told Vogue magazine: "When I feel that I’m threatened, even though it may not be a threat at all, it rhymes with: You are failing.
"Look, I never do costume changes, but I feel like I have to defend my creative choices, and then I give those people power even though they could be anybody—they could have Cheeto dust on their fingers and have no job."
Despite this, Doja hopes she stops engaging in online spats by the time she reaches 50.
She said: "In life, you grow. We’ll see where I am when I’m 50, if I’m still on Twitter doing stuff like that, who knows? Hopefully not."
Meanwhile, Jack Harlow previously hailed Doja as a "very gifted individual".
The rap star collaborated with Doja on the single Just Us, and Jack believes she's "super important and super talented".
Speaking to Apple Music's Zane Lowe, Jack explained: "Doja and I both emerged at a similar time into music culture, I suppose, and so that was right around the pandemic.
"We actually have a notorious IG live together. We kind of became cool on the internet and then when the world opened back up, we would cross paths. But I’ve been wanting to do a song with Doja for four or five years.
"This is an important moment to me because I think she’s super important and super talented, just a very gifted individual."
Jack revealed that Doja didn't have any hesitations about working with him.
He shared: "We were talking one day, just was seeing what’s up and she brought up a song she had and I was like, 'It’s funny because I have a song and I’d love you to hear it.' I shot it over to her and she was like, 'What?' She immediately loved it and knocked it out.
"I think it’s just timing, about catching people at the right time, making them feel inspired. I think you could tell by her verse and how long it is and how many lines there are."
