Doja Cat born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini is a famed American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Renowned for her artistic prowess and extraordinary style, her music covers various genres including hip-hop, pop rap, pop and R&B. She is among the 2020s greatest commercial artists.
She is as well a renowned social media personality more specially on TikTok and Instagram.
Her greatest music influences include; Nicki Minaj, Lauryn Hill and Busta Rhymes.
The skilled rapper has won a number of accolades. They include one Grammy Award, five American Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards and five Billboard Awards. Moreover, she was ranked by Time in 2023 on the 100 most influential people in the world.
Recording label
RCA and Kemosabe Records.
Age and Birthday
Born in Los Angeles, California in the United States on October 21, 1995, Amala Dlamini is 28 years old at 2024.
Doja Cat Family
Parents
The talented rapper’s parents are Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer (mother) and Dumisani Dlamini (father). Like Doja, both her parents are artists. Her mother, a Jewish-American is a clothing graphic designer and painter. Furthermore, her father is a famous South African actor and dancer of Zulu heritage.
Sibling
Doja has an older brother named Raman Dalithando Dlamini.
Doja Cat Career
She kicked-off her music career as a teenager, making and dropping songs on Sound Cloud. Her song So High captured the interest of RCA and Kemosabe Records with whom she signed a joint recording contract. Doja Cat released her debut EP Purrr! in 2014. After a break from releasing music, Doja Cat dropped her debut studio album titled Amala in 2018. Subsequently, with her single Mooo!, she gained massive growth in popularity as an internet meme.
In 2019, Doja Cat released her second studio album Hot Pink which attained top ten on the U.S Billboard 200. One of its singles Say So topped the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The following year, she did a collaboration with Ariana Grande in their song Motive. Her third album Planet Her dropped in 2021 enjoyed great success spending four weeks at number two on the Billboard 200. Its best singles Kiss Me More (featuring SZA), Woman and Need to Know featured in top ten. Moreover, Doja Cat’s fourth studio album Scarlet released in 2023 peaked at top five on the Billboard 200. The album lead single Paint the Town Red is so far Doja Cat’s most successful song after peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as in eight other countries.
Doja Cat Net Worth
The American rapper has an estimated net worth of $12 million as of 2024.