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Scarlet
Studio album by
Doja Cat
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)
Recorded2022–August 2023
Length55:00[1]
Label
Producer
Doja Cat chronology
Planet Her
(2021) 		Scarlet
(2023)
Singles from Scarlet
  1. "Attention"
    Released: June 16, 2023
  2. "Paint the Town Red"
    Released: August 4, 2023

Scarlet is the upcoming fourth studio album by American rapper and singer Doja Cat, scheduled for release on September 22, 2023 through Kemosabe and RCA Records. Inspired by her disillusionment with pop music and dissatisfaction over music critics questioning her status as a rapper, Doja Cat set out to create a masculine follow-up to her third studio album, Planet Her (2021). Musically, the album will be predominantly centered around hip hop and R&B genres, marking a slight departure from the pop-driven sounds of its predecessor.[2] To promote the album, Doja Cat will embark on The Scarlet Tour, her first arena tour in North America as a headliner.[3]

Background

Doja Cat began her career as a rapper heavily involved with the underground scene in her hometown of Los Angeles.[4] She rose to prominence in August 2018 as an internet meme, following the viral success of her novelty song "Mooo!".[5][6] She continued to gain mainstream attention with her pop and R&B-infused second studio album, Hot Pink (2019).[7][8] The remix to its standout single "Say So", which featured Nicki Minaj, became the first song by a female rap duo to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[9][10] Doja Cat's third studio album, Planet Her (2021), continued the pop-R&B blend and was met with critical and commercial success.[11] It became the most-streamed album by a female rapper on Spotify, and its lead single, "Kiss Me More" featuring SZA, won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.[12][13]

After being nominated for the BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist in May 2021, Doja Cat was criticized by social media users who felt she was "too pop" to be considered as a rapper. She responded to the criticism on Twitter, by writing, "Don't ever fuckin [sic] disrespect me as a rapper. After the last song I dropped, you will respect my pen and that's fuckin [sic] that."[14] She weighed in further on the debate during a cover story with Rolling Stone in December, saying, "Anyone who says that I'm not a rapper is in denial. They don't know what they're talking about."[15] A few days after the profile piece was published, Doja Cat revealed on an Instagram livestream that she was interested in creating a double album; with one side focused on her pop rap sounds, and the other side containing 12 hip hop songs produced by 9th Wonder and Jay Versace.[16][17]

In an interview with Elle in May 2022, Doja Cat addressed claims that she was not a rapper in the "traditional sense" by stating that she has "rapped since the beginning, and I really couldn't even sing that well to begin with—I got a lot better. I use my voice as a tool to create these worlds, and it's fine if people think that I can't rap." She also confirmed that her upcoming fourth studio album will be "predominantly rap".[18] She doubled down on the album's main genre in April 2023 by stating "no more pop", and that she agrees with "everyone who said the majority of my rap verses are mid and corny. I know they are. I wasn't trying to prove anything, I just enjoy making music. But I'm getting tired of hearing y'all say that I can't, so I will."[19][20] Doja Cat also denounced her previous two albums as "cash grabs" and "digestible pop hits".[21] On April 26, radio personality Ebro Darden shared that he had the opportunity to listen to approximately eight songs from the album while it was in its "early stages", stating "I heard straight rap records".[22] After being asked about potential producers, he responded "I don't even think it's producers that we know. I think she's got her own batch of producers."[22] On August 27, she announced that the album was finished.[23]

Title

Doja Cat shared a name for the album, Hellmouth, in March 2023.[24][25] By April, she was unsure of whether or not the name would stick,[26] and later clarified to Interview magazine that she did not have an album name yet, with the working title subject to potential change.[27] While speaking to Time for their annual list of influential people, she shared that she "might just mess with everybody and completely turn the tables on them. But I like the idea of Hellmouth because it sounds good. And it's provocative."[28] On May 9, she revealed another title, First of All, through social media, before retracting on May 15.[29][30] In an interview with Business Insider on May 26, Doja Cat revealed that the reason she kept changing the title is due to a combination of indecisiveness and crowdsourcing. She described her process for selecting an album title as her putting her "ADHD kind of on display — by accident, I guess. I thought that Hellmouth was the name of the album, but then it wasn't. But I'm good at doing things last minute. So I've been firing off random stuff and reading comments and seeing how people receive it and then, you know, saying 'no' a lot. 'Just kidding'." She concluded by saying she thinks she finally has a name for the album, and swiftly added, "It's not First of All."[31] In an article for Harper's Bazaar, author Angie Martinez revealed the title to be Scarlet, on August 16, 2023.[32]

Composition

During a cover story with Variety in February 2023, Doja Cat expressed that Scarlet will diverge from the "pink and soft things" and "pop and glittery sounds" that she has been noted for; opting instead for a more "masculine" sonic direction.[33] She claimed to have purposefully misled journalists and fans into thinking that her album would be inspired by 1990s German rave music, rock, experimental jazz and R&B, rather than rap.[34] However, it was later confirmed that the upcoming album will blend various hip hop and R&B genres, although Doja Cat stated that this album would exclusively contain rap songs.[33][35] She admitted that she had become tired of creating pop songs, adding that the genre is not exciting to her anymore.[36][37]

In an interview with Rolling Stone in June 2023, Doja expanded on the influences and inspiration for her upcoming album, saying that she had been reconnecting with the music that she was raised listening to, such as Erykah Badu, John Coltrane and 90s hip hop.[38]

Track listing

On April 17, 2023, Doja shared a list of 20 tracks considered for Scarlet:[39][40]

Recorded songs:

  • "Attention"
  • "Gun"
  • "Balut"
  • "Paint the Town Red"
  • "Wet Vagina"
  • "Love Life"
  • "Agora Hills"
  • "Go Off Lil Mama"
  • "Demons"
  • "Seeing Stars"
  • "Skull N Bones"
  • "97"
  • "Shots"
  • "Loonie"
  • "Can't Wait"
  • "Ouchies"
  • "Crack"
  • "Often"
  • "Take It Back"
  • "Disrespectful"
  • "NHIE"
  • "FTG"
  • "First Of All"
  • "Finally"

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