A singer and songwriter from LA with over 22 million Instagram followers, Doja Cat performs impromptu songs about strep throat, animals, and other topics in her Instagram Live videos. Doja has a sizable music library in addition to her unplanned songs for social media.

1. Her full name is Amala Zandile Dlamini

Doja chose to use a stage name and persona despite having a Jewish-American mother and a South African father who gave birth to her. When Doja started rapping, “I was heavily addicted to weed and weed culture, so when I started rapping, I thought of the word ‘doja’ and how it sounds like a girl’s name,” she said.

2. Her biggest musical influences are Rihanna and D’Angelo

She has cited artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, Pharell, and Erykah Badu as inspirations, and they may have had an impact on her sexually explicit and outspoken nature.

3. Her South African ancestors have influenced some of her musical preferences

This album has a lot more African influences, she said, adding that her background is sometimes used to sample other musical genres and produce entirely original music. Blink-182 can be sampled, but I’d also like to include an African vocal sample. You are taken to a tropical forest throughout the entire song.

4. She Isn’t the Creator of Her Favorite Memes

Doja’s “Mooo!” meme/music video hybrid is well-known, but she tells Crack magazine that her favorite internet meme is the “it’s an avocaaado!” video. Her social media accounts are littered with meme references, allowing her to connect with her followers on a deeper level.

5. She Tried to be a Dancer Before Singing

Doja acknowledged that she once experimented with breakdancing. Doja told Dazed, “I danced in a crew and participated in sanctioned underground cypher/battles all over Los Angeles.

6. What is her biggest turn-on? A large nose

She stated that she wants a partner with a large nose, but we can’t elaborate on why.

7. Her favorite feeling is when her “pants fit perfectly.”

“I have a lot of trouble because I have a huge ass and nothing else on my body can match it.” It appears as though I have taken another person’s lower body. If I can find pants that hug everything and behave like Spanx, I’ll be king of the world,” Doja exclaimed.

8. She Adopts a ’90s-Inspired Fashion and Music Aesthetic

Her Instagram feed is filled with bodysuits, neon, and Clueless-inspired attire.