WHAT’S IN A NAME?
he hip-hop sensation Doja Cat, whose real name is Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini, had a record-breaking year in 2020. While her popularity still continues to grow, some have questioned the origin of her stage name, which is allegedly a reference to cannabis. According to celebrity gossip and news website , Doja originally spoke about her relationship to weed in an interview with in 2018. “I was heavily addicted to weed and weed culture, so when I began rapping I thought of the word ‘doja’ and how it sounds like a girl’s name,” she told . The “cat” portion of her name is a little more obvious; it attests to her love of cats “in every aspect.” The interview was held just two weeks after Doja released her comedy song “Mooo!” Reports claim that Doja Cat no longer smokes marijuana, but that she heavily consumed it during the recording of her first album, , in 2018.
