Doja Cat Refers To ‘Scarlet’ Album As A ‘Massive Fart’

Doja Cat seemingly launched into pop superstardom with her projects like Hot Pink (2019) and Planet Her (2021). However, the rapper-singer felt her skills as an MC were being doubted and decided to drop off Scarlet in 2023. According to Doja Cat, the project was almost like a “massive fart” she needed to release. “Not to diminish it, but it was a bit of like, I just need to get this out,” the rapper tells the New York Times.

Doja continued: “I thought fixing that would entail making music that was more visceral or more emotional or maybe more angry or more sad. And I enjoyed performing it onstage, but it didn’t get me all the way there.” That said, these days, the rapper reveals to the outlet that she’s ready to “return back” to what she knows.

On Friday (July 15), Doja Cat announced that her forthcoming fifth studio album, Vie, is coming this September. The singer-rapper hopped on Instagram to share the exciting announcement with fans, writing, “Je sais que tu es ma vie 🥖 Vie out 9/26.” The French phrase translates to “I know you are my life.” Judging by the video and caption Doja posted, this upcoming project is heavily inspired by Parisian culture.

The “Say So” singer has been teasing the album since last year. Back in March, she shared snippets of a few tracks that will appear on the album, including one named “Lipstain.” Similarly to her past work, the tracks seem to pull inspiration from a variety of genres. In a recent interview with V magazine, Doja Cat revealed that Vie would be a “pop-driven project.”

“I know that I can make pop music, and pop is just that it’s popular. It starts to become a bit of a thing that’s viewed as a sport by people who are just bystanders to it, who enjoy it, but maybe also don’t respect it or what it is, which is just music … They see it as if this is some kind of football for girls and gays,” she told the outlet.