How Doja Cat went from pop princess to darker materials with 'demonic' tattoos
Doja Cat seems to have undergone a bit of an evolution as an artist over the years, having gone from a conventionally pop aesthetic to an edgier artisty in more recent years.
The singer-songwriter, 27 - whose real name is Amala Dlamini - has been releasing music for more than a decade now, with her self-titled debut album dating back to 2018.
That same year she released the song Mooo! - which was promoted by a cartoonish music video that went viral at the time - and she's gone on to achieve much success.
This has included through songs like Say So and Kiss Me More, which are singles from her second album Hot Pink (2019) and her third album Planet Her (2021) respectively.
Doja Cat's seemingly had a bit of an evolution as an artist over the last few years though, including in her fashion choices and causing a stir with some of her tattoo choices!
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Fashion and beauty
Doja Cat, pictured in 2019, rose to fame a few years ago and has been referred to as a 'pop princess' (Getty Images)
The performer, pictured in 2020, was associated with bright colours like pink earlier in her career (NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)Around the release of her debut and sophomore albums, Doja Cat was known for often sporting bright colours and aesthetics conventionally associated with the pop genre.
This included wearing lots of pink - including having hair that colour at times - before having more recently adopted a somewhat daring and experimental approach to fashion.
She hasn't conformed to the typical aesthetic in the music industry in more recent years, like her having worn false eyelashes on her eyebrows to Paris Fashion Week this year.
Doja Cat spoke about her approach to makeup whilst addressing a critic over another look that she sported at the event, when she wore gold paint over herself.
Doja Cat, pictured last year, has more recently adopted an edgier style though her fashion does vary (Getty Images for Daily Front Row)
She attracted attention earlier this year at Paris Fashion Week with a few of her looks (WireImage)She said: "I wasn't trying to look sexy or attractive. All of my makeup has a story and there are absolutely 0 rules and if there were you wouldn't be the one making them."
Another way that Doja Cat has gone against the typical beauty standards that seem to be expected of celebrities is by having shaved her head and eyebrows last year.
Discussing the experience, she told Dazed in an interview last year that in spite of having received a negative reaction from some fans, she had "never felt more beautiful".
Although the Grammy Award winner has seemingly ditched colours like pink from her wardrobe in favour of darker tones, she does still ocassionally opt for bold colours.
And it's worth noting that she has always had a bit of a varied sense of style anyway, having not been confined to wearing bright colours or sparkly outfits early in her career.
Tattoos
Doja Cat has attracted attention over some of her tattoos in recent years, which have prompted concern that she's "sold her soul to the devil" because of the imagery in them.
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The concern is perhaps in contrast to the suggestion in the past that she's a "pop princess," with a few of her tattoos proving controversial and considered quite dark by some.
Her tattoos include a mythological figure, seemingly from Fortunio Liceti's De Monstris. The inking was reportedly described as "demonic" by some people at the time.
After debuting the tattoo some weeks ago, she shared a post about the 1665 edition of De Monstris which said it had been about "deformities in nature". Fortunio is said to have not felt negatively about them, unlike many of his contemporaries.
Doja Cat was met with concern over a tattoo that she showcased some weeks ago (Instagram/ @dojacat)
She has also showcased a tattoo of what appeared to be a bat's skeleton this year too (INSTAGRAM)She said critics were "miserable" and when someone seemingly asked why she got the tattoo referencing the book, she said: "Because I think it's beautiful and I like it".
Addressing other tattoos, she tweeted in March: "The spider means courage, the kudu means strength, and the demon with the trident means 'f*** you'. the dots are just dots."
She debuted a new tattoo on her back earlier this year, which appeared to show the skeleton of a bat. It sparked concern among fans, similarly to the other tattoo.
Doja Cat however seemingly shared the meaning behind the inking, amid the criticism, when she took to social media to share photos alongside a passage about it.
It read: "Bats often represent death in the sense of letting go of the old and bringing in the new. They are symbols of transition, of initiation, and the start of a new beginning."
Music
There's been debate over her genre of music, with her having been referred to as the "princess" of rap and hip hop, and having been dubbed a "pop princess" in the past.
Her artisty appears to be evolving out the pop genre though, with her expressed interest in moving away from it over the last year - alongside some of her style evolution.
Doja Cat has suggested that she wants to move away from pop music now (Getty Images for Coachella)She told Variety earlier this year: "I've done a lot of pink and soft things, a lot of pop and glittery sounds but for this next era, I'm going in a more masculine direction."
Doja Cat tweeted in April: "Pop isn't exciting to me anymore. I don't wanna make it." She commented in another tweet on the platform around the same time: "No more pop".
And she tweeted in May: "[My last two albums] were cash-grabs and y'all fell for it." She further commented in the tweet that fans would now "weep for mediocre pop."
The future
Doja Cat has teased in the past that she's enjoying the attention she receives over her aesthetic, saying in a tweet earlier this year that people's discomfort brings her "joy".
"I'm gonna keep doing deliberate weird a** s*** just to make those people uncomfortable. I've [for real] found a new outlet of joy," she wrote in the tweet back in February.
It's likely that Doja Cat will continue to push the boundaries of fashion and beauty, whilst seemingly pursuing music outside of the pop genre on her upcoming album.
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