Doja Cat is known for experimenting with genre, but don’t expect her to try out country any time soon.
In her extended interview with CBS Sunday Morning posted Sunday (Sept. 21), the musician spoke at length about her love of fusing pop, jazz, R&B and hip-hop in her music. But while she’s open to trying almost anything, Doja also revealed the genre that she “won’t do.”
“Country,” she answered definitively before bursting out laughing.
When interviewer Michelle Miller asked Doja how she personally defines her sound, the California native replied, “I think pop. I think I’m a rapper who makes pop music.”
The conversation comes just a few days ahead of the release of Doja’s new album, Vie, which drops Sept. 26. Largely produced by Jack Antonoff, the LP — which follows 2023’s Scarlet — is largely “pop-driven,” the rapper has said in the past.
On CBS Sunday Morning, Doja explained that while Scarlet was more of a departure from her signature blend of pop and hip-hop, Vie is a return to form. “It’s taken until the beginning of this next album, Vie, to appreciate my older stuff,” she said on the show, noting how she used to dislike one of her biggest hits, “Say So,” because of its mainstream sound. “I think [this album] was a return to that.”
“‘Cause Scarlet was sort of this release of energy that was very different from all of that,” Doja added. “I feel like I’m in a place where I want to do what I know.”
Fans have already gotten a taste of the new album, with single “Jealous Type” dropping in August. The track reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Watch Doja’s full interview with CBS Sunday Morning above.
