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Doja Cat was shocked and appalled when her audience at a recent festival stop couldn’t sing along with her to Hillary Duff’s 2003 hit “Come Clean.”
The Scarlet rapper took the stage at the Parklife Festival on Sunday (June 9) and among performing songs from her own catalog, she also decided to sing an excerpt of Duff’s track.
Unfortunately, it appears that few in the crowd knew the song, as they were pretty silent while Doja sang.
“Bitch, you don’t know that shit?” she then asked. “What the fuck?”
Check out the hilarious clip below.
In other news, Doja Cat recently blasted her absentee father and claimed she is going to use him as inspiration for her next project.
In a since-edited post, Doja came at Dumisani Dlamini, who currently resides in his native South Africa.
“Dad, lemme know when/if you need me to re-up your makeup cabinet cuz you a bitch.”
She later edited the caption to: “I’m gonna turn you into my next project and y0u’re gonna have to listen to it for the rest of your god forsaken life.”
The rapper has since edited it again to say: “jk love you i was mad.”
Doja also vented her frustration at her father in the comments section of the post, where she responded to one fan and wrote: “Go give the deadbeat a kiss on the lips for me.”
In response to another user who called her post “disrespectful,” she said: “Gave me a lazy eye and dipped.”
Doja Cat previously spoke about her relationship with her father on Radio One D.C., telling the outlet: “He’s an incredible dancer and a great actor. But yeah, I don’t know him very well.”
She also said in a Rolling Stone interview: “I felt confused, a little bit. It’s a little strange to see everybody else with their dad, and you didn’t even really have one.”
Dlamini has praised his famous daughter, telling GQ South Africa last year: “I’m so proud of her for what she has achieved. I’m not surprised, because it’s in the blood.”
Central Cee is a massive star. The UK rapper has been recording since 2014, but he blew up off the strength of his 2022 single "Doja." It's been one success after another for the rapper, who scored a number one UK single with "Sprinter" in 2023. It seems apparent that Central Cee is here to stay, and DJ Akademiks is one internet personality who is absolutely convinced. Akademiks not only praised Central Cee during a recent stream, but claimed Cee was one of the most relevant rappers in the world.
The bold proclamation was made on June 25. DJ Akademiks was trying to work out who the biggest rappers were in terms of success. Central Cee, in Ak's not-so-humble opinion, trumps most of the U.S. names at the moment. The cultural implications were not lost on the streamer. "Is this the first time," Ak asked his viewers. "That a UK rapper could arguably be in the top 5 of rap?" He asserted that if Cee was not already, then he will be very soon. "I think Central Cee might be knocking on that door," he asserted. "Top 5 relevant, right now."
Viewers were quick to shoot down Ak's ruling. That being said, Central Cee does have a lot going for him at the moment. He received a prestigious co-sign from Travis Scott in 2023, when the Texas rapper was seen dancing and rapping along to one of his tracks. Cee was the first UK rapper ever to land on the XXL Freshman List. He was also the first UK rapper to earn a billion streams in a single year on Spotify. These are not fluke achievements. The "Sprinter" hitmaker is doing, in many ways, what Bad Bunny did for the reggaeton genre during the first half of the decade.
Central Cee is keenly aware of American hip-hop. He told The Guardian that he listened to the greats when he was growing up, and attempting to bring a similar level of authenticity. “J Cole, Kendrick Lamar," he recalled. "I had to go and listen to these people for the first time. Even Jay-Z. So that was a fun time, because everything was clicking. I just remember lightbulbs." The rapper is adamant that he plans to stay true to his unique style, however. "When I rap, I’m in a neutral mood," he said. "I can relate to everything, every emotion that I’ve ever felt." Let's see if DJ Akademiks' claim proves true.
