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<blockquote data-quote="HotNewHipHop" data-source="post: 31046" data-attributes="member: 83">Doja Cat says that winning a Grammy in the rap category would mean &quot;everything&quot; to her, as hip hop purists often <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/wale-crowns-doja-cat-as-one-of-the-best-rappers-after-coachella-performance-news.150726.html" target="_blank">debate whether she should be considered a rapper</a>. Her collaboration with Saweetie, “Best Friend,” had been nominated for Best Rap Song, earlier this year.“The only person who should be rating hip-hop is an OG or somebody who is respected in hip-hop,” Doja told Elle for a new profile.<h4><img src="https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/05/24/GettyImages-1357069847%20%281%29.jpg" alt="Doja Cat, Grammy" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></h4>
<h4>Kevin Winter / Getty Images</h4>As for her love for rap, she explained, “When I was little, that’s kind of all I listened to,” mentioning Busta Rhymes and Lauryn Hill. “I’ve rapped since the beginning, and I really couldn’t even sing that well to begin with—I got a lot better. I use my voice as a tool to create these worlds, and it’s fine if people think that I can’t rap.”One high-profile name to claim Doja isn't a <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/remy-ma-says-that-doja-cat-isnt-a-rapper-but-she-makes-dope-records-news.149656.html" target="_blank">rapper is Remy Ma</a>. Appearing on <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nicki-minaj-refutes-remy-mas-claim-that-they-spoke-about-never-targeting-one-another-news.149633.html" target="_blank">Drink Champs</a> in March, the legendary rapper praised Doja for making &quot;dope records,&quot; but said her music shouldn't go in the &quot;rapper category.&quot;Later in the interview, Doja praised Nicki Minaj as one of <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-says-shes-in-love-with-everything-nicki-minaj-puts-out-news.148326.html" target="_blank">her major influences</a>. The two have collaborated previously on a <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-and-nicki-minajs-say-so-remix-earns-them-a-new-guinness-world-record-news.144666.html" target="_blank">remix to Doja's &quot;Say So.&quot;</a>“I think her as a businesswoman really inspired me,” Doja told the outlet. “The way Nicki can carry herself felt almost alien to me, because I was kind of a little runty kid, trapped in her room, just watching YouTube videos. And back then I was like, ‘Damn, that’s dope.’”Check out the cover for Doja's Elle profile below.[<a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a39974683/doja-cat-elle-june-july-2022-cover-story/" target="_blank">Via</a>]<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-discusses-being-considered-a-rapper-and-nicki-minajs-influence-news.152469.html" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="HotNewHipHop, post: 31046, member: 83"] Doja Cat says that winning a Grammy in the rap category would mean "everything" to her, as hip hop purists often [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/wale-crowns-doja-cat-as-one-of-the-best-rappers-after-coachella-performance-news.150726.html']debate whether she should be considered a rapper[/URL]. Her collaboration with Saweetie, “Best Friend,” had been nominated for Best Rap Song, earlier this year. “The only person who should be rating hip-hop is an OG or somebody who is respected in hip-hop,” Doja told Elle for a new profile. [HEADING=3][IMG alt="Doja Cat, Grammy"]https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/05/24/GettyImages-1357069847%20%281%29.jpg[/IMG] [I]Kevin Winter / Getty Images[/I][/HEADING] As for her love for rap, she explained, “When I was little, that’s kind of all I listened to,” mentioning Busta Rhymes and Lauryn Hill. “I’ve rapped since the beginning, and I really couldn’t even sing that well to begin with—I got a lot better. I use my voice as a tool to create these worlds, and it’s fine if people think that I can’t rap.” One high-profile name to claim Doja isn't a [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/remy-ma-says-that-doja-cat-isnt-a-rapper-but-she-makes-dope-records-news.149656.html']rapper is Remy Ma[/URL]. Appearing on [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nicki-minaj-refutes-remy-mas-claim-that-they-spoke-about-never-targeting-one-another-news.149633.html'][I]Drink Champs[/I][/URL] in March, the legendary rapper praised Doja for making "dope records," but said her music shouldn't go in the "rapper category." Later in the interview, Doja praised Nicki Minaj as one of [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-says-shes-in-love-with-everything-nicki-minaj-puts-out-news.148326.html']her major influences[/URL]. The two have collaborated previously on a [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-and-nicki-minajs-say-so-remix-earns-them-a-new-guinness-world-record-news.144666.html']remix to Doja's "Say So."[/URL] “I think her as a businesswoman really inspired me,” Doja told the outlet. “The way Nicki can carry herself felt almost alien to me, because I was kind of a little runty kid, trapped in her room, just watching YouTube videos. And back then I was like, ‘Damn, that’s dope.’” Check out the cover for Doja's Elle profile below. [[URL='https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a39974683/doja-cat-elle-june-july-2022-cover-story/']Via[/URL]] [url="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-discusses-being-considered-a-rapper-and-nicki-minajs-influence-news.152469.html"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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