It was just about a year ago when Remy Ma made comments about Doja Cat that have haunted her. he Rap icon has been in the game for decades, so often, she delivers thoughts about the evolution of Hip Hop. During the “Conceited” hitmaker’s appearance on Drink Champs, she questioned Doja’s inclusion as a rapper. “They be putting her in the rapper category. I don’t think she’s a rapper,” said Remy at the time. “But, she makes dope records, and I think she’s dope.”
More recently, Remy appeared on The Jason Lee Show, where the Hollywood Unlocked founder asked her about the statements. “I said what I said,” Remy answered. “But when I said that, I thought I was giving a compliment. I didn’t say it like… I just felt like she was more than a rapper because she sings and she dances.”
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“I fell like certain people like, they fall into other categories,” Remy continued. “And everybody was so offended. Then, once everybody got so offended and talkin’ sh*t, I was like, I don’t give a f*ck. I don’t care, I don’t even think about it. I was asked a question, I was on Drink Champs, and that’s what happened.”
“A lot of times, what happens, especially when it comes to us females, the fanbases, when people say things, they twist it around and make it a thing.” This isn’t the first time Remy has attempted to explain away her opinion. Months after catching heat from Doja’s supporters, the rapper emerged with a similar take.
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“I thought I was giving [her] a compliment,” she explained in June 2022. “Her whole entourage or fan base came for my life. I was like, ‘I thought I said something good!’” Remy isn’t the only person who holds these thoughts about Doja. The Hot Pink artist has faced critics who don’t include her in the Rap category because of her evervesecent Pop singles that have dominated the charts. Still, others noted that there have been plenty of artists from previous generations that navigated similar spaces and were still considered rappers.
In a recent feature for Variety, Doja touched on this topic. “I went in and I was like, ‘Finally, I get to rap again.’ A lot of people discredit me, so it’s nice to just put another one in the f*cking bucket for a great rap song.”