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On her first full-length release since her viral breakout, the rapper-singer and songwriter proves that her real gift is her versatility.

在她爆紅后發(fā)行的第一張全長專輯里，這位歌手/Rapper/詞曲作者展現(xiàn)出她的全能才華。

Doja Cat can’t be boxed in. A little over a year after her kooky viral hit “Mooo!,” the 24-year-old rapper-singer and songwriter is still full of personality and endless wordplay. On Hot Pink, her second album and her first full-length since achieving viral fame, Doja cements her voice as the most crucial part of her sound. Depending on the track, her tone can be ultra-soft and chill or peppy, almost frantic as she fires off verses. But it’s her sarcasm and cheek that cut a more dynamic figure in pop music. “PLEASE DO NOT BUY MY ALBUM IF YOU BUY MY ALBUM I WILL PEE IN YOUR LAP,” she wrote alongside a video of her dancing to celebrate the release. She’s in her bag, giving us her kinky, soulful, pop queen, and not-to-be-fucked with sides all at once.

Doja Cat無法被條條框框束縛。在怪誕熱單“Mooo！”發(fā)行一年多后，這位24歲的歌手，Rapper，也是詞曲作者依舊個人魅力四射，不斷把玩著文字游戲。在《Hot Pink》中，她的第二張專輯且是她在走紅后發(fā)行的第一張全長專輯，Doja Cat強化了她的聲音，使其成為她音樂中的最顯著板塊。根據(jù)歌曲的不同，她的音調(diào)時輕柔細膩，時冷酷無情，時朝氣蓬勃，時在瘋狂rap時歇斯底里得無法抑制。但正是她的諷刺和厚臉皮使她在流行樂壇中塑造出一個更生動的形象?！癙LEASE DO NOT BUY MY ALBUM IF YOU BUY MY ALBUM I WILL PEE IN YOUR LAP,”（“請不要買我的專輯，如果你買了我的專輯，我會在你的大腿上撒尿，”）她在一段慶祝專輯發(fā)行的舞蹈視頻（https://www.instagram.com/p/B4qw-CQjw4u/）的簡介寫道。Doja Cat勢如破竹，向我們展現(xiàn)出她挑逗，真性情，流行女王，不好招惹的一面。

Hot Pink runs the gamut of a sound that’s still taking shape. Doja’s equally capable as a rapper and a singer, but it’s her understanding of melody that makes the project flow. On “Like That,” featuring Gucci Mane, Doja weaves easily from rap mode into a whispery chorus with an upbeat R&B groove reminiscent of early-2000s Janet Jackson. It’s the perfect soundtrack for a backyard party. “Rules” captures a more serious—though hardly humorless—mood, pairing eerie old-western bass with Doja’s memorable command: “Play with my pussy, but don’t play with my emotions.” (Both songs were co-written with Dr. Luke; Doja Cat is signed to his imprint Kemosabe.)

《Hot Pink》的音樂版圖還在不斷擴張，盡管Doja能唱也能rap，但真正讓旋律出挑的是她對旋律的獨特見解。在feat.Gucci Mane的歌曲“Like That”中，伴隨著令人聯(lián)想到00年代初期Janet Jackson風(fēng)格的弱拍R&B的律動，Doja輕而易舉地從說唱模式轉(zhuǎn)換到輕語的副歌部分，一首完美的后院派對主題曲。歌曲“Rules”捕捉到一種更嚴肅——盡管少了很多幽默——的情緒，更使古怪的（美國）西部bass與Doja Cat令人難以忘懷的命令（歌詞）緊密結(jié)合在一起：?“Play with my pussy, but don’t play with my emotions.”（這兩首歌都由Dr. Luke和Doja Cat共同譜寫；Doja Cat簽約了他的廠牌Kemosabe）

Other songs, like bubbly opener “Cyber Sex” and the Blink-182-sampling “Bottom Bitch,” explore Doja’s potential as a pop star. Their imaginative videos cast her as a playfully raunchy android or a rebellious, milkshake-throwing skate punk, attention-grabbing themes designed to illustrate distinct musical aesthetics. To some, tracks like these could seem ultra-commercial, but Doja’s earned the right to flex her duality. Her pop songs complement her more intimate music without diluting it.

其他的歌曲，如輕快開場曲“Cyber Sex”和采樣blink -182的“Bottom Bitch”，探索了Doja作為流行歌手的潛力。兩首歌極富想象力的MV都將她塑造成有趣邋遢的機器人或桀驁不羈地甩奶昔的滑板朋克 的形象，這些引人注目的主題旨在彰顯鮮明的音樂個性。對一些聽眾來說，這樣的歌曲似乎過度商業(yè)化，但Doja Cat擁有展現(xiàn)她雙面人格的權(quán)利。她的流行歌曲為她營造出更親密的音樂氛圍，而不是削弱它。

Throughout the rest of the LP, Doja leans into her softness. The dreamy soprano she introduced on 2014’s Purrr! EP cradles the ear like a fluffy pink pillow. It’s when Doja slows down or lightens her bars with her silky rasp that she sounds the clearest. “Shine” dazzles with spurts of tasteful Auto-Tune as she brags about her jewels and her pearly whites in an enchanting blend of rap and breathy lullaby: “What’s that drippin’? No, baby, I’m not cryin’/Baby, that’s my diamonds, everything so vibrant.” It’s not hard to picture her recording a ballad like “Streets” from within an all-pink lair. She’s even more serene on the penultimate “Better Than Me”: Surrounded by slinky, psychedelic guitar, her voice is soothing and slightly coy as she sings to a man who needs a reminder that there’s no one above her. “The best pussy/Comes from wifey,” she coos, elongating every word so he’s sure to hang on. It’s a Doja love song: a tinge of heartache and vulnerability with more than enough confidence to drown out the sadness.

縱觀專輯剩余部分，Doja展現(xiàn)出更多溫柔的一面。她在2014年的EP專輯《Purrr!》中恍如夢境的歌聲如同一個毛茸茸的粉色枕頭在輕撫著你的雙耳。那張專輯展現(xiàn)了Doja通過放慢語速或憑借絲滑刮擦聲點亮自己的小世界。歌曲“Shine”在高級的Auto-Tune的迸發(fā)下熠熠生輝，她以rap和氣音十足的搖籃曲歌唱方式炫耀著她的珠寶和珍珠般潔白的牙齒：（歌詞）“What’s that drippin’? No, baby, I’m not cryin’/Baby, that’s my diamonds, everything so vibrant.”。不難想象Doja在布滿粉色的洞穴里錄制“Streets”這樣的抒情曲。在專輯倒數(shù)第二首歌曲“Better Than Me”中，她顯得更心平氣和：在靈動迷幻的吉他奏響下，當她對“男人”警告她才是最重要的人，沒人能替代她時，她的聲音舒緩且略顯羞澀：（歌詞）“The best pussy/Comes from wifey,”她低語唱道，拖長每個字的發(fā)音，以確保他不會離開。這是Doja Cat式的浪漫情歌：帶著一絲心痛和脆弱，卻有足夠的自信來掩蓋悲傷。

Doja’s versatility is a gift, but as varied as the album is,?Hot Pink?doesn’t feel scattered or semi-rushed like her debut?Amala. And though there are moments where a new tone or inflection runs the risk that Doja might be mistaken for someone else, the album’s anchor in her R&B and soul background creates a tender space for her to stack and reveal her layers.?Hot Pink?doesn’t demand that Doja figure out the totality of her sound right now. It’s a continuous process and her recipe for success is to honor it.

Doja Cat的多才多藝是她與生俱來的天賦，但盡管這張專輯看似面面俱到，《Hot Pink》也不像首?！禔mala》瑣碎半成品味十足。盡管有時候Doja Cat的唱腔和音調(diào)變化很大幾率會使聽眾誤認成其他歌手。但這張專輯在她對R&B和Soul音樂的涉獵為她營造出一個更舒適的空間，得以讓她挖掘自身的多樣和審視自我?！禜ot Pink》并不要求Doja現(xiàn)階段完全認識她的嗓音。這是一個持之以恒的過程，她的成功秘訣就是認可它。