Halloween may be two months away, but it seemsDoja Cathas declared an early start to spooky season this year.
On Friday, the 27-year-old rapper dropped “Demons,” the third single off herupcoming albumScarlet, alongside a horror-inspiredmusic videofeaturing none other than goth iconChristina Ricci.
Christina Ricci and Doja Cat.Doja Cat/Youtube
Doja Cat/Youtube
While Doja (whose real name is Amala Zandile Dlamini) may scare Ricci out of her ownHalloween-like suburban home, theWednesdayactress still comes out as a final girl and manages to get her family out of the haunted house — knocking down its “For Sale” sign on the way.
Christina Ricci.Doja Cat/Youtube
On the track, which features haunting production, Doja Cat teases haters about how she continues to be successful, despite their criticism. “How my demons look / Now that my pocket’s full? How my demons look / Now that you bitches shook?” she raps on the chorus.
The Grammy winner first announced “Demons” last week via aphoto on Instagramof herself in her all-black getup, and she latershared the spooky single artwork. The song follows recent singles“Attention”and “Paint the Town Red,” which arrived in June and July, respectively.
Doja Cat.Doja Cat/Youtube
Doja Cat officially announced her fourth studio album on Tuesday. The “Kiss Me More” artist originally shared the album title and cover artwork featuring a crimson spider on Instagram. On Thursday, however, sheshared that the album cover had changedto a new image of an arachnid with a pearl-like body slightly turned to the right. She captioned the Instagram, “SCARLET 9.22 (updated cover).”
Scarletfollows Doja’s sophomore albumPlanet Her, which arrived in June 2021 and was nominated for both album of the year and best pop vocal album at the64th Grammy Awards.
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Before Doja Cat confirmed her upcoming album, sheannounced The ScarletTourin June. The “Woman” singer will take her new tracks on the road across North America, and she’ll bring along special guests and fellow rappersIce Spiceand Doechii. The tour kicks off on Oct. 31 in San Francisco and wraps up Dec. 13 in Chicago.
source: people.com
