Doja Cat’s “Balut” looks down on the competition

Scarlet arrives next week.

September 15, 2023
Doja Cat’s “Balut” looks down on the competition Jacob Webster

Doja Cat will release her eagerly-anticipated new album Scarlet next week, September 22, and has already teased her fans (not for the first time) with the singles "Attention," "Demons," and the Hot 100-topping "Paint The Town Red." Today she has shared what is presumably the final release before the album, a song titled "Balut." It's another song in which Doja is in her rap bag, spitting lines like "I’m the shit, you a real piece of shit/ I am needed, you a real needy bitch," over a minimal but crisp beat. It's safe to say, at this point, that you can probably wave goodbye to the idea of a German rave album for the time being.

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Earlier this week Doja delivered a Scarlet medley at the 2023 VMAs, stoking excitement for the album even higher. Scarlet is the follow-up to Doja Cat's 2021 album Planet Her. She is due to bring "The Scarlet Tour" to U.S. arenas this fall.

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Doja Cat’s “Balut” looks down on the competition