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Amala Ratna Zandile, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

A remix version of Doja Cat’s song “Juicy”, from the deluxe version of Amala, added a verse from American rapper Tyga and was released alongside a music video in August 2019 as the lead single from her second studio album. 

Following the release of the remix, the song debuted at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Doja Cat’s first entry on the chart, and ultimately peaked at number 41. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) would later award the song a platinum certification in the United States. The song’s success led to Amala debuting for the first time on the Billboard 200 chart that same month. In October 2019, Doja Cat released “Bottom Bitch”, the second single from her second album. 

This was followed by the release of the single “Rules” alongside the announcement of her second studio album Hot Pink. Hot Pink was released on November 7, 2019, to generally favorable reviews. The album would eventually peak at number 9 on the Billboard 200. Doja Cat was meant to feature on a track titled “Broward Coward” from an early version of the late XXXTentacion’s fourth studio album, Bad Vibes Forever, however the song was ultimately scrapped when the album tracklist was completely revised for its posthumous release in December 2019. She later released the single “Boss Bitch” as part of the soundtrack for the 2020 film Birds of Prey. 

In January 2020, “Say So” was sent to radio to become the fourth single off of her album Hot Pink. The song was originally released alongside the album in November 2019, but gained wider popularity through the video-sharing platform TikTok.[72] She performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in February 2020. The next day, she released the music video for the song, directed by Hannah Lux Davis. 

The solo version of “Say So” peaked at number five on the Hot 100, becoming her first top-ten single, and was the most streamed song of 2020 by a female artist in the United States. In May 2020, following the release of a remix of “Say So” featuring Nicki Minaj, the single topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first number-one single for both artists and the first ever female rap collaboration to peak atop the chart.In March 2020, Doja Cat was set to embark on the Hot Pink Tour in support of the album, before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

She was featured on a remix of the Weeknd’s single “In Your Eyes” in May 2020, as well as on the single “Shimmy” by rapper Lil Wayne from the deluxe version of his 2020 album Funeral. In June, she was featured on the single “Pussy Talk” by the rap duo City Girls. She released the music video for her single “Like That”.She also uploaded the demo song “Unisex Freestyle” to SoundCloud in late June 2020. At the 20th BET Awards, Doja Cat was nominated for two awards, Best Female Hip Hop Artist and Video of the Year. In August 2020, her song “Freak”, which had been on SoundCloud since 2018, was officially released on digital platforms. 

Doja Cat won the award for Push Best New Artist at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, where she also performed a medley of the songs “Say So” and “Like That”. She was credited as a lead artist on the remix for Chloe x Halle’s song “Do It”, which also featured City Girls and Mulatto, the following month. She was featured alongside Australian singer Sia on the track “Del Mar” from Puerto Rican singer Ozuna’s 2020 album Enoc, also released in September. The “Juicy” remix featuring Tyga was nominated for Top R&B Song at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. In October 2020, Doja Cat was featured on American singer Bebe Rexha’s single “Baby, I’m Jealous”, the lead single from Rexha’s second studio album, Better Mistakes. She performed a burlesque-themed medley of “Juicy”, “Say So” and “Like That” at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, inspired by Chicago and Moulin Rouge.