Doja Cat rose from viral novelty track buzz to mainstream superstar with he… Read Full Bio ↴Doja Cat rose from viral novelty track buzz to mainstream superstar with her smooth, hypnotic, R&B-flecked pop songs of sexuality, friendship, and personal power. She gained some significant attention with her early releases, but it was her 2019 sophomore effort, Hot Pink, that took her to the top of the Hot 100. Subsequent charting singles and collaborations with SZA and Saweetie further solidified her star power, and made the arrival of her 2021 album Planet Her all the more hotly anticipated. A number two Billboard 200 hit, Planet Her also earned several Grammy nominations. Singles followed, including her savvy 2022 cover of Hole's "Celebrity Skin," 2022's "Vegas" off the Elvis soundtrack, and 2023's trip-hop-inflected "Attention," all of which spotlighted Doja's adventurous, genre-crossing sensibilities. The latter track and "Paint the Town Red" appeared on her fourth album, 2023's Scarlet, which found her digging deep into her rap and hip-hop roots and became her third consecutive album to hit the Top Ten of the Billboard 200. Doja Cat was born Amala Zandile Dlamini in 1995 in Tarzana, California, the daughter of South African actor Dumisani Dlamini and painter Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer. After moving to New York for a few years, she returned to California with her mother. As a child, she studied piano and took tap, ballet, and jazz dance lessons. She also discovered surfing and breakdancing. By her teens, she was teaching herself to sing and listening to an eclectic mix of hip-hop, indie rock, R&B, and electronic music. Doja also began recording songs on her computer and in 2014 released her debut EP, Purrr! She quickly found herself with a viral hit with the track "So High." More singles followed, including the languid "Nunchucks" and "No Police," each one grabbing attention online. Another single, "Mooo!," arrived in 2018 and quickly went viral. On the heels of that success, Doja Cat issued her full-length debut album, Amala, which found her expanding upon her dreamy, meme-friendly sound with more hip-hop-, pop-, and R&B-infused tracks, including "Candy" and "Roll with Us." In 2019, she issued an expanded version of Amala that added the singles "Juicy" and "Tia Tamara," featuring Rico Nasty. Her sophomore album, Hot Pink, was quick to follow; with features from Smino, Gucci Mane, and Tyga, the 2019 LP leaned more into the sexually wry aspects of her ever-shifting persona. A Top Ten hit on the Billboard 200, the album's fifth single, "Say So," pushed her even further up the charts. After making a steady rise in the Hot 100 at the start of 2020, the multi-platinum track finally hit number one in May, boosted by a Nicki Minaj remix. After picking up a couple of American Music Awards, Doja carried the momentum from her breakout year into 2021. She began appearing alongside established celebrities more frequently, adding a guest feature to Saweetie's single "Best Friend," contributing to an Ariana Grande remix with Megan Thee Stallion, and releasing the SZA-assisted single "Kiss Me More." All of this led up to the June 2021 release of her third full-length studio album, Planet Her. It featured guest spots from Young Thug, the Weeknd, JID, and others, and its cover art was shot by photographer David LaChapelle. The album, which reached number two on the Billboard 200 and topped the R&B albums chart, also garnered Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. In February 2022, Doja hit number 18 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart with a cover of Hole's "Celebrity Skin," which featured lyrics reworked by her and Courtney Love. That same year, she reached the Top Ten of the Hot 100 with "Vegas," her contribution to the soundtrack to director Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic. In June 2023, she debuted the '90s trip-hop-inspired "Attention" as the first track released off her fourth studio album, Scarlet. Another song, "Paint the Town Red," followed that August as the official first single. Arriving that September, the album found Doja balancing her pop-R&B style with tracks that embraced her rap and hip-hop roots. It featured production by a handful of artists, including Earl on the Beat, D.A. Got That Dope, and Y2K, among others. A Top Five album on both the Billboard 200 and Rap Albums charts, Scarlet also earned several Grammy nominations, including Best Pop Solo Performance for "Paint the Town Red" and Best Rap Song for "Attention."

Generous
Doja Cat Lyrics

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On it, give it right back
Baby, do ya like that? (Uh)

Baby, I know you've seen it in my eyes
I got a lot for you, and deeper than you know
Never thought 'bout how you give so damn much
What I've taken from you, I
Can give right back, 'cause

I feel like, I feel like you deserve me
I'm feeling generous, I'd give
Give you whatever you want
No need to persuade, promise
You're doing enough, so
I'm feeling gеnerous, I'd give
Give you whatеver you want
Generous, I'd give, give you whatever you
Generous, I'd give
Give you whatever you want

Take that from me when I give that back
Wait, give it right back, daddy
Give it right back (Uh)
This look pretty, can I sit right back?
On it, give it right back
Baby, do ya like that? (Uh)
I, I, I, I can do many things, many things
Many things (Yo)

I could probably cater to you
I might be lookin' like a waiter to you
And all them niggas I was talking to
I keep them off the radar for you
'Cause they do nothing they say they gon' do
And I be feelin' like a dog
The way I'm pacin', sittin', waitin' for you
Just contemplating all the naughty shit
I'm waitin' to do
And I can lay that out on the table for you
I want to fuck just like we
Came straight from the zoo
And they don't make them like him anymore
Feel bad for these niggas
Competition's very strong
I bust the longest mission
For some missionary raw
He could make a mess and tell me
"Lick it off the floor" (Shit)

I feel like, I feel like you deserve me
I'm feeling generous, I'd give
Give you whatever you want
No need to persuade, promise
You're doing enough, so
I'm feeling generous, I'd give
Give you whatever you want
Generous, I'd give, give you whatever you

Generous, I'd give
Give you whatever you want

Overall Meaning

"Generous" by Doja Cat is all about a woman who is feeling grateful for her partner, and as a result, she wants to give back to him. She mentions how she has taken a lot from him but now she is ready to return the favor. She implies that she aims to be generous to her partner, providing him with whatever he wants. She is feeling like he deserves everything, and she is ready to do things for him as well.

The lines, "I could probably cater to you, I might be lookin' like a waiter to you" suggest that the woman is willing to do anything for her partner. The lyrics "And they don't make them like him anymore, Feel bad for these niggas, Competition's very strong" imply that the woman's partner is one of a kind, and because of that, she feels bad for other men who do not have her partner's qualities. The song has a very retro and jazzy feel to it, and it is a welcome addition to Doja Cat's catalog.

Line by Line Meaning

Give it right back, daddy, give right back
Asking for reciprocation from her partner

(Uh) this look pretty, can I sit right back?
Offering her body to her partner

On it, give it right back
Encouraging her partner to reciprocate

Baby, do ya like that? (Uh)
Asking for her partner's pleasure

Take that from me when I give that back
Acknowledging taking from her partner and offering to give back

Wait, give it right back, daddy
Asserting her demand for reciprocation

Baby, I know you've seen it in my eyes
Asserting her strong feelings

I got a lot for you, and deeper than you know
Expressing her deep care for her partner

Never thought 'bout how you give so damn much
Admitting not fully recognizing her partner's efforts

What I've taken from you, I
Acknowledging taking from her partner

Can give right back, 'cause
Offering to give back

I feel like, I feel like you deserve me
Expressing confidence in her worthiness

I'm feeling generous, I'd give
Asserting her generous nature

Give you whatever you want
Offering to give her partner whatever they want

No need to persuade, promise
Promising to fulfill her partner's desires

You're doing enough, so
Acknowledging her partner's previous efforts

I could probably cater to you
Offering to please her partner

I might be lookin' like a waiter to you
Acknowledging the service-like nature of her offer

And all them niggas I was talking to
Dismissing other potential partners

I keep them off the radar for you
Showing loyalty to her partner

'Cause they do nothing they say they gon' do
Criticizing the unreliability of other potential partners

And I be feelin' like a dog
Feeling eager and desperate

The way I'm pacin', sittin', waitin' for you
Expressing her strong desire for her partner

Just contemplating all the naughty shit
Thinking about sexual activities

I'm waitin' to do
Anticipating sexual activities with her partner

And I can lay that out on the table for you
Offering to fulfill her partner's desires

I want to fuck just like we
Offering sexual activity

Came straight from the zoo
Referring to animalistic behavior

And they don't make them like him anymore
Complimenting her partner

Feel bad for these niggas
Disparaging other potential partners

Competition's very strong
Acknowledging competition for her partner

I bust the longest mission
Expressing her willingness to please her partner

For some missionary raw
Offering sexual activity

He could make a mess and tell me
Expressing her willingness to please her partner

"Lick it off the floor" (Shit)
Offering to please her partner no matter what

Generous, I'd give, give you whatever you
Reiterating her generous offer

Generous, I'd give
Reiterating her generous nature

Give you whatever you want
Offering to fulfill her partner's desires

Baby, do ya like that? (Uh)
Checking in on her partner's pleasure

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@qlf1246

25w↑10

Give it right back, daddy, give right back
(Uh) this look pretty, can I sit right back?
On it, give it right back
Baby, do ya like that? (Uh)
Take that from me when I give that back
Wait, give it right back, daddy
Give right back (Uh)
This look pretty, can I sit right back?
On it, give it right back
Baby, do ya like that? (Uh)
Baby, I know you've seen it in my eyes
I got a lot for you, and deeper than you know
Never thought 'bout how you give so damn much
What I've taken from you, I
Can give right back, 'cause
I feel like, I feel like you deserve me
I'm feeling generous, I'd give
Give you whatever you want
No need to persuade, promise
You're doing enough, so
I'm feeling gеnerous, I'd give
Give you whatеver you want
Generous, I'd give, give you whatever you
Generous, I'd give
Give you whatever you want
Take that from me when I give that back
Wait, give it right back, daddy
Give it right back (Uh)
This look pretty, can I sit right back?
On it, give it right back
Baby, do ya like that? (Uh)
I, I, I, I can do many things, many things
Many things (Yo)
I could probably cater to you
I might be lookin' like a waiter to you
And all them niggas I was talking to
I keep them off the radar for you
'Cause they do nothing they say they gon' do
And I be feelin' like a dog
The way I'm pacin', sittin', waitin' for you
Just contemplating all the naughty shit
I'm waitin' to do
And I can lay that out on the table for you
I want to fuck just like we
Came straight from the zoo
And they don't make them like him anymore
Feel bad for these niggas
Competition's very strong
I bust the longest mission
For some missionary raw
He could make a mess and tell me
"Lick it off the floor" (Shit)
I feel like, I feel like you deserve me
I'm feeling generous, I'd give
Give you whatever you want
No need to persuade, promise
You're doing enough, so
I'm feeling generous, I'd give
Give you whatever you want
Generous, I'd give, give you whatever you
Generous, I'd give
Give you whatever you want

All comments from YouTube:

@marashelliebell

33w↑53

one of her underrated unrealesed songs 💔 it’s so amazing.

@EclipWKM

10w

It feels like an amala album song

@darianberrones5204

20w↑9

Out of nowhere I just started singing "take that from me while I give right back babygiveriggtbackbabydoyalikethat" and thought wtf song is that then BOOM IT HIM ME. Years later we're back ❤ Hey y'all