BIA Offers Doja Cat An Apology After Years Of Rumored Tension

BY Erika Marie
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Rapper and songwriter BIA performs in Raleigh at the second Dreamville festival on April 3, 2022.
Rapper and songwriter BIA performs in Raleigh at the second Dreamville festival on April 3, 2022. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
BIA took responsibility for past shady remarks after Doja Cat said she was not interested in revisiting the tension.

An attempt to remind Doja Cat about an old slight ended up producing something much less dramatic than another Rap feud. While Doja was praising BIA’s recent collaboration with Fred again.. during a livestream, viewers began pointing out that BIA had allegedly shaded her in the past. Doja was not interested in reopening it.

“I don’t give a f*ck about that,” Doja told viewers. “I’m not in high school. I’m a 30-year-old woman.” Her response came while she was playing BIA’s music and complimenting her performance on the Fred again.. track, calling it “so f*cking nasty.”

That reaction apparently reached BIA. The following day, she addressed Doja directly on X and took responsibility for whatever she had contributed to their past tension. “THANK YOU @DojaCat,” BIA wrote. “I genuinely apologize for anything i ever said that was shady. I appreciate u playing my songs. I’ve always liked your music as well. Wishing you nothing but peace love and blessings.”

Doja responded, “No worries hope you’re having a good day 🩷🙏🏽.”

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Looking Back At BIA & Doja's Relationship

The history between them stretches back several years. Both rappers appeared on the 2020 remix of Cousin Stizz’s “Perfect,” and accusations of tension surfaced around that period. Exactly what BIA said has become harder to pin down with certainty as old posts and secondhand accounts have circulated.

Doja’s response also avoided turning the moment into a scorecard over who said what first. She has pushed back before against attempts to manufacture conflict between women in Rap, and here she seemed more interested in the music in front of her than something said years ago. BIA's beef with Cardi B, on the other hand, is still a raging fire.

About The Author
Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming the Co-Head of Original Content. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, and Amy Luciani—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.