Doja Cat: Scarlet 2 Claude (2024)

The expanded edition of her X-rated, chart-busting 2023 Scarlet which was a challenging to delicate sensibilities, took a corkscrew approach to arrangements but bridged rap and R’n’B with confidence. Dozens of co-producers and co-writers of course. If Scarlet worked, the seven extra tracks (with A$AP Rocky and Teezo Touchdown) slip in alongside in her signature, assertive style.

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